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Post by jenming on Feb 5, 2007 4:15:32 GMT -5
Wow...this is great. I love listening to musical theatre. ^ I prefer to watch ............. but I'll take what I can get! Jeezus, am I glad I asked for it! You are horribly talented, vansy. That was really something. have you done lots of musical theatre since then?
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Post by i move the stars for no one on Feb 5, 2007 10:41:01 GMT -5
vansy077,that was lovely.
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Post by Za on Feb 5, 2007 10:54:43 GMT -5
Yeah, I think you're right but you need to be at least alright to start with, don't you? I don't think I'm even that good anymore. Just wondering. I'd love to be a great singer. Ok this post is for Zara When I auditioned for the musical "Atlantis" I had never had any vocal training and I didn't know if I was any good. I nearly died when I go the lead over far more experience girls. This is a recording of me and the rest of the cast at rehearsals on the first night media.putfile.com/Atlantis-Rehearsal-and this is a recording of me during the actual production media.putfile.com/Mr-RightI might post some more recent stuff later Vansy, Thanks sooooo much. You don't know how much all your help means to me. You must be a natural though! No experience and you were that good? I'm nowhere near that great You truly have a voice of an angel. If I ever have a voice like yours, I would say "That's it. This is what I want to do for the rest of my life." Your voice is amazing. Sounds like you got classical training?
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Post by rob on Feb 5, 2007 11:31:53 GMT -5
I can't play a keyboard instrument. In fact, I've never heard anything I've written played live. In the case of that fugue, it's more a piece of abstract music than for any particular instrument. I'm not sure it would even be playable on a harpsichord or organ unless some serious editing were done. The actual score is on three lines. Sorry, but can you tell me more about how you composed it? i'm just at a loss as to how you compose something like that and not play the keyboard. Is there a certain program you used? And how do you go about writing it? Did you graft a line from a bach fugue and press some magic buttons that transposes it and adds in thirds/sixths? it seemed very dense in that respect. ? ? ? ? ? ?
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Post by shah meherbaneh on Feb 5, 2007 12:47:33 GMT -5
Sorry, but can you tell me more about how you composed it? i'm just at a loss as to how you compose something like that and not play the keyboard. Is there a certain program you used? And how do you go about writing it? Did you graft a line from a bach fugue and press some magic buttons that transposes it and adds in thirds/sixths? it seemed very dense in that respect. ? ? ? ? ? ? I play the violin and have a "working knowledge" of several other instruments, including keyboards. I'm just not proficient at the instrument. I have a program that's basically a musical word processor, so I write my music just as one would write a letter in MS Word. It plays it back for me in MIDI as well. It's not all that different from pen-and-paper composing. But the whole piece is from scratch. You can hear other samples here: www.voxsaeculorum.orgor www.myspace.com/contrapunctusXV
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Post by vansy077 on Feb 5, 2007 21:25:18 GMT -5
Thanks so much for your lovely comments Jenming: Since Atlantis (which was on in September 2003) I have performed as Nancy in "The Boyfriend" Sister Mary Leo in "Nunsense II: The Second Comming" Yum Yum in "The Farndale Mikado" Lucy in "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" and Josephine in "Not Tonight Josephine" (three seasons with a touring group). Currently I am rehearsing for a review of Contemporary Musical Theatre called "The Last Ten Years" which includes songs from "Avenue Q", "A New Brain", "Songs for a New World", "Saturday Night" and heaps more. I stopped doing "Not Tonight Josephine" when a musical I co-wrote (with the guy who composed the music for Atlantis) got picked up for production this June-July. This time I'll be directing rather than performing Zara: I had no formal training at the time of auditioning for "Atlantis" but plenty of experience singing in the shower I guess I like these recordings because it was a really exciting time for me...but if I listen carefully to my actual vocals I can definitely hear how "untrained" I was at the time. Once rehearsals got underway, I found a really incredible classical teacher (cause I felt a bit out of my league and I knew I needed help), but for a while I got stuck in a rutt and found it difficult to sing other styles. As I developed a better understanding of singing I realised that everything she taught me could be used in a different way to produce more appropriate sounds for pop/rock/jazz...anything really. So the moral of the story is if singing makes you happy...then get out there and do it. ;D I find that people involved in performing arts tend to be really lovely and supportive of other people who are just starting out because they understand how scary it is to let go of their insecurities and inhibitions. Oh and don't forget to post here when you are done... if you are stuck for ideas I hear that Rob is partial to Gershwin
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Post by jenming on Feb 6, 2007 4:09:57 GMT -5
Jenming: Since Atlantis (which was on in September 2003) I have performed as Nancy in "The Boyfriend" Sister Mary Leo in "Nunsense II: The Second Comming" Yum Yum in "The Farndale Mikado" Lucy in "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" and Josephine in "Not Tonight Josephine" (three seasons with a touring group). Currently I am rehearsing for a review of Contemporary Musical Theatre called "The Last Ten Years" which includes songs from "Avenue Q", "A New Brain", "Songs for a New World", "Saturday Night" and heaps more. I stopped doing "Not Tonight Josephine" when a musical I co-wrote (with the guy who composed the music for Atlantis) got picked up for production this June-July. This time I'll be directing rather than performing Wow, you got started and didn't stop. Do you have a day job? I'm quite impressed by what you've done (i really like Avenue Q, BTW). I used to do some Musical theater, some sondheim (A Little Night Music, Assassins), and a bunch of original works written by local writers/musicians, too. You sound like you've found a real calling, and for that I am envious. Congratulations on your writing/directing debut! I find that people involved in performing arts tend to be really lovely and supportive of other people who are just starting out because they understand how scary it is to let go of their insecurities and inhibitions. I agree. Excepting a few divas (of which there are always a few - male and female), people beginning in the performing communities generally shovel praise upon each other (maybe even a little too much sometimes ;D ). Not only is it good for encouraging your own artistic development, but also just for making friends.
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Post by vansy077 on Feb 7, 2007 2:14:25 GMT -5
Wow, you got started and didn't stop. Do you have a day job? Yeah, I have a day job. Unfortunatey we all have to pay bills so a steady income is a must I'm a Doctor of Philosophy candidate and demonstrate Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry at university. Oh, and like I said earlier I teach singing at a performing arts school. I'm quite impressed by what you've done (i really like Avenue Q, BTW). I used to do some Musical theater, some sondheim (A Little Night Music, Assassins), and a bunch of original works written by local writers/musicians, too. You sound like you've found a real calling, and for that I am envious. You like Sondheim...I LOVE Sondheim! His work is sophisticated and beautiful. Last Sunday I went to see "Sweeney Todd" at the Sydney Opera House and it was incredible. What do you mean you used to do musical theatre, you don't anymore? I request you post something here from "A little night music" or "Assassins"...preety please
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Post by rob on Feb 8, 2007 3:33:25 GMT -5
argh! haven't been able to hear vansys's recordings yet. firewalled the first attempt and home PC screw ups on the second. hope you guys post more recordings not to be all psychoanalytical or anything, but i think when you hear someone sing or play a musical instrument, you can 'see' the real person so much clearer. i'd take just one over a thousand posts.
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Post by meta on Feb 10, 2007 12:44:05 GMT -5
Anyone up for a bit of swing? Heres me and some guys practicing 'Topsy' by the Royal Crown Revue. It was recorded with a laptop built in mic and the equip wasnt the best, so the quality is a bit off Kudos to the band, especially to the sax player who can not be seen in the video. Im luckily not shown either, Im on the drums. media.putfile.com/TopsyThe file is a quicktime .mov file, so it may be tricky for some users...will try and put up a more windows friendly format a bit later.
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Post by meta on Feb 11, 2007 1:57:41 GMT -5
Thanks Saru! I really recomend taking a listen to the Royal Crown Revue, their website is at www.rcr.com . Just click on the 'music' tab and then look for the 'songlist' tab at the bottom right to hear some free samples from them. Also managed to put up a wmv format file up: media.putfile.com/topsywmv
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Post by chinesejewfool on Feb 25, 2007 23:31:37 GMT -5
^You site read that? Seesh, that's excellent considering you site read it. I can't siteread worth CRAP.
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Post by Jaded Lady on Feb 26, 2007 0:27:28 GMT -5
The first movement is very simple. It'd be rather embarassing if I couldn't at least do that. I have a good idea of what I need to work on. My instructor heard the whole of that today and we went through some technical things. I just have to make up for lost time now.
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Post by cewek on Feb 26, 2007 3:19:26 GMT -5
@ meta and any other percussionists -my son has just joined his " training " band -he is 8 and he is doing percussion. Can you offer any tips? Like should I get more than the sticks and the drum pad thingy to keep him doing it?And what is a good way to learn it?What age is good, tutor -should I get one now etc etc. He reckons she wants to continue-he is practicing a piece called Bugle Boy. Should I get some tablas or bongos as well? This is the second instrument he has decided on-last was violin but he didn't like it after all, so this one I am making him stick to., especially as he has joined a training( as in novice kids) band.
edit-the reason i ask all this is because the band time is in the morning and i have already been at work one hour when its on--son has to go from before school care-so I cant terrorise the band person-i actually never met them yet, but someone told me they are more a guitar and strings teacher. Thanks!!
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Post by jenming on Feb 26, 2007 4:23:43 GMT -5
Here's a small clip. Mind my sight reading; I know there's no dynamics+phrasing in the recording. The piano's severely out of tune too. Don't get me started on how much I hate those pianos...the sound gives me migraines , even when someone actually good is playing. I have to work on my showmanship a bit. But some constructive feedback/brutal honesty would be nice. I babble... But seriously, you might want to turn the volume down before you hit play. vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2011024828your self-deprecation aside... I really like the piece. I've heard it before, i feel like in a movie or something... and the fact that I can't remember where it's from just kind of adds to the evocative, "i don't know what" sense.
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