Overall Musical Theatre Skills Evaluation

Personally, i think i have improved my skills in some areas. For example, i think that i have been able to adapt to a character better than i used to as i use to find it difficult but because we went over the character a lot and watched several different clips i found it was slightly easier to portray my character. Within music, i feel as though i have more of a range within singing now as we worked on having a bigger range during warm up which i believe helped me a lot. Also, i feel as though i am able to sing better harmonies now and am able to block out somebody else who is singing a different part to me. In dance, i think that i have become more aware of my space (spacial awareness) and i think that i have learnt to interact with other people now during my performance.

There is Nothing Like a Dame Evaluation

Evaluation

Before watching it-

Throughout our performance of "There is Nothing Like a Dame" I felt like I had good eye contact with the other people who was on the stage, such as Sarah who I made eye contact with quite a lot. I think that I could have made more eye contact with the audience so that they would feel more connected with the piece. I feel like I could look more fed up and have portrayed more emotions so it would make the number better. I feel like the whole group learnt the words well and we picked them up quite fast which meant we could focus on our actions and dance. Personally, I feel like my three positions at the beginning are good because there is lots of variations in the height as I start high and finish sitting on the floor, I feel as though they are all manly positions and this is the past I found hardest as I found it hard to play a man character. Finally, I feel like I could have bigger gestures and interact more with different people.

After watching it-

Self evaluation

After watching our performance of "There is Nothing Like a Dame" i feel like i had good interaction with the other characters that were on stage. Also, i feel as though i had good projection throughout the song and when i sang my solo line i feel as though it could be heard easily. I still feel as though i could have look more at the audience because i did not much which would make them feel as though they aren't as involved as they could be. I think that the whole group worked well together and we all had our own individual characters which will all portrayed really well. I also feel as though i was in time with the music through out and the little dance moves which we had to do,i feel as though i done them well and quite strongly. Furthermore, i think that i played a man role okay but i could have been more like my character and had stronger moves. Finally, whilst i was watching my performance i feel like i could have had bigger gestures and i could have made my walks stronger and my arm movements bigger and stronger.

Peer Evaluation

My peer, Nikola, gave me my feedback back. After watching it she said that overall my performance was really good and i looked confident throughout my performance. She said that i sang my solo line really well and i was in tune the whole time. Also, she said that the whole performances singing was in tune and the harmonies sounded good which means my harmonies and everyone else's was correct as we all sounded in tune with each other.

There is Nothing Like a Dame

Research

Facial Expression/ Eye Contact

When we watched "There is nothing like a dame" in class and also when I re-watched it at home, I think that the eye contact between all the men in the number was really good as they was all interacting with each other and looking at each other. They also all looked fed up and they looked desperate that they really wanted a women back in there like. When the soloist was singing, the rest of the chorus was looking at them so they looked interest and wanted to know what they was saying.

Volume, Pitch, Tone of Voice and Accent

Again, when I watched this I thought that they all had a good volume and you could hear what they was saying well and clearly. They also all had American accents as they was in an American musical. Whilst they were singing, they all sounded angry and had aggression in their voice which made the number more effective. They also had low voices and they had a couple of harmony's in it.

Posture and Gait

In the number, they all had crossed arms which suggested they was annoyed or angry. Also, whilst they were singing they had actions for the words which they were singing so everything linked together.

Gesture and Physical Contact

All the men throughout the number had close contact and they all had really good interaction with each other and was acting of one another. Also, they all put there arm round each other which showed they were all close. Also, when the women ran past all the men stopped and stared at them and they all did it which made it look effective.

Dance Evaluation

Physical skills
- Good timing
- Big actions
- Pointed feet
- More physical fighting- more confident
- Knew the dance well

Personal management and discipline 
- Correct clothing for dance
- Always on time
- Hair up

Feedback from teacher
- Big actions
- Characterisation

Feedback from others
- Good fight scene
- Confident 
- Clear introduction onto stage
- Focused
- Good spacing

Overall strengths and weaknesses
- More face expressions
- Good use of space
- Stayed close as a group

Short term goal and Long term goal
- Short- Face expressions
- Long- More flexible (so able to do new and harder moves)

Drama Evaluation

Physical Skills
-Use more hand movements
-Dont play with hair
-Good use of space (for what i had to do)

Vocal Skills
-Use american accent
- Good diction
- Use longer breaks

Personal management and discipline
-Good group work- get along
-Focus slightly more
- Put myself forward for bigger roles and not step back
- Always was on time
-Had correct clothes on

Feedback from teacher
-Characterisation
-where to stand on stage (characters)

Feedback from others
- Good use of space and good use of props

Overall strengths and weaknesses
- Not enough confidence
- Good relationship with other characters


Short term goal/ Long term goal
-Short- Attempt different accents
-Long- Become more confident within myself