Row, row, row, row, your boat.
Gently, gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life O life is but a dream.
That'll be $50 US<<
That's funny.
Actually, it might not be a bad idea. The actors do much better with songs
they already know/
Crystal Premo
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You want 5/4 - you make 5/4
Row, row, row, row, your boat.
Gently, gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life O life is but a dream.
That'll be $50 US
Thanx
Jerry Berg
shirling & neueweise wrote:
There's also a song by
Sting called 'Seven days' that
>There's also a song by
>Sting called 'Seven days' that is in 5/4 throughout.
ooops. 1/4 per day actually... 7 days = 7/4...
jef
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Crystal: Darcy's suggestion of "Everything's All Right" strikes me as
perfect. It's Broadway material, so your actors can relate to it as part
of real life. It has a regular 3+2 meter so they can easiley get into the
swing of it (5/4 jazz waltz) and absorb the dual meter concept that's
needed fo
That's why I suggested "Everything's Alright" -- and trust me, I wouldn't
normally be doing Andrew Lloyd Webber's dirty work for him, but it has the
benefit of being a simple, easy-to-sing 5/4 song with English lyrics.
- Darcy
"Sensitivity," from _Once Upon a Mattress_
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> Jarreau sang Take Five, but only with doo-be-doos and such other scat.
I got a live recording of Jarreau, where he has Lyrics for it. (It on one of
his 'Best Of...' recordings.
So there are Lyrics to 'Take Five', although they are not printed within the
cd booklet.
Maybe do a google search on ta
Uh, you guys all have to keep in mind that Crystal is trying to teach
*songs*, to *actors*. <<
I just came from this class wherein I taught the first lesson on notes and
their values in 4/4 and 2/2. We have been singing "Lounging At The Waldorf"
during the second half of each class, learning i
Darcy,
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You may be underestimating the actors, or overestimating the effect of the
meter change. What Child Is This, in particular, almost lends itself easier
to 5/4. Others might be more difficult...
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On 2002/11/14 01:56 PM or thereabouts, Mr. Liudas Motekaitis
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> "Take Five" might ring a bell.
On 2002/11/14 02:10 PM or thereabouts, Tim Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
intoned:
> It is relatively easy to take a quadruple meter tune with fairly regular
> rhythmic arrang
check out samuel barbers piano concerto, the last movement. it will be hard
for your actor students to hum the tune, but it is a great example of 5/4
meter...
rmains
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