AHHHHHH… after a two week hiatus, I returned to my weekly voice lesson. Fun times! While waiting for K, I was entertained once again by her 5 year old son who now happily reports that he has beaten computer chess on the medium level. A feat I could only dream of achieving. He is also looking forward to the beginning of the school year but is a bit apprehensive because he does not know who his teacher will be. Been there… done that! He also presented me with a colorful piece of artwork that he made while mixing a bunch of paints together. And I got the full rundown of the family vacation.
Rehearsals are going even better than I could have imagined. During the two week break, I scoured my books to find a few more songs to work on. I found “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin. WOW! Once again, deceptive but will be fun to work on. I dug out a few other songs that I hope to look at in the next few weeks: a few more duets, a small group piece, and some solo pieces.
After going through one of the pieces which is now ready for performance, we read some Disney songs which I will be looking at again. I tried my best Italian crooning voice on “Bella Notte” a short little piece that must have had some instrumental during the spaghetti and meatball scene in Lady and the Tramp.
After some more sight singing, we both decided that we definitely want to do a weekend gig at the theatre. The first thing to do is NARROW my song list. I have a very large collection of music to choose from… ones I have worked on and have gotten near perfection, some I have looked at, and others that I want to look at, and some I have been encouraged to look at. I was informed that my voice sounds “really good” on each of the songs I have attempted (even the ones I have never looked at before).
So…. with a little help from my friends (those who have inquired about doing a duet with me… you know who you are; those I will ask to do a little group number (or two) with; and someone to provide a bit of filler between some of the numbers) I should be prime for the public shortly after Baskervilles wraps or, at latest, after the first of the year.
Doesn’t it just sound lovely?
I came across a record at the Goodwill today with Disney favorites. It was SO vintage – boasted a variety of singers I’ve never heard of (except for Julie Andrews), and seeing the cover gave me deja vu – I must have had that record WAY back when… had a bunch of Disney characters on it all interacting in a scene together. Anyway, I think I noticed a Lady and the Tramp selection on it, which is why your post made me think of it.