Tanner Pruett - Voice Recital Hour - 9/16

Taylor Woolf

Someone Like You - Jekyll and Hyde

-overall great facial expressions and acting; would suggest finding one focal point for this song

-great mix voice, especially at the higher end of her range

-think she has more sound to give if she was more connected to body and used more breath

Faith Beasterfield

As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld

-very smooth voice; perfect for this style

-seems to be singing from the neck-up only, needs more breath and body (nerves could be affecting thins)

-would love some contrast in dynamics and musical levels

Timothy Steward

Confrontation - Jekyll and Hyde

-great character choices (take the "two sided" thing even further!)

-I love his vibrato, very even and clear (sometimes it's a little swallowed)

-great breath and resonant sound

Maribelle Taylor

When I Look at You - The Scarlet Pimpernel

-I would recommend showing more sides of "mourning" then just overall saddness(anger, pleading, sorrow, etc)

-very pleasant and classical sound

-her sound seems really reserved (I think she's only using like 50% of the sound she could have)

-I think more breath and power in the body overall would help get more sound

Kennan Thompson

Plaisir d'amour - Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

-very resonant and pleasant low range

-seems likes he "reaching" for his high notes, rather than letting them happen with support from the breath

-I would love some more specific acting choices (has the overall mood, but I'm not getting any of the story telling)

-maybe take a deep breath and relax before the start to help calm nerves

Laurence L.

Losing My Mind - Stephen Sondheim

-playing the piano and singing at the same time is crazy impressive (especially with Sondhiem!!!!)

-phenomenal diction and lovely vowels (I am clearly getting every word)

-the musical choices are very compelling and diverse (dynamics, levels, emphasis, etc)

-I sense a little excess tension on his higher notes in full voice, but his falsetto and vibrato are really lovely

Collin Crook

Money O! - Michael Head

-need more diction (I don't know what he's saying)

-he definitely has more sound in there (the piano is currently covering him)

-very proper and tall sound

-I am actually not sure what he needs to do to get his sound to travel farther (breath? something with the mouth? idk)

Julia Crowther

A Little Broken - Julia Crowther

-really impressive guitar/ukulele skills

-I really love her tone quality and pop-sound

-I sense a tiny bit of jaw tension (mostly in the softer parts)

-could use some more diction

-I love the use of diphthongs

Mariah Becker

My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music

-great diction!


-don't lose breath support on the higher sections!

-let the vibrato come through (seems like she's holding it back)

-very fun performance

Kristina Carter

How 'Bout A Dance - Frank Wildhorn

-love the acting choices in her inflections and overall mood, but I would not leave the hands out all the time (also don't close your eyes, cuts off the audience from the experience)

-really love her voice and vibrato (steady and clear)

-some slight placement issues on the higher range, but still really compelling and fun to listen to

Madelyn Hamilton

Lover Come Back to Me - The New Moon

-very unsupported and strained sound in the upper range

-love her commitment and ability to power through the memory slip

-How would you help a singer vocally who is at this beginning stage of their development? Where do you start?

Meghan Hatfield

More Than You Know - Nick Walkers

-I would let the vibrato go sooner on the end of phrases

-very full and big sound

-could use more of her breath of support her sound

-would love some more musicality

Kaylee Borchert

Der verlassene Mägdlein - Hugo Wolf

-great acting choices; the story telling was relatively clear (take it further!)

-I would love some more extreme dynamic changes

-very supported high range; transition between high and low seems to be a little shaky

-connect more to the body on the lower sections

Mary Barlow

Quiet - Johnathan Reid Gealt

-really beautiful, floaty, pleasant head voice

-more diction! I want to hear what you are saying

-need more body connection on the lower section (closer to her speaking voice)

-let it go! There is sound waiting to be released there!!!!!!!!!!!

-find a more stable singing stance, and more stable breath

-very nervous, maybe connect and commit to the character more