Rehearsals : Day 2 & 3
Day Two : Sunday afternoon.
Suzuki work was continued today. That is going to be the bulk of what we work on this entire week. Training in the Suzuki method. Trying to get the group's stamina up as well as our ability to work together and move as one and find what Keone calls a "collective heartbeat".
We were also introduced to a new kind of movement. Keone calls it the "Elements". Basically it involves embodying the movement of one of the four elements (fire/earth/water/earth) and moving as such to music that is being played. It was fun - definitely alot more pleasant than Suzuki statues. I think it kind of helped everyone discover a new kind of rhythm with each other that will work well when it comes time to take it all to the stage.
We have to be off-book by Friday. Bless my youngling (my sister - Amy), she has been helping me run lines. And these are not happy lines or scenes, so she's getting all bummed listening to me running them. So we both decided that every night after we run lines together, we'll watch an episode of Community or Scrubs or something to help us shake out of it. It's been helpful.
Day Three : Monday night.
Further Suzuki work done. Daily it grows harder and more intensive than the last. But I can also feel my body beginning to adjust to the levels it is being pushed to. I think the group has worked up to a 12 min. workout, as opposed to the 5 min. workout we were doing three days ago. That in and of itself is progress.
Unfortunately, Keone is also working on a second show during this time that opens on Friday, so for this whole week he will have to leave our rehearsals early so he can make it to the other rehearsals. In doing so, he's leaving Josh & Lauren-Ashley in charge of Suzuki work and training (as they have done it with him before).
I...am really bad about taking orders from peers. This is completely and utterly a flaw on my character and in no way reflects on Josh or Lauren-Ashley...because I really do love the both of them. But I find that (on the whole) I tend to exude very dominant qualities. Especially in terms of leadership. I always want to be the one that's in charge of things. Not in a bullying, bossy way - simply that I like being the one calling the shots and looking after the group as a whole. It is incredibly difficult for me to adjust to having to take commands from other people that I consider my peers. Teachers and bosses and directors are one thing. But I have such a difficult time when it comes to my classmates and anyone of equal status as me.
Again, it has nothing to do with LA or Josh (actually, thank goodness it is them because if it were certain other peers of mine, I'd be extremely bad about being all "uhm, no. you can't tell me what to do" - at least I have a certain level of respect for them already established). It really is just a further challenge that I am going to have to work on myself and room for personal improvement.
So as they're yelling out commands, I'm having to try to force myself to calm and focus and not think too much about what is taking place and merely existing within the ensemble itself. Especially when a singular person isn't doing as is expected of them, and they decide to take it out on the entire group by shouting at them and demoralizing them. My instant response is to snap back in defense of the entire group - but I hold my tongue. Breathe. Focus. And simply keep going with what's being expected of me.
I would be awful in the military. LOL.
I'm looking forward to next week when we get to begin work on the actual show itself.
Suzuki work was continued today. That is going to be the bulk of what we work on this entire week. Training in the Suzuki method. Trying to get the group's stamina up as well as our ability to work together and move as one and find what Keone calls a "collective heartbeat".
We were also introduced to a new kind of movement. Keone calls it the "Elements". Basically it involves embodying the movement of one of the four elements (fire/earth/water/earth) and moving as such to music that is being played. It was fun - definitely alot more pleasant than Suzuki statues. I think it kind of helped everyone discover a new kind of rhythm with each other that will work well when it comes time to take it all to the stage.
We have to be off-book by Friday. Bless my youngling (my sister - Amy), she has been helping me run lines. And these are not happy lines or scenes, so she's getting all bummed listening to me running them. So we both decided that every night after we run lines together, we'll watch an episode of Community or Scrubs or something to help us shake out of it. It's been helpful.
Day Three : Monday night.
Further Suzuki work done. Daily it grows harder and more intensive than the last. But I can also feel my body beginning to adjust to the levels it is being pushed to. I think the group has worked up to a 12 min. workout, as opposed to the 5 min. workout we were doing three days ago. That in and of itself is progress.
Unfortunately, Keone is also working on a second show during this time that opens on Friday, so for this whole week he will have to leave our rehearsals early so he can make it to the other rehearsals. In doing so, he's leaving Josh & Lauren-Ashley in charge of Suzuki work and training (as they have done it with him before).
I...am really bad about taking orders from peers. This is completely and utterly a flaw on my character and in no way reflects on Josh or Lauren-Ashley...because I really do love the both of them. But I find that (on the whole) I tend to exude very dominant qualities. Especially in terms of leadership. I always want to be the one that's in charge of things. Not in a bullying, bossy way - simply that I like being the one calling the shots and looking after the group as a whole. It is incredibly difficult for me to adjust to having to take commands from other people that I consider my peers. Teachers and bosses and directors are one thing. But I have such a difficult time when it comes to my classmates and anyone of equal status as me.
Again, it has nothing to do with LA or Josh (actually, thank goodness it is them because if it were certain other peers of mine, I'd be extremely bad about being all "uhm, no. you can't tell me what to do" - at least I have a certain level of respect for them already established). It really is just a further challenge that I am going to have to work on myself and room for personal improvement.
So as they're yelling out commands, I'm having to try to force myself to calm and focus and not think too much about what is taking place and merely existing within the ensemble itself. Especially when a singular person isn't doing as is expected of them, and they decide to take it out on the entire group by shouting at them and demoralizing them. My instant response is to snap back in defense of the entire group - but I hold my tongue. Breathe. Focus. And simply keep going with what's being expected of me.
I would be awful in the military. LOL.
I'm looking forward to next week when we get to begin work on the actual show itself.