Lynden, WA 2007 – Lynden Performing Arts Guild will be performing Disney’s High School Musical November 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 & December 6, 7, 8, at 7:30pm – November 24, 25 & December 1, 2, 8 at 2pm at the Claire vg Thomas Theatre – 655 Front St. #13, Lynden Washington [...]
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 LOS ANGELES, CA – In a category packed with worthy nominees, the Disney Channel movie High School Musical took home the Emmy Award on Sunday for Best Television Programming With Gay Subtext. The Emmy was presented by former West Wing stars Bradley Whitford and Rob Lowe to Musical director Kenny Ortega, who won the [...]
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To the many who have contacted me about Disney’s High School Musical 3 auditions – I regret to inform you I have nothing to do with them. I have even been contacted by hopeful actors who have told me the Disney Channel is giving out my contact info for auditions. I have a hard time [...]
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 High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Emmy Award winning Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical. High School Musical 2 is set to debut on Disney Channel on August 17, 2007. It is the first DCOM to have commercials on ABC. PLOT Over summer vacation, the East High Wildcats are ready [...]
Hitting someone in the face with a cream pie is still funny If you’ve been dating for 5 days, it’s ok to start holding hands Dancing jazz squares still sells tickets It’s easy to bounce a ball in time and dance Basketball players have feelings too You can hack into a school electrical grid with [...]
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From HSM Producer Harold Paige Yea! It’s finally going to be here! Cast, crew and production staff are invited to a premier showing of the DVD of Theater Arts Guild’s presentation of Disney’s High School Musical. Cast, crew and production staff should have already received an email with the time and place of the showing [...]
Disney’s High School Musical run at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) has wrapped. Thanks to all for a very fun run. Special kudos to our tech crew on this show – thank you for all your hard work. Here on my website I have a whole section just for High School Musical related articles and [...]
Thanks to Gary Brown for these photos from our half time show for Disney’s High School Musical. I ham it up by playing a Roland Keytar through a JP8000 synth. The best part is at intermission when the kids come down to the pit to see all the musicians. On some shows I’ve let the [...]
Exceedingly rare and vintage pit band photos of the musicians for Disney’s High School Musical presentation at McIntyre Hall 2007. These musicians were VERY fun and intense to work with. When we get a tight groove going on it feels more like we’re cruising down the street with the subs cranking. UPDATE – MORE BAND [...]
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Our condolences to the family of Ray Cham. Ray was one of the songwriters for Disney’s High School Musical. Ray Cham, 2006 Emmy-nominated Songwriter/Producer, passed away in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 4, 2007. Cham passed away from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident. Cham was 35. Ray Cham was described as …a great musical [...]
Disney’s High School Musical opened at McIntyre Hall on March 23, 2007 for a three week run. Here are some photos of the HSM cast and musicians in rehearsal. Full cast is almost sixty strong and the live pit band is seven musicians (and six keyboards!). High School Musical Cast at McIntyre Hall – Warmups [...]
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Mount Vernon, WA – Disney’s High School Musical opens at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA) on March 23, 2007 for a threek week run. Included in the run is a school show and a bargain night on Thursday March 29th. This show is the latest craze with pre-teen audiences. See it and find out what [...]
The challenging part of vocal coaching is getting singers to understand the feeling of vocal placement for their particular voice. It’s common at some point to show a vocalist an actual anatomy picture of the throat and muscles involved in vocal production. After that, it’s a mind game to have them understand the nuance of [...]
High School Musical Part Two begins production soon. The movie is slated to begin production in Utah on February 19th, 2007. On February 9th, it was reported that three of the cast members are holding out for a more lucrative contract. The actors reported to be involved in the dispute are Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu [...]
High School Musical rehearsal schedule for musicians can be found here: HSM Musician Rehearsal Schedule. HSM musicians please visit that page for updates and musician-specific info. Still need two guitars and latin percussion. If you play either of these instruments and have contacted me, please email me again. Would also still like two marching Sousaphones [...]
Literally, “tessitura” is the Italian for “texture.” So it isn’t just the range of pitches that is included in the concept of “tessitura”, but also their arrangement. Examples of differences in tessitura include: does the piece have mostly sudden or gradual rises and falls in pitch; the relative number of very high or low notes, [...]
Pharyngeal Vowel Exercise: Excerpt: The next step is to work with the pharyngeal vowel exercise that I designed years ago. I have found it works with approximately 95% of singers. Have the singer sing a 5-tone descending scale with the tongue between the lips imaging the vowel space straight back behind the tongue. Then have [...]
Causes of Vocal Fatigue by David Jones (2001) VoiceTeacher.com. Causes: (1) Smoking or drinking alcoholic beverages. (2) Belting: using too much chest voice pushed up to high in the scale. (3) Using a technique with a tight solar plexus during singing. (4) Singing with a high larynx. (5) Singing with a low soft palate. (6) [...]
I’ve received many emails about how to obtain legal license rights to perform Disney’s High School Musical. MTI (Music Theater International) handles the license distribution so you can legally perform this musical at a high school or local theater group. The MTI website is at http://www.mtimusicalworlds.com
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During an initial rehearsal with the vocal chorus of a musical, something seemed out of place to me. The cast was very talented, there was just a lack of focus. How do you get all that talent to bring it as far as they can? I spent the better part of a week mulling this [...]
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