Cabaret

Just The Way You Are Bruno mars

http://youtu.be/lM5GNZR0szE

Matilda

http://youtu.be/e0tRDhEmdO4

Cabret song

http://youtu.be/bvk-zP7GVIk

Rehearsals

Today we went through the Cabaret dance routine and I  have now put together our final performance. Some of us including myself are still a bit rusty with some of the moves but we shall improve once the rehearsals progress. I am very much enjoying dancing to Cabaret because it has made me more confident with dance itself and has been very enjoyable.We have also tried to add the singing of the song in with the movement too. This has proved quite successful as we are beginning to get more into the performance side of things and are all becoming more confident with it. I am struggling with the singing and movement together at the moment because I can't manage to keep up with it all as it is such a fast-paced song. But once I become more confident with the lyrics to the song, I shall be able to combine it with the movement i feel that I a improving with the movement as I am becoming more confident with the kick steps which I struggled with in previous rehearsals. I do still need to ensure that my footing is in the right time with my group members. Today we went through the Cabaret dance routine once again and have now put together our final piece. Some of us including myself are still a bit rusty with some of the movement but we shall improve once in progress. I am very much enjoying dancing to Cabaret because it has made me more confident with dance itself and has been very enjoyable.We have also tried to add the singing of the song in with the movement. This has proved quite successful as we are beginning to get more into the piece of things and are all becoming more confident with it. I am struggling with the singing and movement together at the moment because I can't manage to keep up with it all as it is such a fast-paced song. But once I become more confident with the lyrics to the song, I shall be able to combin it with the movement side. am feeling that I am improving with the movement as I am becoming more confident with the Charleston which I struggled with in previous rehearsals. I do still need to ensure that my footing is in time with my hands, in order to create a successful Charleston.Today we also worked on staging the Bruno Mars number whilst adding in the lyrics with our vocal coach.  I do feel that the staging of the Bruno Mars number is effective because it gives the audience a casual look at our interpretation of the song and it shows that we are all enjoying it and look relaxed.oday we also worked on staging the Bruno Mars number whilst adding in the lyrics with our vocal coach. Our staging for this number is very simple tt involve having half of the group on one side then the other half on the other. Then we would all walk on individually still singing the harmonies to the song, then we would assume our positio on stage. Our positions on stage are scattered with some members of the group seated and some members standing. I do feel that the staging of the Bruno Mars number is effective because it gives the audience a look at our interpretation of the song and it shows that we are all enjoying the number  and looking very relaxed about it. 

Weekly target

Weekly Target

My target for this week is:

• To learn the lyrics to the Matilda number.

To pass this target I will need to practise going through the lyrics in my own time as well as in rehearsals at college. I do feel that I start off ok with the song but as it progresses, I begin to struggle. But I think it's more of the case that I am not very familiar with them rather than I don't remember them.

Review of target 

I feel like I'm greeting there with the target

I just neen to know all the lyrics to the song and I believe I would complete the target and I need to get the movement of it as well

Weekly target

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Weekly Target

My target for this week is:

 

 

• To learn the lyrics to the Bruno Mars number.

In order to pass this target I will need to read through the lyrics sheet to the song in my own time and at college. I do find this song rather hard to sing as the lyrics are quite tough to get around and it involves some of us including myself being the harmonies.

 
Review of target
 
 
I do feel that I am still working at this target because I am struggling with some of parts of the lyrics to the song but I am getting there. But I do now feel that I am more confident with the lyrics.

Weekly target

During the course of our lessons for the Variety Showcase project, we have been given the opportunity of setting ourselves individual weekly targets. These targets can be published on to our blogs and on to 3D Learning during the course of this project.
My target for this week is:

To learn the lyrics and movement to the song Cabaret.

To be sharp in the cheorgaphy 

To smile and enjoy myself

In order to pass this I will need to read through my lyric sheet at home and in college. I will also need to spend more time in lessons and out of lessons going through the actual dance routine to the song with my group members and family to help me.

 

Review of target

 

 

I feel that I am near of completing this target because I now i feel that I need to be sharp with my movement side of the number Cabaret and I feel that my Charleston has improved a lot better. I also feel that I am beginning to know the lyrics to the song as well but I do still need to learn them of by heart.

Rehearsal

28/04/2014

In today's rehearsals we went through the choreography and lyrics to all of our musical numbers that we will be performing in the Variety Showcase. I feel that we are all familiar with both the lyrics and movement to the Cabaret number but there are still a few areas to improve. However for the Cabaret number I need to ensure that I am  smiling and singing throughout the performance while still doing the choreography. Today our teachers made us do the routine while the where pretending to be children.

For the Bruno Mars number I feel that I am improving at the whole thing the singing and choreography to the performance. However I do feel that as it is such a love and likeable song, I feel that I look like I am enjoying the song and to feel relaxed and chilled not looking like I'm not enjoying it.

For the Matilda number there is still a lot of work that needs to be done, both choreography-wise and lyrics. I am quite confident with the movement side. But for all 3 musical numbers I need to make sure that I am smiling and look more like I am enjoying myself.

Variety showcase project

13/03/14

For this project we are working to put together 3 musical numbers for our college's variety show that will run for 3 performances. For this project we have to combine acting, singing and dancing this is for the variety showcase and we will be graded on acting and others. So far we have come to the decision of performing the songs 'Just The Way You Are' by Bruno Mars; the song Cabaret from the 1972 musical film starring Liza Minnelli and the song 'When I Grow Up' from the musical Matilda. This is because they proved popular amongst some of our group.We started with Bruno Mars "Just The Way You Are" We then began to harmonise the intro. Then some of our group wanted to have solo parts so our teacher instructed those who wanted solos, to stand in a line and take it in turns to sing the lyrics. I decided I want a solo part in the song because I feel confident enough to sing on my own, the other reason was I love the song . Then we were given feedback by the people who where watching us and I got a solo. Recently we have been learning the dance routine to the song, Cabaret. The dance is good and the song is funny to do because the song is very catchy and the actual dance routine is very exciting to perform. So far we have had our dance teacher Teaching us the dance every Tuesdays in but now we feel confident as a group doing the dance. At first I did struggle with some of the moves because I did not know any moves I missed some lesson but now I feel that I am improving. Now I just need to look sharp when I'm doing it. Then after we were now been given the lyrics to the Cabaret and we had a few run-throughs of it. The group and I started working on the song with our teacher Caroline  we began singing the Bruno Mars song with the group being split into different groups. We had the 6 solo singers singing the actual lyrics to the song.