I've been teaching kids on Saturday mornings for Brampton Musical Theatre's Youth Troupe. This particular group has the honour of singing 'Seasons of Love' from the popular rock opera Rent. Since everybody and their monkey's uncle knows this song, I had put on the backing track to see what the kids could do, where they felt comfortable vocally, who would break out in dance and all that. The kids are also working with Melissa, a dance teacher and choreographer, for some fancy footwork to go with the song.
We'll be performing in a couple of weeks, and the kids are sounding amazing. Check it out for yourself in the video here, taken by Brittany, one of the students in this group. (I'm in the green scarf and the black 'STAFF' shirt.) I'd like to point out this is all before I had officially taught them the harmonies - they all gravitated towards what they felt comfortable, which helped me out immensely. Kudos to Madison and Leah for taking on the solos!
(To quote Hermione Granger, "Does my hair really look like that from the back?!")
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