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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:05 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
Or not. But yeah, you all have fun at your party. Let me know if anyone does anything stupid.
Example: A kid I know, who has the name of a Book of Mormon hero, whose brother dated my cousin, (Did you figure out who it is yet, Craig?), who has an absolutely awesome voice, and an equal if not more astonishing range (think B two octaves and a 1/2 step below middle C, to being able to belt an A above middle C (I know, belting is bad, but it was musical theater and that's what you do.)), was at the cast party for said musical. There was a karaoke machine. This odd boy, read odd, like REALLY WEIRD, got up, picked out a CD, and put it in the player. We're all wondering what song he was about to do. He gets up there and sings: "Man! I feel like a woman!" This was super bass boy, with an amazing voice. It was absolutely hilarious.
Basically, if it was a newspaper headline: Super Bass sings "Man, I feel like a woman" at Karaoke party with many friends in attendance.
Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:26 pm
by bobtheenchantedone
In case anyone wants to know, I finally wrote that
post I was talking about earlier. Also, I'm thinking of doing some book review in my blog. Anyone have any suggestions/advice/thoughts/disparaging remarks/questions about my sanity?
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:44 am
by Imogen
Giovanni Schwartz wrote:Or not. But yeah, you all have fun at your party. Let me know if anyone does anything stupid.
Example: A kid I know, who has the name of a Book of Mormon hero, whose brother dated my cousin, (Did you figure out who it is yet, Craig?), who has an absolutely awesome voice, and an equal if not more astonishing range (think B two octaves and a 1/2 step below middle C, to being able to belt an A above middle C (I know, belting is bad, but it was musical theater and that's what you do.)), was at the cast party for said musical. There was a karaoke machine. This odd boy, read odd, like REALLY WEIRD, got up, picked out a CD, and put it in the player. We're all wondering what song he was about to do. He gets up there and sings: "Man! I feel like a woman!" This was super bass boy, with an amazing voice. It was absolutely hilarious.
Basically, if it was a newspaper headline: Super Bass sings "Man, I feel like a woman" at Karaoke party with many friends in attendance.
belting is only bad if you do it wrong.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:43 am
by A Mom, but not yours
Dear Imogen,
How should your name be pronounced?
A Mom
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:41 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
Imogen wrote:belting is only bad if you do it wrong.
It's still not good, even if you do it right. This is from our choir teacher. Although he may be a high school teacher, he's good enough to get us invited to Austria next summer for ten days, where we will be the only high school choir, and only one of a few non-professional (read: college) choirs for the 200th (I think) anniversary of Haydn's death. The rest are all semi-professional choirs. We'll be singing in some of the greatest concert halls in the world.
I'm pretty excited, in case you couldn't tell.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:51 pm
by Imogen
A Mom, but not yours wrote:Dear Imogen,
How should your name be pronounced?
A Mom
ih-mo-jen. she's the lead female character in shakespeare's play cymbeline. i used a monologue of hers in my advanced acting class. it's also an amaaaaazing singer, imogen heap.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:21 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
Hi Avocado.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:15 am
by bobtheenchantedone
All right, guys, no parties while I'm at the zoo today. Understand? No parties.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:33 am
by yellow m&m
bobtheenchantedone wrote:All right, guys, no parties while I'm at the zoo today. Understand? No parties.
Oh, you ruin all our fun.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:55 pm
by SWKT Parachuter
bobtheenchantedone wrote:All right, guys, no parties while I'm at the zoo today. Understand? No parties.
At least no parties Giovanni Schwartz can go to.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:57 pm
by Benvolio
I graduated yesterday. Now, on to the bar exam.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:28 pm
by Craig Jessop
Congrats! Good luck. Do you have a job lined up?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:13 pm
by Imogen
Giovanni Schwartz wrote:Imogen wrote:belting is only bad if you do it wrong.
It's still not good, even if you do it right. This is from our choir teacher. Although he may be a high school teacher, he's good enough to get us invited to Austria next summer for ten days, where we will be the only high school choir, and only one of a few non-professional (read: college) choirs for the 200th (I think) anniversary of Haydn's death. The rest are all semi-professional choirs. We'll be singing in some of the greatest concert halls in the world.
I'm pretty excited, in case you couldn't tell.
that's awesome. but choral singing and broadway style/jazz singing are so different. done properly belting won't damage your voice.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:29 pm
by Wisteria
True belting is a little hard on the voice, but not many songs call for a true belt, especially the whole song. Most musical theater is sung in mix, which is easier on the voice and not as brassy and nasally sounding. If done correctly.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:21 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
Exactly. Those are my sentiments, and you covered it all. Yes, belting is something that you need in musical theater, no, you should not belt with choral music, but yes, it is okay on Broadway. But just so you know, this teacher was also the music director for our musical this year. And he understands that sometimes it's necessary, but it also isn't good to do all the time. When I belt, afterwards, my voice sounds nasty and my throat hurts.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:13 pm
by bobtheenchantedone
Wow. Look. You didn't have a party. *is astonished*
Something funny, Giovanni - if I didn't know you were in Arizona, I would think you went to my high school. Your teacher sounds a lot a lot like Coach, and your choir sounds like it was as good as ours. Odd.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:52 pm
by SWKT Parachuter
But as we all know, bob, the Concert Choir is SO good
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 10:23 pm
by bobtheenchantedone
SWKT Parachuter wrote:But as we all know, bob, the Concert Choir is SO good
Indeed they are.
Whoever they are.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 11:06 pm
by Nanti-SARRMM
bobtheenchantedone wrote:SWKT Parachuter wrote:But as we all know, bob, the Concert Choir is SO good
Indeed they are.
Whoever they are.
And wherever they are.
and
bobtheenchantedone wrote:Wow. Look. You didn't have a party. *is astonished*
It's because of me not being on today. Had I been, Mr. P would have had someone to antagonize and things would spiral from there.
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 11:16 pm
by Giovanni Schwartz
bobtheenchantedone wrote:Wow. Look. You didn't have a party. *is astonished*
Something funny, Giovanni - if I didn't know you were in Arizona, I would think you went to my high school. Your teacher sounds a lot a lot like Coach, and your choir sounds like it was as good as ours. Odd.
You call your choir director COACH?!?!?!
...so cool...