| Author | Message | ||
| fmm
Advanced Member Username: fmm Post Number: 247 Registered: 6-2002 |
_and_ playing bass! The Buffalo Community Theater (www.buffalocommunitytheater.com) production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" runs the second and third weeks of February. I'm not sure what they were thinking when they picked me: I'm kind of tone-deaf, I don't sing at all (and can't help the singers), have only a passing familiarity with the treble clef, and the lst think I conducted was in 1973: my high school pep band's rendition of "Up Up and Away in My Beautiful Balloon". I am _so_ screwed. Pit # 93. (Message edited by fmm on January 12, 2009) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 7323 Registered: 5-2002 |
From what I've read of the off-broadway production, "a lot of the material is half-spoken, and even the sung parts depend more on enthusiasm than skill"; so you'll be fine! | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1199 Registered: 2-2005 |
Just remember to keep that long pointy thing you wave around at the other musicians away from your eyes and you should be fine. :-) Keith | ||
| fmm
Advanced Member Username: fmm Post Number: 249 Registered: 6-2002 |
It's a small pit: piano, bass, drums, and another keyboard covering the other important lines. Almost all of the songs have the orchestra starting at least a couple measures before the singers, so they can get their tempo that way. Since I'm also playing bass, I hope to keep the stick waving to a minimum. | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1580 Registered: 10-2003 |
I played that some years back. I recall it was a real hoot. You'll have a great time! John | ||
| fmm
Advanced Member Username: fmm Post Number: 256 Registered: 6-2002 |
Tomorrow's opening night. _very_ nervous. |
