Seriously, this VOICE
Mar. 22nd, 2025 07:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deird1It’s been about eight years since my nephew auditioned for, and won, a role in the School of Rock musical touring Australia, New Zealand, and China.
Coincidentally, his little sister is eight years younger than he is.
She is currently nine, and about to audition to be in the Melbourne tour of Annie.
I am, of course, fairly biased. But I’m also pretty knowledgeable about performing arts stuff, especially singing. And my niece is a DAMN GOOD singer. Like… way better than her elder brother, the professional jazz musician, who toured in musicals as a kid. (He can sing, but he got his SoR role for his awesome piano playing.)
My niece can hit the notes, and project, and put feeling into her voice, and change her accent to match Annie’s, and sound different for different songs. And she’s NINE.
There’s a good likelihood that she’ll actually get cast as something. And I will watch with amazement as my sister’s family does this whole thing again.
(My daughter is going to be wild with envy. But that’s a separate issue.)
Coincidentally, his little sister is eight years younger than he is.
She is currently nine, and about to audition to be in the Melbourne tour of Annie.
I am, of course, fairly biased. But I’m also pretty knowledgeable about performing arts stuff, especially singing. And my niece is a DAMN GOOD singer. Like… way better than her elder brother, the professional jazz musician, who toured in musicals as a kid. (He can sing, but he got his SoR role for his awesome piano playing.)
My niece can hit the notes, and project, and put feeling into her voice, and change her accent to match Annie’s, and sound different for different songs. And she’s NINE.
There’s a good likelihood that she’ll actually get cast as something. And I will watch with amazement as my sister’s family does this whole thing again.
(My daughter is going to be wild with envy. But that’s a separate issue.)