Sister Act Analysis

The music was also very rhythmic and repetitive. Also the music changed in between its artistic style of staccato and legato. While onstage they looked and sounded very enthousiastic and happy to be performing for us, which is a good quality to have in any performance. The group as a whole changed between the dynamics of forte and mezzo piano very well along with staying with the tempo presented with the song. Their particular intonation was well connected at times, but loosely connected at others (usually at times of a more conversational tone.) Being that there were younger kids with less mature voices greatly affected the group’s overall blend and with that the group could not sound as superb as it could have been. There were also signs of a dominant female voice that affected the blend as well. But as a group, they sounded well practiced and well comfortable with their pitches. As far as articulation, some male voices were harder to hear which is due to inadequate vowel shape, not emphasizing the ending letter of a word, and not rounding the mouth to get a mature

The pieces were quite odd for me at the first time, first hearing, but I got used to it at the end of the each piece. “The Gospel Train” and “Little David, Play On Your Harp” were African-American Spiritual songs, which I kind of enjoyed, because I was also, very spiritually active. The last song, “Precious Lord Take My Hand” was very calming songs. I liked the lyrics of the song. The lyrics were very touchy that it made me ponder after the applause.

The music played throughout all of the concerts adhered to be diverse. The instruments, the individuals performing, and the conductor all proved to be outstanding. The concerts proved to be interesting as I witnessed them, first hand.

In my opinion, that is the reason why we listened to this piece of music. To try and be exposed to a work that has a large supply of instruments and a choir at the same time. From listening to it, they did a very good job of incorporating the choir with the music. The choir was also very synchronized as well. They did not get too high or too low as a group. One of the differences with this piece of music is they incorporate different types of music and the choir sings from the very beginning. One thing that was very enjoyable was how strong and powerful the choir sang at the end of the piece. Once, again, the most difficult thing about listening to this piece was the lack of understanding any of the

The entertainers gave their characters genuine life through their gestures, attitude and charm. Even the way the voices led one to believe that the characters were actually presenting their own thoughts and ideas, not those of fictional characters. During the play, the voices of the performers were quite audible, excepting certain musical presentations when the lyrics of the songs were at points nearly indiscernible. Even with consideration given to this technical glitch, the sound quality was quite agreeable and the songs enjoyable. The voices of the performers were strong

The play Jersey Boys required a modest orchestra of which included nine players. The instruments included (1) three keyboards, (2) a guitar, (3) a bass, (4) drums, (5) two woodwind players and (5) trumpet. The two woodwind players alternated between a variety of instruments, (1) saxophone, (2) clarinet, (3) flute, (4) oboe, and (5) saxophone (Playbill: Jersey Boys).

During a later part of Scene Two when the cast is dancing the movements match the music, they appeared to be doing the Waltz, so the music had abrupt changes. In Scene Three: Cadiz, the orchestra plays some sad and somber music at the beginning. As the scene progresses the music goes from dark and dismal to happy and cheerful. During one of the songs of Scene Four: Paris the Old Lady, Cunegonde and Candide were discussing a flight and the music being played by the orchestra matched the lyrics bringing the idea of a flight to life. The Old Lady has a mezzo soprano voice she executes all of her notes well in the song. At the end of scene three Candide, Cunegonde, and the Old Lady leave to go to a new place and in the song they sing there are rounds, which were well executed. It helped change the mood again which brightened up the audience.

The first song that I chose was Baptizing Down By The Creek. When I first listened to it, it just reminded me about the country music that we hear nowadays. They are so similar in the melody, and to me, it was not like the original gospel songs. Because first, it has a background music, which is played by guitar, usually the gospel music is a capella. Also, the mood of the song is not anger or sad, but more likely to be peaceful and satisfied. The second song that I chose was My Souls Been Anchored In the Lord. Unlike most of the other recordings, this specific recording is leading by the female singers, and the male singers seem like the accompanying. Also, they use a lot of call-and-response techniques in this song as well. The female singers mostly are the calling part, and the male singers are the responding part. This song brings me a strong feeling of faith and belief. Personally, I think there are lots of differences between these two specific songs. The first one has a melody that we can follow to sing; however, the second does not. The second one is sung in a capella, and obviously it is a polyrhythm song. The female and male vocals sing in different rhythms and

Thirteen, was an incredibly uncomfortable film to watch. There was no respite from the trauma. The film was immersive due to the realism. I found my body physically responding to the pain the family was experiencing. Irrelevant behavior was exhibited throughout the film by Tracy demonstrated through her disobeying rules and partying. The poem was a cry for help. Intervention with Satir Family Therapy could have introduced open communication that may have facilitated a different path for the family. Family rules appear to avoid conflict and deny feelings.

I feel that the fourteen members of chamber orchestra and the two vocalists did an outstanding job. This piece was well put together. I loved the harmony that was brought forth between the orchestra and the vocalists. The two vocalists a tenor known as Paul Groves and a soprano known as Anna Larson, did a beautiful job staying in tune. The way that their voices went back and forth in harmony was just beautiful.

The first half of the concert was only instrumental. There were two violins, two violas, and two cellos. They sat on stage with the violins one my right, then the violas in the middle, and the cellos on the end. The violins played a few songs solo. The second half of the concert was only the choir and a piano. Their performance started with the song Daybreak. The song Daybreak also had a few girls playing percussion, one of them had a tambourine. Using SHMRG, the Harmony of most of the choirs songs were very homophonic. The Melody of most of the songs were mainly slow, though a couple songs were very fast, and upbeat.

The overall concert offered a wide verity of choir song, from classical pieces composed by Mozart to musical show tunes. The combination of which resulted in an overall enjoyable experience. The concert was not the first choir concert I had ever attended so I went in expecting it to be similar to the high school choir performances I have seen before. I was not expecting the scale of the concert to be so large. Instead of being one choir and an hour-long program there were four groups along with a much longer program. Each of the choir groups had a different dynamic, sound and feel to it. The differences made it interesting.

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On stage, singers bring the story to life through acting and singing the words along to the music played by the orchestra much in the same way as a musical. What makes an opera different to a musical is that the singers are unamplified by microphones and the orchestra is much larger and plays entirely live. The main characters are sung by 'principals' who are often guest artists who work freelance and perform with different opera companies. The Chorus includes twenty female and twenty males singers who, depending on the opera, either commentate on the main action or on occasion take the story forward themselves. Members of the Chorus will also take some of the smaller roles in certain operas. The Chorus are what makes an opera special, they

The second vocal ensemble of the night started out with a song which included a twelve bar blues, called “ I use to know you”. This performance consisted of the most combinations of solos of the night as well as using an improvising style. The entire band started all together which led to a Trumpet solo. Then Jose on the Sax did his solo followed by the pianist comping. Then the choir along with the band joined together to lead to a female solo which was particularly interesting since she was scatting. The second performance of this ensemble was “Spring can really hang you up the most” which consisted of 3/4 time and 4/4 time. This started with a female solo vocalist then a male one. The band as a whole played together and ended with a male solo scatting. The third and shortest performance of the night was a vocal acapella piece, “Love walked in” which was short and sweet. The fourth performance of the night was a Richmond Rogers piece. This had a rhythmic swing/salsa feel from the “Lady is a tramp”. This started with the rhythm section, with the male vocalist and horns. Then the female vocalist from the choir joined and concluded this piece. The fifth performance for the group was a sequel to voice stand an acapella piece by Greg Jaspers. This song started with the choir using their voices as the instruments altogether. The final performance of the night was one of