![]() ![]() However, it SOUNDS harder than it really is, and with a bit of practice, these spots are doable. Though the piano accompaniment is great fun, it has some fast-moving octave jumps which make it a bit of a tour-de-force (for the pianist!). The re are even two songs for guys: "Do I Love You" (so beautiful), and "Ten Minutes Ago," which works as a solo or as a duet between a guy and a girl.įiddler On the Roof features one of my students' favorite Broadway duets, "Matchmaker". "A Lovely Night" and "Ten Minutes Ago" are very lovely for older girls. Younger girls adore "In My Own Little Corner" and "Impossible".there is lots of scope for the imagination in those songs. So there's something in this book for almost everyone.Ĭinderella is one of the best Broadway shows for kids I know, since it has a number of good choices for beginning girl singers. Wow! That's a lot of great music! Most of them are pretty energetic and just plain fun, but two are slower, and very pretty: "They Say That Falling in Love is Wonderful," and "Moonlight Melody." "I've Got the Sun in the Morning," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "You Can't Get a Man With a Gun," "Doin' What Comes Naturally," the famous guy/girl duet, "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better," and even more. Go light on the pedal, too!Īnnie Get Your Gu n will interest older students. It is just full of singable Broadway songs. The bigger, fancier arrangements sometimes drown the voice of your newer, younger, just-getting-started voice student. I like both the Easy Piano/Vocal Edition and the regular book - one thing to keep in mind with young girls is that too full and heavy a piano accompaniment does no favors to the performance or the performer. I will give the songs to students who like them, regardless of the volume problem, and we will just keep working at projecting in the lower register. "Maybe" is slow, thoughtful, and very pretty, but the unusual sudden key changes, which make the song so interesting and fresh-feeling, also make the melody a bit difficult to sing for kids with any kind of pitch-memory problems.īoth songs go below Middle C, so a successful performance requires a voice that has some volume down there. "It's the Hard-Knock Life" is really fun, with great lyrics, lots of energy, and fresh-sounding chord progressions. This will also be delivered all digitally to you.Annie, greatly beloved by little girls, has a couple of songs I like much better than "Tomorrow". Like with all Broadway Junior shows, you receive a ShowKit with your license. This show is a perfect opportunity to showcase a strong, iconic female performer, as well as unique special effects and illusions. ![]() is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs and breathtaking dance numbers. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it."ĭisney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins JR. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. ![]() Based on one of the most popular Disney movies of all time and the Broadway musical that played for over 2,500 performances and received multiple Olivier and Tony Awards nominations, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect Broadway Junior musical!
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