18211 From: Laura Ruiz <laura@l...> Date: Sat Mar 23, 2002 9:08pm Subject: RE: [vocalist] Need creative ideas...
>>OPERA KARAOKE!<<
>>Oooh, I LIKE that idea. I know where I can get CD's of aria accompaniments, but do they work the same way as Karaoke does with the words displayed on a screen as you go? Just curious.<<
Hi folks,
Long time lurker, first time poster so brief details about myself, my name is Tracey & I was a professional singer, part time vocal coach & ran a non-profit volutary group for musicians up until last year when I suffered back & neck injury in a major car accident. Spend what time I can building sites for vocalists & musicians but rarely get the chance to reply to posts as their usually answered by those of you with far more experience than I before I get to read them ;-)
Laura, http://www.musicroom.com www.amazon.co.uk and probably www.amazon.com all have Karaoke opera CD's available. I used to organise regular workshops for our club that were extremely popular so you might like to consider running an opera/singing workshop as a fund raiser. If you run a Karaoke competition its worth speaking to local businesses/groups etc to donate prizes. Not sure wether you have an equivalent to our local council but they have a education & recreation department who provided us with free venue and publicity in their monthly newsletter.
Another idea for the summer months would be a musical picnic - we managed a completely acoustic affair that raised several hundred pounds donated by the general public. Entrance was free, people brought their own grub, kids, dogs, friends etc and we were given posters, t-shirts etc to sell by local businesses and took turns rattling the can at the front of the 'musicians area' - everyone was invited to join in with popular songs (& did with gusto) & a great day was had by all.
Hope this helps Tracey
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