2 – Wide Open Spaces
Men – still need you to be louder. Especially “Kansas forever” Johnny – you stopped singing. Everyone was singing “home” and you were smiling.
Presumably about something in your dancing?
Remember to count your cut-off. And be careful in the scene change.
3 – What Kind of Man
- Luke don’t miss your entrance, and make sure you know the words in the last section.
4 – Thinking of Him
JAX - thank you.  “Thinking of Hiiiiiihm.”
5 – The Woman’s Dead –
Keep the ooo’s even eighthnotes.
The key change is rough! Be careful going into it to sing the right notes.
Good cut-off!!
6 – Show People
When it is tight, it is awesome! However, sometimes you all get a blank look on your
face. When that happens, the sound and the energy dies. Keep engaged.
7 – Coffee Shop Nights
don’t slow down so much in the b-section.
Practice this with orchestra before the rehearsal.
Sing with more confidence. You’ll be fine
8 – In the same boat – girls
better balance – not quite in tune, practice together many times.
10 – I miss the music intro/ I miss the music
Luke: turn your brain on before you sing this song. You can do it!
keep your brain on
review your words and your melody line.
Review the song before you go on.
13 That a way
Kinda rough. Keep the energy in the singing throughout.
16 – He Did It
1st verse – good
2nd verse - “ thththththt “ surprising??? (In otherwords, I couldn’t understand those
words)
3rd verse – much better
17 - It’s a Business
Veronica – “Baaaaaaaaambiiiii” --- more nasty – cuz you hate that name
MEN - It’s a Business – bigger and bigger each time. It gets less and less. And “lacks
luster” at the end.
18 Kansas Land
chorus seems kinda quiet – sing out… and be engaged musically and physically.
21 Thinking of missing the music
orchestra too loud on underscore and sometimes in the concert
can we push the music a bit more in measure 5 and beyond
22 A Tough Act to Follow
We can’t hear the low notes of Cioffi. Can the orchestra be softer? Can we bring his
mick up without feedback?
Can the underscoring here be softer too?
Then bring up during the dancing.
CHORUS - OPEN YOUR MOUTHS!!!
Better on the counting. Good!
The singing and the commitment is too non-chalant.
Could you at least pretend to have fun? ????? a smile will do wonders
22E In the same boat #4
only 8 bars. Stop after “just hear it roar.”
In the same boat Complete
Chiofi you have to get the right rhythm, tempo, and entrances at the beginning of your
spoken lines. And clearer pronunciation, please.
Mermaids – you don’t even look like you are singing. And could you look like you have
commitment? You seem to be flailing around with no purpose with bored expressions.
Part 2 – I can’t hear you in the mix of everyone. SING OUT
Many of you are just going through the motions, physically and musically.
Boys on the river boat – good energy and smiles. You are a bright spot on the stage.
All the rest of the songs to the end of the show.
Check your parts. It’s kinda out of tune…on everything.
Too much to give specific notes.
BELOW ARE OLD notes from last week – but doesn’t hurt to review them.
Wide Open Spaces
Song 2 - M 27 Boys only (no girls sing)
Song 2B – M 17 boys louder on the OOOOOOO. That is the funny connection to
“Oklahoma.”
Song 2C – we need to practice the counting at the end and cutoff without the conductor
Thinking of Him
JAX – Himmmmmmmmmmmm?
The Woman’s Dead
Jenny project your voice when you sing. It doesn’t seem like you know what you are
singing when you sing “She’s taking 10 til God knows when.”
EVERYONE – watch Mr. K at the end with your peripheral vision for cut-off.
Show People
FUN! Good. Be careful your dancing doesn’t get in the way of your singing.
Coffee Shop Nights
Chiofi – don’t slow down so much in your slow sections…
“not exactly (spoken) sublime (sung)”
In the same boat – girls:
can’t hear the melody at all.
I Miss the music –
Good opening set.
Low notes – stronger. More nasel –
Don’t miss the music so much that you miss your words.
That-a-way
Girls- MMMMM. BIGGER!
Boys – “now” --- sing through the phrase to the end
Girls – sing out… -- you aren’t even singing half the time….
He Did It
Verse one – still can’t understand your words. (practice before the show)
Verse two – swung like a yo yo --- something about surprising????
Verse three – no clue as to these words at all.
It’s out of tune….and squeaky.
It’s a business
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ending? Button pose????
Kansasland
Pretty good. Still could use more energy in the sound
Thinking of missing the music.
Lovely.
Luke, if you turn your head for an emotional moment don’t turn up stage while you are
singing, turn downstage. That way everyone can see and hear you.
Tough Act to Follow
“and let the” let the let the – bigger
Dance
Come on guys – we practiced the rhythm.