Making Musicals with Holly Yurth Richards
Holly Yurth RichardsHello and welcome to Making Musicals with me - your host - Holly Yurth Richards. I am an award-winning playwright, composer, lyricist and librettist who is passionate about crafting new stories for the musical theatre stage. I created this podcast as a way to share my story about how I got started in this fascinating field of work and to offer insight and guidance to other writers about my process... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | Performing ArtsMusicArts | ||||
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Holly's back! In this episode, Holly shares 6 points of advice for staying sane in the journey of writing musical theatre.
1) Let go of the fact that there is no set path to success
2) Listen to others' work and applaud them; keep abreast of what's ... more
Oh, no! You can't mean it! Not my favorite song! Noooooooooo.....
Yes. She does mean it. Sometimes we have to be willing to "kill our darlings" in order to make our show the best it can be. Join Holly as she discusses just a few of the reasons why w... more
What makes a strong melody? What is it about certain songs that people simply cannot resist singing along ("Sweet Caroline...Ba Ba BA")?
In this episode, we take a look at things like melodic patterns, melodic leaps, melodic range, and more.
This episode marks the first of many in the fascinating and satisfying realm of lyric writing. Today Holly talks about three main concepts to keep in mind while writing lyrics for your show:
• You Get One Chance
• Write the Way People Speak
• Find ... more
In this episode, I go more in depth into the beginnings of my show Welcome to Zion and why its premise matters. It's no secret that LGBTQ people can often feel on the outside of their faith communities, for many reasons. There is no denying that The ... more
In this episode, Holly talks about her music training and the wide spectrum of skill level that exists in the world of theatre writing. She also shares some resources for learning music theory without having to pay for a college degree.
In this episode Holly discusses her recent time in the recording studio with Austin Comfort laying down some demo tracks for Welcome to Zion. She also gives a brief overview of her trip this week to New York City, as well as discussing why the magic ... more
Today Holly discusses the question she gets asked the most - what comes first, the music or lyrics?
Every writer gets to find what process works best for them. Learn about Holly's process and glean some tips to discover your own!
For show notes, v... more
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