NEW POST!!! RHYA Lynxes

Yay!!!

The RHYA Lynxes have been running for 2 weeks now and everything seems AWESOME!!! In just 2 weeks we've recruited like 20 people lols :D
I am seriously amazed by the amount of talent that is in RHYA and this is the PERFECT avenue to bring that talent out haha :D
Doing 2 practices, i've sorta learnt the group's overall "style" ie they do modern songs that are either very chippery like "love song" and "hey soul sister" and "i'm yours" etc very well or very melancholy songs like "your guardian angel", "use somebody" and "superman" very well haha...
Working with so much talent is tough but seeing everyone develop and grow, including myself, is really totally worth it.
Having a GLEE club like this seemed like just a fantasy but really it's developed into a powerful reality :D
In maybe 1-2 more practices, they should be ready to perform already!!!
The setlist chosen would definitely benefit them and showcase their strengths :D

1. Use Somebody
- Opening act
- Sets tone
- dramatic entrance
- Multiple solos

2. Hey Soul Sister
- Fun and lively
- Awesome harmonies
- relatable

3. Your Guardian Angel/Halo
- Beautiful Melancholy Songs
- Very strong soloists
- Perfect juxtaposition of guys doing a girl song and girls doing a guy song
- Plus, they're both sorta fittingly about people being angels

4. Love Song
- Catchy
- Chipper

5. Superman
- Relatable
- Melodious

6. 21 Guns
- Very Powerful IF Pulled of correctly
- requires total concentration and melancholy
- Beautiful

Other songs yet to be chosen

But i think that Tik Tok, Grenade and Firework will work the best

Tik Tok is REALLY Fun haha plus it's very well known and catchy
Grenade had really awesome harmonies and solos and really meaningful lyrics
Firework is really the epitome of catchy and meaningful lol and it's both chipper and melancholy if that is possible lols

So... the Lynxes are gonna ROCK their first performance!!!
To any Lynxes reading this, please read below

Importance of soloists
- Soloists are the key factor that the audience builds a connection with and basically carries a song
- If there is a soloist, the audience immediately focuses on him/her and will remember him/her when they recall the song
- Thus be 100% focused and confident when you do a solo because a confident and focused soloist = a strong soloist = a strong performance :D

Importance of harmonies
- Basically a song would suck if everyone was singing it in the same way duh
- Harmonies are like the rainbow sprinkles and chocolate syrup on a sundae, without them it would look and taste boring
- Variation and practice make great harmonies :D
- so... just try and harmonise whether it be repeating the line that the soloist just sang or going a note or 2 higher or lower or ever going oohh or aahh would work really well :D

Beats
- Basically a beatboxer in a GLEE club keeps the timing of the songs so no one goes faster or slower that it should go plus the beats make the performance sound better
- tapping your foot or slapping your thigh or even snapping can help both on timing as well as adding to the performance's overall effect

Movement
- Basically no one wants to see a bunch of stoners sing a lively song on stage and they're all stoning
- Movement can come in many forms, leaning forward and backward, side to side, shuffling your feet, snapping and nodding. But it needs to be constant so the energy of the performance is maintained :D

Song Choice
- A good groups picks songs they like
- A GREAT Group picks songs that suit them and their group. Listen to the style of your group when you make song selections and try to think or imagine what it would sound like when doing them.
- And of course a great song choice can make or break a performance

Stage presence
- NOT ONLY the soloist is seen during performances
- ALL members are stared at and gazed upon so... you need to believe in yourself and your team
- STAY CONFIDENT and feed off the energy of the group and audience
- If you screw up, don't stop or act like you did something wrong, chances are the audience didn't notice or thought it was part of the performance and you have your team to help cover for you anyway :D

Lynxes FTW!!!
- Kieron