Who gives a damn about High School Musical? Here's what you curious cats missed.
Preparations
I am not ready for singing/recording ...
Friends are always ever so sweet and helpful. Tips they have contributed:
1. Relax. If you don't, your voice cracks
2. Diaphragm singing
3. Lots of water (I went to the toilet the most, see i take advice seriously!!)
4. Drink at appropriate times (I went to the toilet less)
5. Take deep breaths before singing
6. Stand still
Take 1
TuesdayWe say hello to Stephanie Kwok the scriptwriter, songwriter for the first time, introductions are ... well ... strange. Mr Lam is freaked out, in case none of you saw, when she opera-ed her name.
Very pleasant experiences to come :)
Stephanie is proven to be very expressive, very patient, and fun. Love ya already.
Take 5
On the way to the Dance Studio, Stephanie sprains her foot, explaining why the bunch of us were late. Ouch... she tripped over a step.
Take 11
The other components of the musical, from the sports group, totally impressive. So totally pwned my pathetic performance as of then, you know, Fanny yelling at me before I could even open my mouth. They make me feel incompetent, and pressured to up performance. Considerably coordinated sports-inspired steps, worries Constance even more - sobs - .
They have a very very diva-ish instructor though. Check Shawn's blog for the priceless hair-flipping speech. Imagine this: "Ughhh! - pained expression - You people are not ... not beautiful!"
Take 24
We do scales and learn the songs, of which the notes are very high. I learn that I am terrified of missing cues, timings, tunes, etc. No problem with the notes though, but to really get the songs, I had to move to the rhythm .. ah well, there is a way to fix everything. To grasp the tune, I didn't really open my mouth, so it was kinda like mumbling to the paper, like what Ruth noted. But I'll get the tune first, to avoid embarassment.
Take 37
Everyone except for Anjelica, Marlyna and I leave. Anjelica and I learn and coordinate on the first song on the keyboard. Anjel tries to prevent flats, I get my timing.
Take 49
Constance tries the wayang Chinese opera for the first time. How the hell is it good?? Screechy pink-white face painted ladies/guys-trying-to-be-ladies. Laughing at me, Ng-s that seem never to end.
Marlyna is then left alone in the "torture chamber".
Take 67
11 to 12 AM. Constance stays up watching Chinese operas. Helpful, and not so helpful. Stuff are all in dialects, which is not Mandarin by the way. Helpful:
Gui Men Dan (type of wayang character I'm supposed to do, is a matured, knowledgable lady, who brings out meaning of "Yuan" in elegance. Studied Mei Lan Fang's (a guy by the way, who is very good at playing girl characters) hand actions.
My mum thinks I'm weird.
But she doesn't understand Oman, which is a country, in the Middle East. Had to explain that to her too.
Stay tuned for Day 2.
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