A CAPELLA UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hey you!
As you all know, A Capella practices for Grandioso (26 March '11) have already started and practices will only get more intensive from here on out. I really hope that you can commit to this so we can put together an impressive show for our audience and make our efforts completely worthwhile!
Here's a summary of what happened in today's practice:
Songs discussed
- No One audition- all girls are expected to audition for the solo part of No One, so please prepare
- Love the Way You Lie- Elaine doing lead?
- Hurt- Elaine request
- Just the Way You Are- Lucas as lead
- Fireflies- Only if Brian can do the fx
- Angels Cry
- Like a Man
- Lady Marmalade- girls' request
- Fate- Min Hwa & Toby
- Mia- Min Hwa
- Cry me a river- lead v. backing v. guys on fx
Instructions to members
- Practice your assigned jingles, make sure each part has a person singing it
- Girls, please think of some songs to suggest (preferably songs by girl bands so we have more leads in one song) PREPARE AUDITION
- Girl juniors must set aside some time to learn the girl songs from repertoire (e.g. Damaged, Be Without You, Poker Face etc.)
- PROACTIVE in learning your own parts (ALL OF YOU)
- Bass and percussion, please learn your parts very very VERY WELL (we are all counting on you!)
- Resource other versions (perhaps from live versions?) of the songs we are working on (YouTube is your best friend)
Techniques learned
- Difference between BEAT and RHYTHM
- How to differentiate the layers in a song, and how to translate it into an A Capella piece
Songs to listen to (for now)
- Just the Way You Are
- Bad Romance
ANNOUNCEMENT
Wed & Thurs practices at 6.30pm FROM NOW ON
Thank you for making it this far! Any questions, DON'T BE SHY!
Lalala,
Kelly
