Kaylee Borchert- I love how she made use of the space without piano and wasn’t in a rush for the silence to pass. She has a great dark, resonant sound. At times in the mid-low range the sound ends up falling back a bit, but this is infrequent. I notice that on the jumps between notes on the same vowel sound, the mouth shape changes a bit. This seems to be effective but is different from how I sing.
Allison Orton- I hear some breathiness throughout her range. After getting a few lines in, especially as she sang in a mid-high range, this cleared up some. But above and below that it comes back. I think more consistent and effective airflow would help with this and create a less forced resonating space.
Camryn Rasmussen- She has a very clear voice. She seems to be the most comfortable in the mid-high range as well. The sound feels like it is stuck at times. I would love to see what would happen if she thought of having a greater sense of motion throughout.
Anna Small- I think she has a healthy sound. It seems a bit more private than public to me at the moment. I would love it if she could tap into a resonance that would send the sound more in our direction than staying with her. She had great character as she was singing, but in the moments between lines that seemed to drop away.
Annika Stevenson- She has a light that takes over her face as she performs and it is absolutely delightful from the first moment. This sits in a colorful lower register of her voice. I loved the moments when she brought that sound slightly higher. This created a power that carried while still staying in the croony feeling of the song. I would be curious to see what it would sound like with more of a mix on the highest notes.
Tori Turner- I love that she has a specific emotional intention with every line. I am intrigued with how many color changes there are as she sings. It doesn’t sound like this is inviting tension to the sound at all, but I wouldn’t necessarily expect such contrast in this song. I do love how versatile her voice is.
Saige Barlow- I love the emotion she is putting into this song! It has come a long way since I last heard it. This is a more natural musical theatre sound than I have heard from her. I would be curious to see what would happen if the placement came back and up a bit before rolling forward so that it came above the nose, not right at it.
Kayla Winkel- I have never heard this style of singing from her and it was delightful. Sometimes even the non-nasal vowels landed in a more nasal place.
Alyssa Burton- Her voice is so rich, but not in a way that it seems like she gets stuck in the heaviness. All of her mannerisms seem to fit with the time period of this song, not the way you would expect it to be sung today. The high notes are still light and easy.
Emme Corry- It sounds to me like she starts lightening the sound around a G4 to access her upper range. This seems to be working well as a smooth transition. I would love to see if she could have some of the same strength in the bigger moments of the song that she has in the low range. Not necessarily weight, just more forward momentum.
Caden Webb- When singing in Italian, make Italian hands. He has a really nice space and expansion. The breath doesn’t seem to be the most expanded or deep, and I think that would help the sound carry even more.
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