Week 2 - Thursday

Most days, I come in a bit before rehearsal to warm up and do some violin exercises. This morning I was working on my bowing and repeating the same sequence of notes over and over when a lady came in to clean the room. By the time she was finished I was still looping the same few bars, and she stood in the doorway and looked at me, clearly of the opinion that I was one fiddle short of a string section. She's probably right.

We made a start on the staging of the title number this morning, which so far isn't quite as complex for me as the opening, partly because I don't play and sing at the same time too much, and also because (to start with, at least) we're marching in formation rather than doing complicated steps. It's a great song, and will be a lot of fun to perform.

Also had our first proper look at the little Flanagan-and-Allen-style duet that I have with Matt Woodyatt. It's my job to give a hint of how Allen performed in their songs, which was mostly just speaking, leaving Flanagan to carry the melody. I've listened to a few of their recordings already, but now that I know which of the two I'll be 'giving', I'll need to do some research in a bit more detail.