So my voice lessons are on Friday so I always write about them almost a week later. It is really good for me because it is a nice review of what we did last week the night before my next voice lesson. Last week was the memorization deadline for the music so in lessons, I sang all of my music.
Exercise: ng on a 1 3 5 3 1 maintaining airflow and phonation. It's interesting, now that I'm reading "The Naked Voice" I am noticing how all of Venicia's exercises are focused on creating a full, connected sound while maintaining consistent airflow.
It is really interesting to see how far you have come in a lesson like that. One of my songs at the beginning of the semester I literally couldn't even sing through, because I created so much tension in that higher range. Well now I can sing it all the way through. It isn't perfect, but it is so much better than it used to be. Another one of my songs I had no idea how to sing. It was a musical theater piece and I really only knew how to sing classical. Now even though my voice sometimes hiccups in random places in this song, I know it is only because I have learned how to sing this song with a musical theater placement. With more exposure and time singing in this style, I am confident that my voice will grow stronger an become accustomed to this. While I acknowledged in my lesson that I would probably not be singing this one for juries, I was never the less happy in my choice. This song challenged me in a new way and pushed me to learn things I didn't know about.
Most of my lesson was devoted to hearing my songs but we also talked about posture again an how to fix it. We used the exercise that Cindy used in masterclass where she had Kat sit against the wall. My muscles are apparently so used to bad posture that when I use good posture they hurt. Venicia explained it to me like my muscles were just stretching and I needed to start stretching them more (into the correct position) so they get strengthened the right way.
It's interesting as well to listen back to my recordings. Last year I was super super critical of myself and expected perfection. That really got in my way during my practicing (no mercy!) and my lessons (I was unauthentic). This year I have gotten over that. Listening to my recording this year is so different. Before I would cringe at every mistake. Now I watch for every success and know that the mistakes I hear are ok as long as I acknowledge them and start working on turning them into strengths.
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