MUSICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ROLES
IT
soprano range:
Bb below mid-C to Eb above staff (2 1/2 octaves)
description:
coloratura soprano with substantive chest, rhythmic and pitch accuracy, wide dynamic range (strong arresting solo to quiet descant backup), stamina, flexible imaginative style & extended technique for occasional effect.
REBEL
mezzo-soprano range:
G below mid-C to A above staff (just over 2 octaves)
description:
mezzo-soprano with strong rhythmic and pitch accuracy, pop and jazz styles (scat, swing, hip-hop, current pop female vocalist), good chest, use of head/chest crack in the pop style, not a blended operatic range; should be a feisty, energetic soloist but able to blend chorally when necessary.
MOM
contralto range:
D below mid-C to F# at top of staff (just over 2 octaves)
description:
deep contralto with substantive low chest but sweet high head range which contrasts as in pop or old style rock'n'roll, rhythmic and pitch accuracy, ability to blend chorally.
ACTOR
tenor range:
Bb below C (below mid-C) to C# above C above mid-C (2 1/4 octaves)
description:
possibly operatic or bel canto tenor but should have the ability to drop into pop style smoothly, rhythmic accuracy, pitch accuracy for part-singing, lots of personality, vocal color and charisma as a soloist.
NERD
baritone range:
F below C (below mid-C) to Ab above mid-C (2 1/4 octaves)
description:
pop/folk baritone in the tradition of wordy American male balladeers such as Bob Dylan, must be rhythmically accurate, pop-style falsetto for effect, rich bluesy (or r&b) baritone for solo, pitch accuracy and ability to blend for part-singing.
GROUNDSKEEPER
bass range:
D below C (below mid-C) to F# above mid-C with an optional (soft) lower extension down to Bb 2 octaves below mid-C (2 2/3 octaves)
description:
wide-ranging bass capable of virtuosic melismas, rhythmic accuracy and comfortable in Latin pop styles such as merengu‘ and tango, pitch accuracy and ability to blend for part-singing.
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