please please help me!

[broadwaybaby654]

Posted: 10/12/05 at 9:43pm

I'm singing "The Millers Son" from A Little Night Music for a master class and need help explaining it. It's on Friday and I'm desperate, please help me! thanks!

[WOSQ]

Posted: 10/13/05 at 9:37am

Its all there in the lyric.

Speak the lyric out loud. Pay close attention to the punctuation. What are the words saying?

Who are you? What do you want? How old are you? What is your mood? These are all things you need to decide. There are many other questions of this basic type to ask yourself. One clue, you are singing the song to yourself.

These are things you need to do with every song you sing.

Can the accompanist play the song? If it is a killer to sing, imagine what it is like to sight read.

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/13/05 at 10:25am

WOSQ is absolutely right --- make sure you have a killer accompanist that's well-rehearsed. This song is a bitch to play, and it could easily sabotage your own efforts with all of the tempo and rhythm changes involved.

EDIT: But it's also very rewarding and completely worth the challenge.

Updated On: 10/13/05 at 10:25 AM