I think that my lesson today went well. Especially since I was not feeling well. My voice felt really tired today, so that is always irritating. I did do almost two hours of vocal practice outside of ensembles yesterday though.
This week during practice the name of the game is going to be my vowel shapes and modifications. I really am going to need to go through all of my music with a fine tooth comb and make sure that everything is unified. I also really enjoyed the chromatic warmup. I think this will be very helpful for my vocal flexibility.
I'm am starting to really get some of my characters for my pieces figured out. The problem is that now that I have them figured out I need to go bigger. With this music I just want to go big or go home. For me there really is no other options this semester. I am also really starting to memorize, which is a giant relief. Sometimes that concept doesn't always come easily to me.
PS-Dr. Hepworth, thank you for all of your help and guidance. I appreciate you so much.
I was so impressed you showed for lessons last week, especially knowing you were not feeling well. I know you have been working incredibly hard, and it shows.
ReplyDeleteGreat work reflecting on the importance of going through your music with "a fine toothed comb" to recognize all of the areas where vowel modification is needed. I am SURE those chromatic scales will help with flexibility, as well as negotiating your passagggio.
I love your statement "go big or go home". It is so important to extend beyond your normal reactions so that character and interpretation is easily read onstage.
You are a rock star, Kayla! Way to go....I could not be more proud.