I'm going again.
Cabaret Summer School starts next Monday. This will be my fourth time.
This is getting to be a habit, and for good reasons. Every time I attend, I take a big step forward with my cabaret skills. I reckon this intensive week is probably equivalent to a semester at music school, so I'm on my way to earning a degree. It allows me to carve out time to be creative and focus on my musical activities. For the whole week I think of nothing but cabaret.
And at this time of year there is no work for me to do, so I may as well immerse myself in cabaret.
It's New Year's Day, and I'm taking it easy after a night out at La Boheme, where we were treated to a wonderful cabaret show and colourful cocktails. I've spent some time setting goals for the coming year.
I should do some singing practice, but for the past week I've had a "bug" - a croak in the throat and a rattly cough. I'm hoping this will be gone by the weekend, but I've heard that this bug is going around and it tends to linger for a while. I think I can sing above it, but the risk is that a deep breath will irritate something and make me splutter. This is not what I need when I'm performing a brand new piece.
Or at all. Bug, be gone!
So today, I'm resting up and taking it easy. I'm going to need lots of energy next week.
Our first challenge is to fill the theatre. We need to sell tickets. Over the last week I've been telling friends about the show, and some of them have told me they've booked to attend. The theatre takes 120 people, so with ten of us, that's only a dozen guests each. But you do need to work at ticket sales; you cannot assume that the theatre will fill itself.
If you'd like to come to the show, here's the link for bookings
Cabaret Summer School starts next Monday. This will be my fourth time.
This is getting to be a habit, and for good reasons. Every time I attend, I take a big step forward with my cabaret skills. I reckon this intensive week is probably equivalent to a semester at music school, so I'm on my way to earning a degree. It allows me to carve out time to be creative and focus on my musical activities. For the whole week I think of nothing but cabaret.
And at this time of year there is no work for me to do, so I may as well immerse myself in cabaret.
It's New Year's Day, and I'm taking it easy after a night out at La Boheme, where we were treated to a wonderful cabaret show and colourful cocktails. I've spent some time setting goals for the coming year.
I should do some singing practice, but for the past week I've had a "bug" - a croak in the throat and a rattly cough. I'm hoping this will be gone by the weekend, but I've heard that this bug is going around and it tends to linger for a while. I think I can sing above it, but the risk is that a deep breath will irritate something and make me splutter. This is not what I need when I'm performing a brand new piece.
Or at all. Bug, be gone!
So today, I'm resting up and taking it easy. I'm going to need lots of energy next week.
Our first challenge is to fill the theatre. We need to sell tickets. Over the last week I've been telling friends about the show, and some of them have told me they've booked to attend. The theatre takes 120 people, so with ten of us, that's only a dozen guests each. But you do need to work at ticket sales; you cannot assume that the theatre will fill itself.
If you'd like to come to the show, here's the link for bookings
