This lesson, we combined our singing session with Kim, also working with some of the Year 13's when rehearsing the songs and dance routines and movement.
Firstly, we learnt the opening number 'Jellicle Cats', which we would be singing offstage as we were simply filling and building the voices to help give a powerful introduction to the musical. We were then split into harmonies to add to the original melody. I chose to be in the higher harmony group as I felt this would help improve my range and breath control as it is a lively paced song. Although the lyrics aren't difficult in the sense that you're repeating the pattern of most verses, they can be easily mixed up as there are slight differences with the words. I need to practise this so I can confidently sing them without thinking of the next verse.
Then, we practised the song 'Pekes and Pollicles' ensuring what parts to join in on. This mostly consisted of repeating he 'bark' phrase as both our sides (Paparazzi's & Journalists) would throw this word back and forth in conflict as we tried to grab the models' attention. We needed to make sure we projected this well with emphasis to portray how determined they are. Although we are basically just shouting at each other, there are individual notes that scale down per bark that as a group we need to work on. I also need to go over the lines for the sailor-style section, which is where we begin marching and soon break out into our solos.
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