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The Tempest
6. Brave new world
SONG
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (never gonna let you go)
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (no no no)
CARRIE
Hello again! I’m Carrie Grant! Welcome to the ‘Academy of Lurve’! I’ll
sing the first line of today’s song – ‘Brave new world’. You echo and then
the same with the second line. I’ll give you 3, 4 each time…
I can’t believe, the wonder of it all.
2, 3, 4 –
ALL
I can’t believe, the wonder of it all.
CARRIE
I’ve waited, oh so long for love to call.
2, 3, 4 –
ALL I’ve waited, oh so long for love to call.
CARRIE
Both lines now, without me singing first.
2, 3, 4 –
ALL I can’t believe, the wonder of it all.
I’ve waited, oh so long for love to call.
CARRIE The rhythm of that second line may be causing a few problems - it’s just
slightly different from the first. So let’s sing both lines again. 2, 3, 4 –
ALL I can’t believe, the wonder of it all.
I’ve waited, oh so long for love to call.
CARRIE
The next line is a short musical phrase sung twice to different words, like
this:
It’s a brave new world
with a brand new girl,
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CARRIE
You try it. 4, and –
ALL
It’s a brave new world
CARRIE
3, 4, and –
ALL
with a brand new girl,
CARRIE
Listen now:
and a boy who wears his heart upon his sleeve.
Your turn now. 2, 3 –
ALL
and a boy who wears his heart upon his sleeve.
CARRIE
Let’s try that whole section now. From ‘It’s a brave new world’. After 3, 4,
1. 3, 4, 1 -
ALL
It’s a brave new world
with a brand new girl,
and a boy who wears his heart upon his sleeve.
CARRIE
I think we can try that from the top of the verse now. I’ll count you in, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4 –
ALL
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
I waited, oh so long for love to call.
It’s a brave new world
with a brand new girl,
and a boy who wears his heart upon his sleeve.
CARRIE
You’ve done it - that’s Verse 1. The chorus is really easy...
Oh I love you so
I’m never gonna let you go
Oh I love you so
I’m never gonna let you go
Try the whole chorus now. I’ll cue you in with 3, 4. 3, 4 -
ALL
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (never gonna let you go)
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (no no no)
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CARRIE
Moving on then - look at the words for Verse 2. I’ll sing the first line, you
sing it back and then the same with the second line. I’ll bring you in both
times.
It seems to me there’s magic in the air.
1, 2, 3 and –
ALL
It seems to me there’s magic in the air.
CARRIE
I’m overcome by one so debonair.
1, 2, 3, and –
ALL
I’m overcome by one so debonair.
CARRIE
The rest of this verse is the same as Verse 1, so we can sing it right
through. Starting with ‘It seems to me’...after I count 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4 –
ALL
It seems to me there’s magic in the air.
I’m overcome by one so debonair.
It’s a brave new world
with a brand new girl,
and a boy who wears his heart upon his sleeve.
CARRIE
Time to learn the middle section. We need two groups for this. Listen to
how it begins: the lead group goes first, then the backing vocalists.
SINGERS
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
(The lightning and the thunder of it all).
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
(The lightning and the thunder says it all).
CARRIE
Did you hear how the lead group sings a line and the backing group imitate with a slightly different tune and words? We’re going to work on the
backing vocal (or BV) first. We’ll play from the lead group’s part at the
beginning and I’ll sing the BV...
SINGERS
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
CARRIE
(The lightning and the thunder of it all).
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CARRIE
Both the lead and backing vocal parts are singing something very slightly
different from the tune we sang earlier. Right, BVs - you try it now! Lead
part singers - you can sing too. I’ll count you in. 1, 2, 3, 4 –
SINGERS
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
CARRIE
1, 2, 3, 4 –
ALL
(The lightning and the thunder of it all).
CARRIE
Straight on to the second line. This is a bit trickier at the end for the BVs.
Listen as I sing it:
SINGERS
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
CARRIE
(The lightning and the thunder says it all).
Uhuh - it’s going along quite simply - and then:
says it all
suddenly springs out on you! That’s:
says it all
are the notes. Quickly:
all
Have a listen with the music:
SINGERS
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
CARRIE
(The lightning and the thunder says it all).
CARRIE
Let’s try it with the BVs only this time. We’ll hear the lead vocal first and I’ll
count you in -
SINGERS I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
CARRIE 1, 2, 3, 4 -
BV GROUP
(The lightning and the thunder says it all).
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CARRIE
It’s tricky! We’ll do it again but with everyone singing their own part - lead
vocal first ‘I can’t believe...’ 1, 2, 3, 4 -
LEAD GROUP
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
BV GROUP
(The lightning and the thunder says it all).
CARRIE How did that go? Is your teacher giving you the thumbs up? We’ll move on
to the rest of this section now. From here on we all sing in unison - that’s
when everyone sings the same part. The tune sounds like this:
And every time I look at you
my heart just skips a beat,
and if a girl like you could love a boy like me,
what a brave new world it’s gonna be.
Let’s break that down into three little chunks. Sing the first bit after I count
you in 3, 4, 1.
And every time I look at you
my heart just skips a beat,
3, 4, 1 -
ALL
And every time I look at you
my heart just skips a beat,
CARRIE
Now the next bit, listen first:
and if a girl like you could love a boy like me,
2, 3, 4, 1 -
ALL
and if a girl like you could love a boy like me,
CARRIE
And the last bit:
what a brave new world it’s gonna be.
Your turn now. 1, 2, 3, 4 -
ALL
what a brave new world it’s gonna be.
CARRIE
Aw! How romantic. Okay - ready to run the whole song?
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Verse 1
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
I waited, oh so long for love to call.
It’s a brave new world
with a brand new girl,
and a boy who wears his heart upon his sleeve.
Let me tell you now...
ALL
Chorus
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (never gonna let you go)
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (no no no)
Verse 2
It seems to me there’s magic in the air.
I’m overcome by one so debonair.
It’s a brave new world
with a brand new girl,
and a boy who wears his heart upon his sleeve.
Middle section
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
(The lightning and the thunder of it all).
I can’t believe the wonder of it all.
(The lightning and the thunder says it all).
And every time I look at you
my heart just skips a beat,
and if a girl like you could love a boy like me,
what a brave new world it’s gonna be.
Chorus
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (never gonna let you go)
Oh I love you so (oh I love you so)
I’m never gonna let you go (no no no)
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