10 Describing a Musical Performance GLOSSARY to audition to sing, play a musical instrument, act, or dance for a short period of time so that someone can see and listen and decide whether one should be selected for a real performance or participation

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Learning to Act Richard: Its 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Why are you banging those pots and pans? Elizabeth: I have an audition coming up and Im rehearsing. Richard: By banging pots and pans? Elizabeth: Im up for a part as a 1950s housewife. I nee

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[00:02.32]Not stick to the original? 不照着剧本演? [00:06.64]Not stick to the exquisite words of Mr. George Bernard Shaw? 不照着乔治伯纳德肖的 高雅的词句演? [00:07.20]We're not English, and this isn't the 19th century, 我们又

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By Barry Unger Washington 22 May 2008 The Washington, D.C. metro train system is usually crowded with tourists during the summer. But in addition to providing quick transportation around the D.C. area, some riders will receive free summer entertainme

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196. Scarlet斯嘉丽 scarcely-screen There was a young theater student who was barely scraping by working as a waitress in restaurants. She had applied for many scholarships but was denied every time. She had great hopes of becoming a great actress

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 10 January 2008 Success in Hollywood comes by way of many different routes. For actor Christian Clemenson, the road started in a small-town in the Midwestern state of Iowa and has led to a role on a television series ca

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It's not every day when a new singer earns comparisons to the King of Country George Strait. But, that is what's happening to newcomer, Easton Corbin. Corbin's debut single, A Little More Country Than That, reached Number One on the Country chart. Al

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Mention Hollywood, and most people think of glamour: beautiful women with smooth, flawless skin and perfectly aligned white teeth, men with trim athletic bodies. But much of that look is artificial: breast implants, Botox-treated faces, collagen-inje

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By Larry London Washington, D.C. 23 July 2007 Chris Daughtry is one of the biggest new names in rock music. It has been a hard and surprising climb. A year ago, he was voted off the American Idol TV talent contest and seemed to be just another failed

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During the past two years, Danny Gokey has gone from working as a commercial truck driver to signing with a major Nashville record company. The 2009 American Idol Top 5 finalist recently released his debut album, My Best Days. Danny Gokey's new album

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Former 'Idol' Jordin Sparks Gets Personal on New Album Singing star Jordin Sparks rose to fame in 2007 on the popular television show American Idol. After winning the title at age 17 Jordin has scored three Top 10 Billboard Chart hits and appeared in

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'Fishing Without Nets' a Dramatic Story of Somali Piracy NEW YORK Its a familiar premise in Hollywood film: a good man in need of money is talked into participating in a crime against his better judgment. But in Fishing Without Nets, by first-time di

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, Valentine's Day is this week, and it is fitting that we have a love story for you. It is the story of a love forged in the hard work, pain and drama of the dance world, and yet, it endures. Linda Celeste Sims and G

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AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: During his eight years on Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader played everyone from Clint Eastwood to former Chinese President Hu Jintao. But in his new HBO series Barry, Hader may have created his most challenging role - a hit man wh

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Fifty years ago, Mel Brooks released The Producers. It was a movie about a scam to put on a Broadway musical that lost money. Years later, it became a Broadway musical about putting on that musical. And like the fictional musical

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American universities inherited a choral tradition from England where, centuries ago, student choruses gathered to sing songs with different vocal parts known as glees. Today, dozens of U.S. colleges have glee clubs - a cappella choruses open to stud

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M:But most of the population leaves, of... will you stay during this... or you do leave during August. F: I actually (yeah, you'll leave) actually during August. yeah, but...but yesterday, it was...er.... a couple of days ago, actually I was so, oh,

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By Katherine Cole Washington 29 October 2007 More than 6,000 people who work in fields related to bluegrass music recently gathered in Nashville for the annual World of Bluegrass conference and tradeshow hosted by the International Bluegrass Music As

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By Behnam Nateghi Washington 10 October 2007 A new digital community offers independent and unsigned bands a revolutionary promotional platform to showcase their talents. urSession.com, gives musicians from all over the world an opportunity to build

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