Saige Barlow - Voice Lesson 2

     So, today we focused a lot on alignment and jaw placement in the beginning, and I was shocked at how well I was able to do that even with a mask on (cause we’re supposed to during lessons). Most of all, I had been focusing on keeping the alignment without being stiff, and it made all the difference. For repertoire, we looked at “Tendrement” by Erik Satie (my favorite French composer), which involves a lot of low and high notes, which are not far from each other in certain passages. What helped the most was when we would either sing a chunk down the octave or on a drone first. When we connected the passages together, however, we focused more on a linear image to help keep the larynx low without shifting it at all. I can see myself using a lot of these techniques when I teach students, because I know they helped me a lot today!