We looked at the vocal ranges of these iconic singers. Cygnet players were proud to present the smash hit musical comedy, inspired by and featuring the songs of the king himself, elvis presley. Friday, march 25th, 7 10pm saturday, march 26th, 7 10 pm. The author has done his research, but its all from secondary sources. Jan 01, 2008 the book, all shook up was a documentary story about elvis presley.
So, about the part of natalie in all shook up, heres what id like to know. From mariah careys earpiercing whistle to barry whites deep bassy growl, compare the vocal ranges of todays top artists with the greatest of all time. Any individuals voice can perform over a range of one and a half to more than two octaves. Most voices can be assigned one of these four ranges, and this gives the composer four vocal lines to work with, which is usually enough. Both of their vocal ranges were up there with the best in their class. Make sure to warm up first to find your true high and low notes. Here are the best singer of all time, ranked by vocal range. Inspired by shakespeares twelfth night, all shook up follows a small midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of chad, a goodlooking, motorcycleriding roustabout, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back, blue suede shoes on his feet, and a song in his heart. Why you are losing high notes in upper vocal range.
Soprano, mezzosoprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass. May 31, 2009 all shook up character thoughts the town is kind of black and white, so says the playwright, but the town starts out with the colorful characters to provide the gas after chad kickstarts the social rebellion. Join us for this special production, filled with the timeless songs of elvis presley, complete with roustabouts, motorcycles, pink convertibles and more. Characters characters description vocal range sings. A new interactive chart compiled by the good people at compares the vocal ranges of todays top artists with the greatest artists of all time.
Javert should be an actor who can convincingly stand up to jean valjean. After youve been over sliding and lip trills to warm up, hum all the way down to the lowest note you can, then go all the way up. A middle c on the piano can also be described as a c4 and any number above or below that measures an octave. It is the spoken sort of sound that pop and broadway singers use almost exclusively. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for dean hyde from all shook up join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. While each voice type does have a general vocal range associated with it, human singing voices may possess vocal ranges that encompass more than one voice type or are in between the typical ranges of two voice types. Characters characters description vocal range sings harold hill smooth talking con man with plenty of charm. Otherwise, this can be a very dry and predictable book. All shook up casting call fireside theatre theater. Because of the thickening of the vocal folds that singing in chest entails, the glottis closes firmly so that when air pressure builds up below, it bursts out. Younger brother of the above, and also of the same flawed character. The duet vocal on the record is by the jordanaires first. This interactive visualization compares the vocal ranges of todays top singers with the greatest of all time. To create this piece, we took the 100 greatest singers of all time as compiled by rolling stone magazine in.
I checked the list again and again to make sure i did not miss it however, it does not seem to be on the list for male singers. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the quality scale. All rehearsal dates will be available at the auditions so you may note conflicts. Liam payne usually is the member singing the lower solo parts. I know im a bit late, but i find the high voice book works better for most men and the low voice book works better for most women. May 31, 2005 listen to your favorite songs from all shook up by original broadway cast of all shook up now.
The novel, all shook up, by shelley pearsall is an interesting non fiction book. The chain gang consists of jean valjeans fellow prisoners. All shook up blue light players non equity auditions. All shook up musical is part of wikiproject musical theatre, organized to improve and complete musical theatre articles and coverage on wikipedia. Originally workshopped at hoboken childrens theater hoboken, nj, chase leyner, director. Can anyone recommend a good musical theatre quintet. Jan 10, 2011 finalen burning love fran revymakarnas uppsattning av musikalen all shook up pa stadsteatern i skovde i januari 2011. I went to bed one night, had quite a dream, and woke up all shook up. If youve been part of a choir before, youre probably pretty familiar with these ranges. The song could be from a revue show, a song cycle, a staged musical, offbroadway anything. Casting equity actors who sing for various principal roles in all shook up, inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley, with book. What made you want to do the show in the first place. All shook up characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting requirements and expert analysis.
All 5 singers have very big vocal ranges, but for the most part, their vocal parts are. Read all shook up songbook broadway vocal selections by elvis presley available from rakuten kobo. So here are the characters with my assessments nicelynicely johnson. How to find your vocal range 6 key archetypes music grotto. Inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley book by. Music supervision and arrangements by stephen oremus. Into the woods casting requirements leading roles, supporting roles, featuredcameo roles. Choose the character for which you are auditioning. All of these factors combined are used to categorize a singers voice into a particular kind of singing voice or voice type. You can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. Because i obsess with vocal ranges, i thought itd be nice if i could put up the vocal ranges of the characters. The vocal range is merely the span between the highest to lowest notes.
All shook up is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by theatrical rights worldwide trw, 570 seventh avenue, suite 2100, new york, ny 10018. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. All shook up character thoughts theoretical strings. All shook up plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and. How to find your vocal range with pictures wikihow. All potential cast members auditioning for this production must be age 16 or older. Audition for all shook up musical at pearl theater in. All shook up blue light players non equity auditions posted. All shook up character thoughts the town is kind of black and white, so says the playwright, but the town starts out with the colorful characters to provide the gas after chad kickstarts the social rebellion. However, to remove any specific casting issues your theatre group may have, it is acceptable to perform an alternate version of all shook up in which the town is divided not along racial lines, but along class lines. A challenging and engaging role for a good character actress with a fine.
He is very distinct as the lower voice who solos at the very beginning of live. Singing performances are tied with the work of elvis presley, but the picture is not autobiographical. This month marks 38 years since the world lost elvis presley, but his music lives on, a joyful burst of burning love and blue suede shoes, belted out by the talented cast of all shook up, this summers youth on stage production at the north fork community theatre in. It will appeal to any kids whove been mortified by their parentsnamely, all of them. The vocal ranges of the worlds greatest singers visual. Nearly all singing done in the chest register involves a mix. All shook up is alternately wry, silly, thoughtful and laughoutloud funny. The pearland theatre guild is excited to announce auditions for the musical all shook up. In the nearby town, girl natalie works as a car mechanic. The best summary here comes from henry pleasants in the great american popular singers 1980.
As soon as i experienced the orchestrations for the show i knew i wanted to do it. All of my usual sources say which voice part each character is, but not their range. Because of the thickening of the vocal folds that singing in chest entails, the glottis closes firmly so that when air pressure builds up. Tenor db3bb4 basically, it comes down to that the basses want to play sky, the lyric baritones want to play nathan, and the tenors want to play nicely. It is about a boy named josh that turned and his dad denny became an elvis impersonator. All shook up characters breakdowns including full descriptions with standard casting. This is an all round package area you can watch demonstrations, listen to performance examples, and when thats all done, pick up one of the books and find out the secrets, the thoughts, behind the hows and whys. He has written several books and is currently the vice president for university relations at cornell university. If you havent, you may have wondered which voice type fits you.
How to find my vocal range what type of voice do i have. I caught up with craig wiltshire, director of clocs upcoming production of all shook up to get the low down on the auditions tp. We will check vocal range for all ages who are auditioning. All shook up is an attempt at good, oldfashioned, harmless fun. Generally speaking, your vocal range is the lowest note you can sing to the highest note you can sing. In addition, there may be a touch up rehearsal in between the 2 weekends of performances. Among the 24 songs featured in the score are classics like heartbreak hotel, love me tender, dont be. Yes, most vocal books are published in a high edition for sopranostenors and a low edition for altosbaritiones, vocal ranges.
There are no such things of overnight success, and the same theory goes applied in the singing training as well. Casting equity actors who sing for various principal roles in all shook up, inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley, with book by joe dipietro. Preparememorizeperform the predetermine cuts of the songs for the character for which you are auditioning. Use this to find your vocal range it only takes 1 minute. All shook up a cappella the vocal suspects youtube. If you sing solo you need to know your range so that you can put songs into keys that suit your voice best. All shook up blue suede shoes burning love cant help falling in. And it just might launch a new generation of elvis fans. They chose artists from rolling stones list of the 100 greatest singers of. The music of elvis presley never grows old, and continues to find new fans w. However, in the layman explanation, according to the vocal ranges chart above.
This is a story that describes the dream of a girl, performed by the unexpected visit of a stranger with a guitar. The musical had a developmental staging at the goodspeed musicals may june 6, 2004, with most of the broadway cast, except for manley pope in the lead role of chad. How rock n roll changed america, glenn altschuler argues that the emergence of rock. All shook up is inspired by and features the songs of elvis presley.
Devonport choral society 2015 production all shook up. Roustabout chad has just been let go from the jail. Vicki young recorded a different song with the same title, im all shook up, on capitol records with big dave and his orchestra, written by bill bellman and hal blaine in 1956. The book talked about elvis presly and his journey through his singing career. Josh didnt know when he moved to chicago with his dad, that he became an elvis impersonator.
Vocal range itself does not determine a singers voice type. One version of this songs origin tells that otis blackwell, the writer of the song, composed it at a studio after the owner of the studio had shaken a bottle of pepsi and suggested him to write a song with the words all shook up. Dennis, who is appeared to be her best friend, likes her a lot secretly. Elvis presley liked the phrase all shook up as a perfect line for a chorus. Elvis had a vocal range of about two octaves and a third, compared to about the one octave range of the average pop singer, and. Glenn altschuler is a professor of american studies at cornell university. We cant all take private lessons with famous, worldclass vocal coaches and instructors, but we can all learn from them. My new voice teacher is an mdvoice specialist, and he did a medical assesment of my voice. This book is very true to the shows original score.
All shook up by original broadway cast of all shook up on. Songs that are nonlinear, poetic, ethereal often involving high vocal ranges. May 04, 2009 so, about the part of natalie in all shook up, heres what id like to know. A typical choral arrangement divides women into higher and lower voices and men into higher or lower voices. Im a tenor, and until recently thought i was a tenor 1. Join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Harry styles distinct in the sense he has a grit somewhat gruff nuance within his voice. You might be surprised to learn whos technically the greatest singer ever. Feb 09, 2018 the best summary here comes from henry pleasants in the great american popular singers 1980.
However, you can keep training your vocal cords on singing different vocal coordination, which will allow you to sing in extremely high notes with your head voice, and mixed voice effortless. On the character side, josh is just a normal boy, who worries a lot about fitting. All shook up is an impersonal, detached book about a volatile subject. Auditions for all shook up sugar factory playhouse. There are six primary vocal ranges youll hear people use. The first three refer to male voices and the last three to female voices. All shook up was performed on broadway with an interracial cast, featuring both africanamerican and white performers. But there is one important thing about the story is that it is described in a elvis impersanator in a good way. While it certainly was an night of energetic performances, ultimately the show lacks coherence and cohesiveness. The overall vocal range of the convicts is low and they should be able to sing in a rich baritone if possible.
Combining classic elvis tunes with an allnew story about a square little town and a guitarplaying. Elvis himself, during an interview on october 28, 1957, said. All shook up is a 2004 american jukebox musical with music from the elvis presley songbook and with a book by joe dipietro. All shook up blue suede shoes burning love cant help falling in love dont be cruel hound dog its now or never jailhouse rock love me tender teddy bear thats all right and more. All shook up goodreads meet your next favorite book. Wherever you can hold a note for 3 seconds, thats your vocal range. All shook up by shelley pearsall, also writer of the book all of the above, tells. From pavarotti to prince, some of these musicians vocal ranges span a spectacular four octaves. Please note, we have the ability to alter the vocal ranges for these roles. There are four soloists indicated as convict 1,2,3,4.
Aug 07, 2003 if you have not already read a lot of rock history, then perhaps mr. Much of that was out of the hands of director liam kilgour. All shook up is a romantic musical story with a bit predictable, but no less vivid storyline. All shook up is a new musical comedy built around a number of songs made famous by elvis presley. All shook up by elvis presley softcover sheet music for. Use this exercise to find your lowest and highest notes. Its crucial to identify the vocal range correctly since the vocal range of women and men might be varied. Jan 27, 20 umass amhersts a cappella group the vocal suspects singing all shook up originally by elvis presley at the ichsa midatlantic competition as guest performers. Lead character vocal ranges so i was bored here at work i went through the score and took down the high and low extremes in solo singing for each of the main characters. In his book last train to memphis he wrote that elvis thought all shook up was a good phrase for a refrain. She lives with her father, jim, and helps him run his gas station. All shook up inspired by and featuring the songs of elvis presley. All shook up synopsis broadway musical the action globally takes place approximately in 50s.
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