I think vocally I did very well and felt confident with it all bar Tango Maureen, because with Tango Maureen I wasn't very confident with the harmonies and some of the lyrics in terms of remembering them so I need to do some work on this and see Mr Quinn about the harmonies. In terms of movement and acting, I think I really need to do some independent work on this because in some songs I don't really know what I'm doing and I feel and probably look quite awkward on stage because I'm just standing there waiting for my next line. I think this is my biggest problem in the title song Rent. To work on this I will research and watch Broadway performances of the show to get ideas of the kinds of emotions and atmospheres about in the numbers so I can draw ideas of what sort of things I can do in terms of acting and physicality. I also need to work on the choreography for Tango Maureen because in today's lesson it was really poor, I struggled to remember the steps and I struggled with the singing at the same time.
Despite these weaknesses, I feel that I performed La Vie Boheme very well I was confident vocally with the notes and lyrics all the way through, and movement wise I was very energetic and I used the entire space of the stage. I think to improve my performance in this number, I think I could interact with the other characters a bit more to really bring the number to life.
(Will I)
- Tune up #1 and #2 - Today I think I done this very well in terms of vocals, I knew the majority of the lyrics only looking at the script once or twice, and I sang it confidently. I think Henri needs to look over the lyrics however, because I noticed he was a bit late for some of his lines and some were not sung confidently, in my opinion. Looking at acting, I think we both need to work on this together because we are very stationary and only using a very small space of the stage, so we both need to find out or come up with ourselves about the set placements for this number, and then use this to work out properly what we are going to do in terms of movements, physicality and general aesthetics of our performance. For my character, the Tune Ups are about Mark setting the scene for the audience and I suppose have a pretty neutral state in terms of emotions. I think I need to be a bit more confident within myself here, because I feel quite awkward because I haven't properly thought about my physicality of my character. This is something I will do over the next week in my own time.
- Rent - Taking on board my thoughts of my performance last time we did this, I took it upon myself to research this song in further detail: When watching professional performances of this song on YouTube, I noticed the main this I need to embed in my character and the performance is energy and confidence with my movements and physicality, so today I felt a lot stronger and confident doing this number; I think this came about by stronger stances and feeling comfortable in my character when I'm not singing (I think that was my main problem). I think Henri may have also had the same problem, but he now looks and sounds a lot more confident and comfortable and we are engaging with each other a lot more and showing a better portrayal of the relationship between Mark and Roger (which is very close, and both angry at their rent and financial status/situation). Everyone else seemed pretty confident with this number too, and I have noticed that vocally Will has made a substantial improvement, he is sounding a lot more confident when singing because he opening his mouthy a lot more and projecting further.
- One song glory - Henri sand this very well today, however he does need to revise the lyrics and practice the higher notes because I see him strain sometimes.
- Light my candle - Henri and Taylor are improving in every aspect each time they rehearse this song. They seem very confident in terms of vocals and acting, and very comfortable with each other. From an audience member's point of view, it looks very good and professional.
- Today 4 U - I think it went, for lack of a better word, awful today mainly on my part because I have not yet practiced this one individually nor researched it, so this is something I will do over the next week. Owen (Angel) done very well however, he embodied the character very well and performed it well vocally and acting wise. Me and Henri both need to research and revise this song massively.
- Tango Maureen - (see above for evaluation of myself for vocals). Lorna did very well vocally and physically, with confidence and comfort. We had a different track today so we couldn't do the dance. In terms of my acting, I think I did ok but still room for more work on it. I think I just need to interact with Lorna more and be more confident and comfortable within my character when I'm not singing.
- Life support - This number went very too; everyone was confident with the vocals and physical aesthetics. I think the meaning and message of this song was conveyed very well.
- Will I? - This song was not so good, it is very vocally demanding because of the layering and overlapping, it is very hard to follow. I think the whole should see Mr Quinn in music at some point for help on this so we can become more confident with it. In terms of acting, it was quite poor because we were all trying to focus on the vocals.
- Santa Fe - This one was pretty good today however it could have been better. Vocally it was fine, but we need to work on the staging of this number and me and Henri need to decide on things we can do when Collins are together. I think this will probably just be a case researching and watching performances of this song ideas and inspiration. I think Lewis needs to work on the vocals for this song because he struggles when hitting higher notes. Also, Owen needs to work on timings for the start of this number because sometimes he comes in a bar early or a bar late, and sometimes he himself speeds up and is out of time to the music.
- I'll cover you - This song consists of just Collins and Angel, and it sounds good, the harmonies are there but a bit more confidence in the vocals would improve the number as a whole. Also it needs to be staged properly. Other than this, it was very good.
- Over the moon - this song consists of just Maureen (Alice), and she sang it well, just needs to revise the lyrics and timings at some points.
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