-"ich laut"s are similar to overemphasizing the word "human" or "hue"; think thinner with no back throat sound
-pay special attention to word emphasis, especially when speaking words outside of musical context
-avoid the temptation to let German be too far back or down (it's actually sung quite bright and forward like Italian)
-make sure tempo changes and moments of "rit." are motivated by the text (especially when there are no markings for tempo changes in the score)
-find moments of intimacy and times to change the vocal color; specificity with emotions in the piece and character choices
Nalani
-work on consistent short [I]
-overall needs precision and clarity on diction
-find clear and specific subtext for all lines of text, especially for the ones that are more vague (ex: "I do not know why I grieve")
-find more moments dynamic contrast (even if the whole song has a feeling of sorrow or melancholy)
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