“But it is equally necessary to consider the implications for a society if there are fewer and fewer young people making music because we are economising on music schools or musical education in schools.” PeopleIfsSchoolYoungMusic IsMusicalFewerImplicationsMusical Education Author:Johannes Rau
“I've auditioned for musicals a lot, but I think my voice didn't really match what they were looking for. I went to school for musical theater for a year and dropped out. Legit musicals are not quite my forte.” ThinkingYearsSchoolVoiceTheaterMusicalMusical TheaterForteLegit Author:Cristin Milioti
“As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of Music, I became exposed to a lot more musical forms, elements, opportunities, and I fell in love with strings and their uses.” UseSchoolFormOpportunityStudentsActivityElementsMusicalStringsExposed Author:Chuck Mangione
“Back when I was in theater school, trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life, 'Sweeney Todd' was a huge touchstone for me, my favorite musical for sure.” TryingSchoolFiguresHugeTheaterMusicalMy FavoriteBack WhenTouchstonesSweeneySweeney Todd Author:Eric McCormack
“I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us got started in public schools. Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, for example. But now there are no more music teachers in public elementary schools. It's like (Senator) Moynihan said, 'benign neglect.' Just let it rot and fester.” SaidHomeSchoolUsedTeacherExampleInstrumentsMusicalNeglectSenatorsPublic SchoolCharlieBudBenignElementary SchoolMusical InstrumentsMusic Teacher Author:Max Roach
“You never know what`s going to be big. It`s the fans. It was just a Disney Channel Movie and the kids made it huge... For High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV), we just wanted to have fun and make something together.” KnowsMadeBigsKidsWantedSchoolTogetherFunFansTvsHugeHigh SchoolMusicalMade ItHaving FunHigh School MusicalDisney Channel Author:Ashley Tisdale
“When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didn't have any guys.” SchoolGuyActingTeacherGeniusDramaHigh SchoolMusicalIncrediblesLead InFreshman Author:Casey Affleck
“People say modernism killed poetry for them: it doesn't rhyme, it doesn't touch a popular musical oral tradition. Years ago, you memorized and read poetry; it was one of the things you were forced to learn. Now it has tiny role in school.” PeopleYearsSchoolRolesYears AgoTraditionMusicalTinyRhymeModernismPopular MusicOral Tradition Author:Campbell McGrath
“Ive always been really artistic. I went to an all-girls private Catholic school, and one of their biggest things was musical theater. I became obsessed with that.” SchoolGirlTheaterCatholicMusicalArtisticObsessedCatholic SchoolMusical Theater Author:Daniela Bobadilla
“I think your teenage years define your musical roots forever. You're always looking for a theme for your high school years.” ThinkingYearsSchoolForeverHigh SchoolRootsMusicalThemeTeenageTeenage YearsSchool Years Author:Patrick Wilson
“I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the theater the minute I graduated from college having not pursued it! So I went back to school and got a degree in music and began working in musical theater.” WantedSchoolCareersMinutesCollegeDegreesTheaterMusicalPursuePursuedMusical Theater Author:Nancy Allen
“I feel Britannia High is aimed at an older audience than High School Musical. Britannia High is more of a serious drama, with the music and dance on top.” FeelsSchoolAudienceSeriousDramaHigh SchoolMusicalMusic And DanceHigh School Musical Author:Mitch Hewer
“I was at a school in England, a prep school, from the ages of 8 and 13. And every play they did was a musical. Parents love musicals. And I don't sing. It was driving me crazy. 'We're doing 'Macbeth.'' 'Yes!' 'The musical!' And I was always in the chorus, because of course, in all the main parts, you had to be able to sing.” PlayAgeAbleSchoolCoursesParentCrazyEnglandMusicalDrivingChorusParents LovePrepsDrive Me Crazy Author:Charlie Cox