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Training for the musical theatre |
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Acting in Musical Theatre --- the book |
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SECTION I Fundamentals of acting in musical theatre |
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1 Acting basics -- the foundation |
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Unit 1.1 What makes good acting? |
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Unit 1.2 Preparing to work |
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Unit 1.3 Giving and taking feedback |
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1.3.3 Asking for feedback |
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Exercise 1A Creating a workbook |
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1.4.2 Believability and truth |
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1.4.4 Public solitude and relishing exposure |
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1.4.5 Acting is believing -- the difference between acting and performing |
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1.4.6 Playful work, disciplined play |
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1.4.8 Inside out/outside in |
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2 Acting basics -- step by step |
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Unit 2.1 Acting fundamentals |
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Unit 2.2 Given circumstances |
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2.2.1 Facts of the world of your script |
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Exercise 2A Bringing in your research |
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2.2.2 Inferring given circumstances |
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Exercise 2B What is my worldview? |
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Exercise 2C List the relationships |
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2.3.1 My world and welcome to it |
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Exercise 2D Everything is mine |
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Exercise 2F The liars' club |
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2.3.3 Metaphoric relationships |
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Exercise 2G Playing the relationships |
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2.3.4 Relationships change |
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Exercise 2H Metaphoric relationships |
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2.4.1 Why versus what for |
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Exercise 2I Why versus what for |
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Exercise 2J Objective hierarchy |
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2.4.3 Testing the objective |
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2.4.4 Specific ideal outcome |
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Exercise 2K Specific ideal outcome |
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Exercise 2L Finding the beat |
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2.5.2 Fight only for what you want right now |
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2.6.1 External and internal obstacles |
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Exercise 2M Identifying obstacles |
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2.6.2 Physicalizing the struggle |
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Exercise 2N Obstacles: what's in your way? |
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2.6.3 Emotions are obstacles (but in a good way) |
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Exercise 2O Push-me-pull-you |
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Unit 2.7 Strategy and tactics |
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Exercise 2P Applying the concepts |
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Unit 2.8 Evaluation, discovery, and adjustment |
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2.8.1 The creative mood and preparation |
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Unit 2.9 Text, subtext, and inner monologue |
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Exercise 2Q Subtext and inner monologue |
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Exercise 3A Tell the truth; now live it large |
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Unit 3.1 Raising the stakes |
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Unit 3.2 Meeting the emotional demands of the music |
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Exercise 3B Or else I'll die |
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Unit 3.3 Citizenship in the Land of IF -- the creative state |
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SECTION II Score and libretto analysis and structure |
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4 Musical analysis -- listening for clues |
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4.1.2 The music never lies |
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Unit 4.2 Kinds of musical information |
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Exercise 4A Ways of listening |
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Exercise 4B Easy listening |
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4.2.1 Composer's markings |
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4.2.2 Emotional qualities |
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Exercise 4C Emotional qualities |
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Exercise 4D Melodic shape |
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4.2.4 Tempo quality and changes |
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Exercise 4E Tempo changes |
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Exercise 4F Rhythmic styles |
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Exercise 4G Changing keys |
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4.2.8 Tension and release |
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Exercise 4H Using accents |
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Exercise 4I Dynamic changes |
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4.2.12 Musical character quality |
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4.2.13 The relationship between melody and accompaniment |
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4.2.14 The relationship between dialogue and underscoring |
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Exercise 4J Reunited and it sounds so good |
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Unit 4.3 Architecture of the traditional theatre song |
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4.3.1 Introduction or "intro" |
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4.3.4 Playoff or ride-out |
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Exercise 4K Naming of parts |
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Unit 4.4 A closer look at the chorus |
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Exercise 4L Learn your ABCs |
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Unit 4.5 Contemporary variations |
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Exercise 4M Identifying song structure |
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Unit 4.6 The musical "voice" of a song and of a character |
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4.6.1 Musical voice reveals character function |
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4.6.2 Musical style reveals character status |
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4.6.3 Voice type can reveal a character's nature |
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Unit 4.7 A final thought on musical analysis |
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5 Working with words -- the language of the lyric and libretto |
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Unit 5.1 Acting through language |
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Unit 5.2 Lyrics as poetry |
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Exercise 5A Playing the poetry |
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Unit 5.3 Poetry versus prose |
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Exercise 5B Playing the Prose |
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Exercise 5C Poem rhythm versus prose rhythm |
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Unit 5.6 Alliteration and consonance |
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Exercise 5E Catching the consonants/voicing the vowels |
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Exercise 5F Simple sentences |
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Exercise 5G Simple to complex sentences |
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Unit 5.8 Simile and metaphor -- telling you how I feel |
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Exercise 5H I'm a metaphor (or like a simile) |
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Unit 5.9 Changing lists into ladders |
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Unit 5.10 If--then, either--or, yes--but, not this---but that |
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6 Elements of storytelling |
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Unit 6.1 Know what story you're telling |
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Unit 6.2 Divide and conquer your text |
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Exercise 6A Divide and conquer |
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Exercise 6C Fairytale-ing your story |
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6.3.1 Events seen (and unseen) |
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6.3.2 Your character's events |
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Exercise 6F Who does what to whom? |
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6.3.5 What happens to me? |
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Exercise 6G My story, part 2 |
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Exercise 6H Finding the thematic conflict |
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6.4.3 Conflict in musical comedies |
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Unit 6.5 Characters carry the argument |
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6.5.1 Characters embody values |
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Unit 6.6 Dramatic function |
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Exercise 6 I Musical moments |
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Unit 6.8 Location, location, location |
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Unit 6.10 Visual elements -- how design affects your performance |
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Unit 6.12 How to use this information |
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7.1.1 Characters tell us about themselves |
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7.1.3 Authors tell us about characters |
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Exercise 7 A Grab bag character -- part I |
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Exercise 7B Grab bag character -- part II |
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Exercise 7C Grab bag character -- part III |
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Exercise 7D Grab bag character -- part IV |
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Exercise 7E Dating service |
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Unit 7.5 Archetypes, stock characters, and character types |
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7.5.2 Ancient Greek drama |
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7.5.3 Commedia dell'arte characters |
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7.5.4 Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century comedy, melodrama, and minstrelsy |
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7.5.5 Creating characters using archetypes |
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Exercise 7G Identifying archetypes |
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Exercise 7H Archetype matching |
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Exercise 7I Name that archetype! |
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Unit 7.6 The world of the musical |
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Unit 7.7 Bringing all the character research together |
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Exercise 7J Alike/different |
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Exercise 7K Visual journal |
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Exercise 7L Cartoon your character |
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Unit 7.8 Selective reality of your show |
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SECTION III The journey of the song |
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Exercise 8A Mapping the trip |
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Unit 8.2 A journey to where? Trip objectives |
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Unit 8.3 Pursue objectives -- don't play moods or states of being |
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Exercise 8B Moods into objectives |
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Exercise 8C Breaking it into beats |
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Exercise 8D Choosing objectives |
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Exercise 8E Rehearsing with objectives |
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Unit 8.6 Taking the journey in small steps |
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8.6.1 Internal and external pressure |
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Exercise 8F Under pressure |
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8.6.2 Tactical actions -- verbs to do by |
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8.6.3 Verbs can hurt or heal |
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Exercise 8G Intimidating or attracting with tactics |
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Exercise 8H Planting and unearthing discoveries |
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Exercise 8I What just happened? |
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8.6.5 Evaluation and adjustment |
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Exercise 8J Reacting and responding |
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9 Working with relationships |
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Unit 9.1 Specific relationships |
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Exercise 9A Specifying relationships |
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Exercise 9B When I look at you |
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Unit 9.2 Changing relationships |
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Exercise 9C I am changing |
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Unit 9.3 Relationships as obstacles |
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Exercise 9D You are in my way (and I'm in yours) |
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Unit 9.4 Relationship goal -- I want more |
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Exercise 9E Upgrading relationships |
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Unit 9.5 Relationship goal -- love me as I want to be loved |
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Exercise 9F How I want to be loved |
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Unit 9.6 Power, control, and status |
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Exercise 9G Playing to win |
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9.7.1 Inner-directed songs |
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9.7.2 Absent partner-directed songs |
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9.7.3 Conversations with God |
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9.7.4 Audience-directed songs |
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Exercise 9H You, me, and God |
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Unit 10.1 This is the moment |
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Exercise 10 A Now as never before |
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Unit 10.2 Why must I sing this now? |
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Exercise 10B Pressure to perform |
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Unit 10.3 Backstory and frontloading |
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Exercise 10C Using backstory and frontloading |
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Exercise 10D Three through the door |
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Unit 10.4 Invented memory |
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Exercise 10E Creating a fantasy memory |
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Exercise 10F Creative fantasy |
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Unit 10.5 The cost of failure -- what's at stake? |
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Exercise 10G Finding the stakes and raising them |
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SECTION IV Making it a performance |
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11 Discovering your phrasing |
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185 | (13) |
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Unit 11.1 Lyrics are dialogue |
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Exercise 11A Listening for emphasis |
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Unit 11.2 Monologuing the lyric |
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Exercise 11B Reading the lyric |
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Exercise 11C Meaning the lyric |
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Exercise 11D Lyric as monologue |
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Exercise 11E Speak -- sing -- speak |
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Exercise 11F Emphatic words |
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Unit 11.3 Returning to music |
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Exercise 11G Returning to the music |
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Unit 11.4 Singing ideas instead of notes and words |
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Exercise 11H Singing your objective |
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Unit 11.5 Phrasing with breath |
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11.5.1 Using breathing to phrase ideas |
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Unit 11.6 Front phrasing and back phrasing |
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Exercise 11I Back phrasing |
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Exercise 11J Front phrasing |
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Exercise 11K Research phrasing styles |
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Exercise 11L Impersonating phrasing |
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Unit 11.7 It's a musical, not a play-zical! |
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Exercise 11N I'm an instrument |
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Exercise 11O Scat singing |
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Unit 12.1 A common language for working on the stage |
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200 | (1) |
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Exercise 12A Onstage Twister |
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Unit 12.3 Stage positions and visual impact |
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201 | (1) |
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Exercise 12B Living tableau |
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202 | (1) |
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Unit 12.5 Staging yourself |
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Unit 12.6 An external expression of the inner journey |
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Unit 12.7 Impulse leads to action |
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Unit 12.8 Inhabiting gesture |
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Unit 12.9 Illustration versus gesture |
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12.10.1 Anchoring things -- a 3D map of your outer world |
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Exercise 12C Giving directions |
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Exercise 12D Picture it this way |
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12.10.2 Anchoring ideas -- a 3D map of your inner world |
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Exercise 12E Find and anchor the argument, physically |
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Unit 12.11 Playing multiple roles in the same song |
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Exercise 12F Action figure statues |
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Unit 12.13 Relating actions to anchors |
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Exercise 12G Action figures: the sequel |
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Unit 12.14 Scoring your staging |
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Unit 12.15 Dance movement |
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Unit 12.16 Sharing your performance with the audience |
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Exercise 12H Calibrating the space |
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Unit 12.18 What is a "button"? |
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13 Rehearsal into performance |
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Unit 13.1 Begin at the beginning |
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Unit 13.4 Exploring and experimenting |
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Unit 13.5 Room for failure |
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225 | (1) |
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Unit 13.6 Changing venues |
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225 | (1) |
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Unit 13.7 Adding elements |
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225 | (1) |
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Unit 13.8 Previews and opening night |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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Unit 13.10 Hits and flops |
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226 | (1) |
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Unit 13.11 Your evolving technique |
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Exercise 13A Rehearsal journal |
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SECTION V Style in musical theatre |
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Unit 14.1 Evolving notions of style |
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232 | (1) |
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Unit 14.2 Audience awareness of style |
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233 | (1) |
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Unit 14.3 Contemporary musical acting style |
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234 | (1) |
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14.3.1 The human truth of style |
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235 | (1) |
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Unit 14.4 Fundamental assumptions about style |
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235 | (1) |
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Unit 14.5 Theatrical conventions |
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236 | (1) |
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Unit 14.6 Conventional behavior |
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Unit 14.7 Analyzing the worldview of a style |
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14.7.3 Relationship to authority |
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14.7.5 Identifying the social ideal |
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14.7.6 Beauty and fashion |
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14.7.7 Performance tradition and style |
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14.7.8 Self-conscious use of performance traditions |
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14.7.9 Historical accuracy and modern perceptions of style |
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Exercise 15A Pop music style-go-round |
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Unit 15.1 What are style tags? |
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Exercise 15B Name the tags |
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Unit 15.2 Vocal style tags |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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Exercise 15C Painting with vocal colors |
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15.2.3 Vibrato versus straight tone |
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248 | (1) |
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Exercise 15D Rate of vibrato |
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248 | (1) |
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Exercise 15E Vibrato onset |
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248 | (1) |
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Exercise 15F Combining vibrato skills |
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249 | (1) |
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15.2.5 Researching vocal styles |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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Unit 15.3 Physical style tags |
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250 | (2) |
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15.3.1 Posture and silhouette |
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250 | (1) |
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15.3.2 Formality of movement |
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250 | (1) |
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15.3.3 Fashion and movement |
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251 | (1) |
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15.3.4 Gestural vocabulary |
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251 | (1) |
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Unit 15.4 Attitudes into actions |
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252 | (1) |
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Unit 15.5 Style and truth |
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254 | (51) |
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Unit 16.1 European operetta |
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256 | (5) |
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16.1.1 Background and worldview |
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256 | (1) |
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16.1.2 Social ideals and values |
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257 | (1) |
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16.1.4 Beauty and fashion |
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258 | (1) |
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16.1.5 Relationship to authority |
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258 | (1) |
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16.1.6 Performance tradition |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (2) |
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16.1.8 Examples from the style/genre |
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260 | (1) |
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16.1.9 Research resources |
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260 | (1) |
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Unit 16.2 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta |
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261 | (7) |
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16.2.1 Background and worldview |
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261 | (1) |
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16.2.2 Social ideals and values |
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262 | (1) |
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16.2.4 Beauty and fashion |
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263 | (1) |
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16.2.5 Relationship to authority |
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264 | (1) |
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16.2.6 Performance tradition |
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264 | (1) |
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16.2.8 Examples from the style/genre |
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266 | (1) |
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16.2.9 Research resources |
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267 | (1) |
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16.3.1 Background and worldview |
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268 | (1) |
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16.3.2 Social ideals and values |
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269 | (1) |
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16.3.4 Beauty and fashion |
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16.3.5 Relationship to authority |
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16.3.6 Performance tradition |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (2) |
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16.3.8 Research resources |
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Unit 16.4 Golden Age musical drama |
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16.4.1 Background and worldview |
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275 | (2) |
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16.4.2 Social ideals and values |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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16.4.4 Beauty and fashion |
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279 | (1) |
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16.4.5 Relationship to authority |
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280 | (1) |
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16.4.6 Performance tradition |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (3) |
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16.4.8 Examples from the style/genre |
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284 | (1) |
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16.4.9 Research resources |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (9) |
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16.5.1 Background and worldview |
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285 | (2) |
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16.5.2 Social ideals and values |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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16.5.4 Beauty and fashion |
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288 | (1) |
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16.5.5 Relationship to authority |
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288 | (1) |
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16.5.6 Performance tradition |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (3) |
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16.5.8 Examples from the style/genre |
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292 | (1) |
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16.5.9 Research resources |
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293 | (1) |
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Unit 16.6 Popsicals and juke box musicals |
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294 | (1) |
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Unit 16.6.2 Juke box variations |
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294 | (2) |
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Unit 16.6.3 Biographical juke box musicals |
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296 | (1) |
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Unit 16.6.4 Using style tags in biographical juke box musicals |
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296 | (1) |
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Unit 16.6.5 Selecting and amplifying signature elements |
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297 | (1) |
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Unit 16.6.6 Digging deeper |
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297 | (1) |
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Unit 16.6.7 Acting in juke box book musicals and popsicals |
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298 | (1) |
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Unit 16.6.8 Case study: Mamma Mia! |
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299 | (6) |
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Exercise 16A In the manner of ... |
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301 | (1) |
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Exercise 16B Have you heard the one about ... |
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Exercise 16C I am the very model |
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Exercise 16D Sing with a prop |
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Exercise 16E Look at my ... |
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Exercise 16F Performance tradition |
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302 | (1) |
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Exercise 16G I've got a little problem |
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303 | (1) |
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Exercise 16H Celebrity roast |
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303 | (1) |
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Exercise 16I Yo, baby! I love ya! |
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Exercise 16J Anything you can do, I can do better |
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Exercise 16K Archetypes in the style of ... |
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Exercise 16L I'm the greatest star |
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304 | (1) |
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SECTION VI The profession |
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305 | (78) |
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17 Do you have the stuff? |
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307 | (48) |
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309 | (1) |
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Exercise 17A How do you measure up? |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Unit 17.3 Castability and type |
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310 | (9) |
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Exercise 17B Your basic profile |
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312 | (1) |
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Exercise 17C Know your musical theatre type |
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312 | (2) |
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Exercise 17D You remind me of ... |
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314 | (1) |
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Exercise 17E The sociology experiment |
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314 | (1) |
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Exercise 17F Typing and archetyping |
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315 | (3) |
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Exercise 17G Bringing it into focus |
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318 | (1) |
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Unit 17.4 Skills and know-how |
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319 | (2) |
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Exercise 17H Skills inventory |
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319 | (2) |
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Exercise 17I Can you act? |
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Unit 17.5 Connections and an understanding of the market |
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321 | (3) |
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17.5.1 Planning and setting goals |
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321 | (1) |
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Exercise 17J Creating a business plan |
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321 | (3) |
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Unit 17.6 Market research |
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324 | (1) |
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Unit 17.7 Where the work is |
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325 | (6) |
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17.7.1 Children's theatre |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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17.7.10 Non-union tours (America and Europe) |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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17.7.12 Equity national tours |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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Unit 17.8 Finding the auditions |
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331 | (1) |
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Unit 17.9 Assessing the job |
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332 | (2) |
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Unit 17.10 More than musicals |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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Unit 17.12 Agents and personal managers |
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335 | (1) |
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Unit 17.13 Personal networking and contacts |
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336 | (8) |
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Exercise 17K Managing your contacts |
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337 | (1) |
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Exercise 17L Refining your network |
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337 | (1) |
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Exercise 17M Developing your contact database |
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338 | (1) |
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Exercise 17N Activating your professional network |
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338 | (2) |
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Exercise 17O Making specific requests |
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340 | (2) |
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17.13.1 Other kinds of business communication |
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342 | (1) |
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Exercise 17P Thank you/acknowledgement cards |
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342 | (1) |
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17.13.2 The business letter |
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343 | (1) |
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Exercise 17Q The business letter |
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344 | (1) |
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Unit 17.14 Advertising tools -- your resume, headshot, demo, website |
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344 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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Unit 17.15 Theatrical resumes |
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345 | (3) |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (1) |
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Unit 17.16 Internet marketing |
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348 | (4) |
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17.16.1 Website fundamentals |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (2) |
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355 | (18) |
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Unit 18.1 Audition guidelines |
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356 | (1) |
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Unit 18.2 A few words of encouragement |
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356 | (1) |
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Unit 18.3 They're on your side |
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357 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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Unit 18.6 Audition material |
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359 | (1) |
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Unit 18.7 Audition portfolio of songs |
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360 | (3) |
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Exercise 18A Your audition song portfolio |
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360 | (3) |
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Unit 18.8 Preparation of sheet music |
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363 | (2) |
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Unit 18.9 Anatomy of the audition |
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365 | (3) |
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Unit 18.10 Audition "don'ts" |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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Unit 18.12 When things go wrong |
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370 | (1) |
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Exercise 18B Write it down and remember -- the audition record |
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371 | (1) |
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Unit 18.14 It's all about acting and singing well |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (10) |
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Unit 19.1 Focus on what you can control, not what you can't |
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374 | (1) |
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Unit 19.2 Attitude and belief in yourself |
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374 | (1) |
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Unit 19.3 Habit 1: "I will" |
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375 | (1) |
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Exercise 19A Making success a practical reality |
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375 | (1) |
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Unit 19.4 Habit 2: respect |
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376 | (1) |
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Unit 19.5 Habit 3: commitment to the success of the project |
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377 | (1) |
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Unit 19.6 Habit 4: embracing criticism |
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377 | (1) |
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Unit 19.7 Habit 5: an ongoing commitment to training and tuning |
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378 | (1) |
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Unit 19.8 Habit 6: winners hang with winners |
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379 | (2) |
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Exercise 19B The workout buddy |
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380 | (1) |
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Unit 19.9 Habit 7: seeing the long term |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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