Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Saige Barlow - Masterclass Evaluation

Kat H. - “Widmung”

  • Nice forward sound and great pronunciation of the text!
  • This song is a wedding present for Clara from Robert Schumann.
  • Move your phone in the air like you’re at a football game or a concert. Then, switch arms.
  • Take two chairs and lay your forehead against the one in front of you.
    • Kind of like the football huddle
    • Some of these awkward things we feel we are worse at doing, but think about how it’s different.
    • Lean against the wall and then stand straight back up until you find no difference.
  • Don’t try to fix what’s wrong but find what is right.
  • “Headgear”
    • There should be very little movement in the jaw
    • When your mouth opens, we want the jawbone to move back and not forward.
  • Pull on your ponytail straight up.
    • I can’t lengthen my neck by using my neck muscles, so I just use my arm.

Nalani M. - “Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere… So Anch’io La Virtù Magica” - Don Pasquale

  • Using a book for a prop! Love it!
  • Laughing section! I love it!
  • Gorgeous open sound!
  • She can hit high notes like they’re easy!
  • Staccato section sounds very clear and articulate!
  • Trying the sob singing - Laurie does this with me a lot!!
    • This is for the first section, which is slower, and she’s still reading the book.
  • During the fast part, Cindy had Nalani have a sense of hyperventilation to make the sound more clear.
  • Sing the high note more suddenly, like it’s the most fun part.
    • We want people to wonder when you’re going to finish singing the high note.

Camilla H. - “Vanilla Ice Cream” from She Loves Me

  • Very open sound already!
  • Acting was very natural in the middle section.
  • Excellent text interpretation!
  • Could use better preparation for the high B natural towards the end.
  • Practice nasal-sounding exaggeration as if you were a cartoon character.
    • “It’s just of the nose, not in the nose.”
    • Sounds like Elmo, at least when it comes from Cindy…
    • Take that and sort of apply that to singing, so it’ll carry and resonate.

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