Interviews by Ethan Epstein
“Well, we are practicing extremely hard both in group practices and at home so that we will be ready to debut a new song at Tertulia.” –Daniel Goldstein, freshman singer with Newtones
“I’m singing everyday and I keep listening to the song over and over again until I get it stuck in my head; then I sing it with an instrumental.” –Sofia Kanaan, sophomore singer
“I’m playing piano, and my friend Alex Conrad is singing. We just rehearsed it a few times in the chorus room.” –Robert Maratos, senior piano player
“Once a week I practice with my band, which is unnamed because we are still forming, and then I spend the rest of the week practicing on my own. We’ve been working on the song for well over a month now.” –Sam Blumenstiel, sophomore musician
“We are playing a guitar and violin duet. We have prepared by spending an hour most weekends getting together and practicing. We constantly practice by ourselves as well. –Winston Jiang and David Zhang, freshman musicians
“I’m singing Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri. To prepare I have been practicing with my voice teacher and have been singing around the house!” –-Ally Dellheim, senior singer
“For tertulia I’m playing two songs on guitar, both using backing tracks that I produced/mixed/mastered myself. G block I’m performing a rendition of “Mario Minor” by Powerglove, and C block I’m performing an original titled “Spacetime Singularity”. I practiced a lot and spent a lot of time making the backing tracks.” –Rachel Knight, senior guitar player
“Initially I tried to get a jar of bees so that I could use it in my emceeing act, but that proved very difficult to acquire, so I’m just going to wing it.” –Connor Donahue, junior MC
“Me and Michael Garfinkel are practicing our song by ourselves and with our guest, Amy Cohen, just to have it down pat. Other than that I am just trying not thinking about it too much because it’s good to stay relaxed on stage.” –Brendan Duggan, sophomore rapper
“I’m singing both a solo and a duet for Tertulia. I’ve been preparing by practicing to the karaoke versions of the songs a lot.” –Mira Li, sophomore singer
“I am dancing we the Dance Team. I practice a lot with the team as well as on my own.” –Rachel Linsky, sophomore dancer
“I’m singing a song with Jackson Fried and we’re just meeting during J blocks and running through the song.” –Elena Byun, senior singer
“Me and Maddy Meyer are performing an Amy Winehouse song called Our Day Will Come. We have met a few times during lunch to practice our song, but nothing too intense. We are excited for the performance.” –Nathan Reider, sophomore singer
“I’m singing with the Newtones. We’ve been preparing our songs all year so there’s not much more we have to do, other than going on stage and having fun!” –Frances Cooke, sophomore singer with Newtones
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