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Hi. AT my school, people seem to have a problem with singing, I cant get them to join me in a sing along for the life of me, are all people like this, or is my school just prudish, Anyone have acts with sing alongs, or stories, or, something fun adn goofy, and involving maybe?
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not you ... them
hey man, your talking about teenagers doing something a little bit different that they dont see on TV.
They probably think your a freak
I think your cool
Try asking people that dont go to your high school and I bet theyll join in.
G/Luck
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I would never inflict such a thing on an audience, however, every day on my way to do shows, I sing "When you're a jet" from West-Side Story to myself.Comment
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Thanks daisy, thats funny eric,, I know all the words to I feel pretty. I can recite it by heart any time, any place,,,
Its a good song! Especially fun to hear from me... im a very large guy, in both ways.
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Singing in shows
I often put music in my shows, and in the last two, I have required the audience to sing with me. One whole section of one show is about making the audience wear a bowl on their head and sing along with me. Of course, I do it solo first, and the character is very innocent and playful, so it makes perfect sense for her to want everyone to sing with her.
Main thing is to make sure that they are ok with knowing that they don't have to be perfect, coaching them or making the song so easy that it doesn't matter if they don't get it right. Letting them laugh while they sing. Acknowledging that you look much sillier and are ok with it, so they don't have to look silly.
That being said, your age range is very tough to do this with. You are in a life range where most are so afraid of looking stupid, nothing will get them to play. It take as change of environment and reality (no, I don't mean drugs, I mean a theatrical context) and hopefully being away from their peers. They can, I have seen it, but it's very rare.
The story set up in how you create your work will be the best way to get them involved. Give them a reason to sing it, a reason that is "important" and the will be involved in the context rather than with the fact they are singing. It's like getting the audience to go "ooooh, ahhh, wow" in a preshow. You set up the game and then they aren't afraid.
They also have to trust that you are not making fun of them and that you are not trying to make them look stupid.
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It's an "Age" thing.
High school kids are too self conscious to sing along, unless you make it comedy or sarcasm.
Older people, especially seniors will sing along every time.Comment
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Good to hear.Comment
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An additional thought-
To get your audience going, make it a contest. Divide the room in left and right halves , or front and back halves, so many rows , or girls against boys, and that should spur them on.Comment
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Thats a really good idea.Comment
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