Ive been interested in acting for the longest time. Its always been a dream of mine. As of recently, Ive started taken acting classes; I guess I was tired of waiting around for my dreams to come true, I had to do it myself. The problem is is that I am new to this biz. I honestly, know close to nothing about acting, theater, scripts, stages, or any other jazz that has much to do with acting. I wish I had someone to ask this about, but none of my friends are into acting, and my family is just as clueless in this area. If you know any tips, or suggestions that might help me out, it would be greeaaaatlyy appreciated. Thanks.
-faborgirl

Faborgirl

Yes, I can Agree with the fact of practicing being a chore, but it is only some of the time with me. I occasionally am learning a piece I just love, and it is so much fun playing it, again and again! Most of the time, however it is a chore, a painful chore at that. But as you said, the reward is so worth the labor

Clough

You are speaking with a maturity that goes beyond the usual for someone your age. I am thoroughly impressed! I am currently working on an answer for another one of your posts. Will be done shortly. Thank you!

Clough

Then it certainly sounds like you have an excellent ear! This being because you are able to figure things out on your own as to what you want to here. That is how I began. I can certainly help you with learning more about chords and their functions, if you would like. And, I would be glad to do that!

But, this thread is concerning acting. Everything that I have been asking and discussing with you, is being geared in that direction.

Have you had any singing experience at all?

Faborgirl

Yes, couldnt agree more! So can you tell me anything about my acting yet? Any route you think I should try to pursue?

Faborgirl

Singing? My voice isnt the best, but I still love to sing! Ive had no training however, so I guess that might be why Im not the best at it.

Clough

Just so you know, the group that I played with this weekend - I have to make up my entire part on the piano. All I have are chord symbols. Occasionally, I might have a melody line written in that I can follow when improvising on the chords. But, most of the time, that is not the case. I must listen and be alert at all times as to what is happening in the music, so that I can voice and arrange the notes in the chords that I am playing so that they fit the music the most ideal way. I feel that you are someone who is ripe for doing something like that someday. The piano is the backbone to the entire group.

Clough

Does your school put on musicals and/or plays?

Clough

We can all sing. It's just that we haven't been all born with a Stradivarius for an instrument. Also, if we can walk, we can dance. If we can talk, we can sing.

Your singing voice, even if you were to have had proper training in the utilization of it for singing, won't reach it's maturity for many years from now. Although, I did hear on the radio tonight, an 18-year-old girl who attends the Interlochen Academy for the Arts who is a mezzo-soprano who sang a solo, and who sounded like she could have been 35.

I'm sure that you would do well at singing. But, it would be another discipline at which you would have to endeavor to be good.

In order to get into acting and to be in musicals, you don't have to have that great of a singing voice in order to start out by being in choruses. Being able to sing, at least some, is going to broaden out your possibilities that you will have concerning acting.

Faborgirl

Wow, thats amazing that you could improvise like that! My school usually puts on a play every other year. This is the year, and auditions start beginning of January

Clough

Thank you for the compliment! I have gone through the "chores" of knowing how to do what I do. But, it has been worth it!

Is it a musical? Or, a play without music that your school will be doing?