Hey everyone!
It's Thursday night and I am exhausted! I didn't have a class until 11:00 this morning but I didn't finish until 6:30. Wednesday and Thursday are my longest days. One thing that I have noticed today is that even in the past 4 days of classes, I have gotten 100 times more confident. Confidence is something that is basically preached here at AMDA. In every dance class we step forward and say our name like we would in an audition. I never knew that someone could tell so much about you in 5 seconds. I must say, I've never been the over confident person. I consider myself very chill and chill doesn't fly when it comes to stating your name to a casting director. Everything is so specific! I'm so happy they are making us do this everyday though because it is becoming second nature and it will make us stand out at an audition.
Yesterday (Wednesday) in my musical theatre class we had all been assigned the same song to perform. "Feeling Good". It was originally a showtune but recently Michael Buble and Jennifer Hudson covered it so it's very popular. We were told to not worry about the vocals. Just know it well enough to sing it while acting out a story. We had to make up a circumstance that fit the song. A real event that has happened in our life or something we hope will happen or maybe hope will not happen. I will be the first to tell you that when it comes to performing scenes and songs in a classroom setting, it can get extremely boring. But yesterday everyone did such an amazing job that I couldn't keep my eyes off of whoever was performing! My teacher, Kathy, cried almost every time someone performed. Her only instruction was "be honest". To see everyone have this break through in acting was amazing. I felt like it was some of the best acting I have ever done in my life and I felt so accomplished at the end of it. Yesterday was definitely a break through for me acting-wise.
Today, I had 4 classes just as I did yesterday. The first one was film lab which is literally watching clips of Broadway shows and Tony performances. It's literally a class of what I do every day on YouTube. I am obsessed with it already! Then I had Voice Production and Speech. My teacher is super intimidating and I don't really know what to think of him or that class yet. It's all very new to me so I don't know what to expect. Then I had Jazz. My teachers name is Casey Colgan. He is an amazing performer and has been doing so professionally for years. He was actually the one who was in my audition behind the table. So that was cool. He is very up front and honest about everything. Which is a great thing but it's also a scary thing. Performers are sensitive but we have to pretend like we have thick skin. I do have pretty thick skin. Thankfully, he didn't say anything negative to me. Haha. He actually said I was good. I have figured out that even if I mess up if I just keep smiling and keep trying, everyone likes it. Haha. That class kicked my butt though. It was so tiring. I thought I was gonna die by the end of it. I'm in the highest level of all of my dance classes so all of the teachers expect us to be awesome. It wasn't too much for me to handle, I'm just not used to having a 2 hour, high intensity dance class with no break. Haha. I'll definitely be sore tomorrow. My last class of the day was sight singing. It's very easy so far and my teacher is so nice.
Also, I'm only typing this because I know my mom will want to know, I am making AWESOME friends here. Everyone is so nice. My group is amazing and so talented and I love being around them all the time. No one is competitive. Everyone is supportive and encouraging to one another and that just makes me so happy. It is a very warm and friendly environment.
Now I'm back in my dorm, I did some homework and I'm ready for bed! Not as long of a day tomorrow. And then it's the weekend!! I'm hoping I can see a show Saturday night instead of going to a halloween party. I don't feel like buying a costume. I would much rather buy a ticket to a show.
Everyday I wake up to a painting of a verse on the wall beside my bed. It states:
"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14
What a great daily reminder that nothing I am doing is for myself. It is all for God. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Him. He has called on me to minister to the people I am around. I just happen to be in the most populated city in the country. I would greatly appreciate it if you could all pray for me. Pray that I can set a good example to the people I am around and that I carry His name to the city of New York.
Goodnight all!
Thanks!
Molly
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