On 15/12/16 we started the lesson by running through main ensemble songs, we felt that the two that needed the most work were 'We are the champions' and 'Boheminan Rhapsody'. We started we We Are The Champions, and I found that this one went well because it is quite repetitive however I think that as the song is a ballad is should be soft and the song is presenting the characters as free and together, yet I feel that we were 'belting' the song which made it sound more aggressive and it almost sounded competitive with each other, and I think that as an ensemble we should sing it more with each other than against each other to make it sound more appealing to the audience. We were able to adjust this issue by singing more relaxed and thinking about characterisation.
Once we had finished and improved We Are the Champions, we moved onto Bohemian Rhapsody. I found Bohemian Rhapsody a challenge because there are so many different parts to it, and it is hard to get both your part and harmony right and in the right place, however once we started working collectively and contributing ideas of how to help with the harmonies, we started working on it better. I think that as an ensemble it was important to stay calm, even though it was frustrating otherwise you could effect the way others are trying to focus, and I think that some people lost focus and started getting frustrated however the rest of us immediately worked as a team to make sure everyone was clear on what they were doing and that we could carry on. I think that the song sounded good when we had finished and this was due to our high energy and focus which I had been concentrating on since the previous rehearsals.
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