Yourself” Characters “Compose Students! These notes may help you in deciding on your audition. I have counted the approximate number of times that each character speaks. Auditions will be held Tues. Sept. 15 or Thurs. Sept. 17. Choose three parts that interest you. Audition permission forms will be sent home on Thursday, Sept. 10! This is going to be so much fun! Be sure you are listening to the songs on Mrs. Shook’s blog! Beethoven sings solo, speaks 20 times – Handel speaks 14 times – Haydn speaks 3 times – Bach sings solo, raps, speaks 12 times – Mendelssohn speaks 8 times – Mozart sings a solo, speaks 7 times – Tchaikovsky speaks 9 times – Johann Strauss, Jr. dances, speaks 7 times – Brahms speaks 14 times – Richard Strauss speaks 4 times – Schubert raps, speaks five times – Mussorgsky raps, speaks two times – Mahler speaks 1 time – Stravinsky raps, speaks 1 time – Verdi raps – Philip Glass raps – Wagner raps – Vivaldi, Humperdinck, Rachmaninoff, non-speaking composers – Student 1 speaks 3 times – Student 2 speaks 5 times – Student 3 speaks 5 times – Student 4(colored hair?!?) speaks four times – Student 5 speaks three times – Student 6 speaks four times – Student 7 (valley girl) speaks 5 times – Student 8 speaks 5 times – 2 Opera Women with big plaided hair, helmets, spears non-speaking – Student 9 (Kid 9) speaks four times – Student 10 speaks 4 times – Piano Player plays Elise”, speaks 2 times – “Fur Mike raps – Sue raps – The production is Thursday, November 5th!!! Practices will be held after school on either Tuesdays or Thursdays. (Exact schedule to come a little later.)
“Compose Yourself” Characters Students! These notes may help you in deciding on your audition. I have counted the approximate number of times that each character speaks. Auditions will be held Tues. Sept. 15 or Thurs. Sept. 17. Choose three parts that interest you. Audition permission forms will be sent home on Thursday, Sept. 10! This is going to be so much fun! Be sure you are listening to the songs on Mrs. Shook’s blog! Beethoven – sings solo, speaks 20 times Handel – speaks 14 times Haydn – speaks 3 times Bach – sings solo, raps, speaks 12 times Mendelssohn – speaks 8 times Mozart – sings a solo, speaks 7 times Tchaikovsky – speaks 9 times Johann Strauss, Jr. – dances, speaks 7 times Brahms – speaks 14 times Richard Strauss – speaks 4 times Schubert – raps, speaks five times Mussorgsky – raps, speaks two times Mahler – speaks 1 time Stravinsky – raps, speaks 1 time Verdi – raps Philip Glass – raps Wagner – raps Vivaldi, Humperdinck, Rachmaninoff, – non-speaking composers Student 1 – speaks 3 times Student 2 – speaks 5 times Student 3 – speaks 5 times Student 4(colored hair?!?) – speaks four times Student 5 – speaks three times Student 6 – speaks four times Student 7 – (valley girl) speaks 5 times Student 8 – speaks 5 times 2 Opera Women with big plaided hair, helmets, spears – non-speaking Student 9 (Kid 9) – speaks four times Student 10 – speaks 4 times Piano Player – plays “Fur Elise”, speaks 2 times Mike – raps Sue – raps The production is Thursday, November 5th!!! Practices will be held after school on either Tuesdays or Thursdays. (Exact schedule to come a little later.)
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