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  • 1.  Into the Woods-Performance tracks

    Posted 09-15-2019 13:25
    Has anyone used the Performance tracks with Into the Woods? I am looking at this musical, and the music is difficult. The only option I have is to use the tracks. I'd like to know what someone with specific experience with this show thinks. I have the singers, I just need to know that performance tracks would work. 
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    Sara Giambalvo
    Vocal Music Director, Theatre Teacher, Theatre Manager
    Herculaneum High School, Senn-Thomas Middle School

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  • 2.  RE: Into the Woods-Performance tracks

    Posted 09-16-2019 07:56
    Yes! I loved it!!!!!

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    Ms. Hillman
    Director of the CAPA Program/Acting Teacher
    Churchill High School
    Livonia, MI





  • 3.  RE: Into the Woods-Performance tracks

    Posted 09-16-2019 08:40
    Yes, we did it with tracks from MT Pit. It went very well. The tracks and the app and great to work with. We've used both MTPit and ROCS for shows.

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    L. Badanai
    Thunder Bay ON
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  • 4.  RE: Into the Woods-Performance tracks

    Posted 09-16-2019 08:45
    We used the performance tracks. They’re very hard to get used to you because some songs are broken into many parts, because there is dialogue in between or a change of mood. Once your sound people get used to working with the tracks, however, it is pretty easy to do. They are of extremely high-quality, though I still prefer ROCS to MTPit.




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  • 5.  RE: Into the Woods-Performance tracks

    Posted 09-16-2019 09:34
    I have used ORCHEXTRA from MTI with the show.  You were able to control tempi as you tapped the beat that controlled playback.  It supported small pits at the time.  I have used Performance Tracks for all the MTI Jr. shows I've directed and the actors do indeed learn the speed of songs and even become skilled when underscoring is playing during a scene.  (But it can be risky.)

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    David Kramer
    Mt Sinai NY
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