Music

I love music so much. Not the crappy stuff my neighborhood thinks is music - but REAL music that conveys a true emotion - a truth - a story. Normally I reserve "real" music the classical realm - opera and classical music and classical musical theatre - but every now and then you find a contemporary artist who makes glorious music as well. She's been on the scene for ten years - but I just discovered Mandy Moore. Of course - it was Disney that brought me to her. She is the voice of RAPUNZEL in the newest animated featured film TANGLED. (RACE to the theatre to see it now, it's glorious! She may have usurped Jasmine as my second favorite princess!) The vocal nuances she brings to the songs in TANGLED are unlike any I have heard before. Complete vocal freedom - so expressive and haunting and exuberant! So I downloaded some of her actual music - and it is equally as amazing! She is sort of like a modern peppier Joni Mitchell. Needless to say - I have found my "pop" singer whose music I want to work on! There is so much to learn from her! I'm very excited to embark on my first WILLING pop vocal adventure.

And - inspired by Mandy Moore - I have decided I need to make a demo c.d. and send it to EVERY power that be at Disney - so I can be a Disney Princess. Or at least - the sidekick raccoon or something! lol.

THE MASTER CLASS is coming to Broadway - they want actress who can sing in the operatic repertoire. I submitted - I doubt I'll get an audition since they said "equity only." I just didn't tell them I'm not equity - just submitted. We'll see. If I get an audition - I'll have to sing this ridiculously hard sounding Bel Canto aria from Lucia de Lammermoor. Candace promises she can help. (WHY IS MARY IN ITALY! COME BACK!)

I just wish I sit around and study music all day! There is SO much to learn! A friend today told me about a free on-line course in ear training - which I will have to do - since - I am really weak at that. Apparently to do Church gigs and the like (Which PAY) you need to be able to sight read and harmonize - I can't sightread and am really poor at harmonizing - but ear training helps with that - and Candace helps with that - so HOPEFULLY! We shall see what happens

I just love MUSIC!:)