Today was the performance of the sight reading i.e. reading sheet music and singing the corresponding notes. Personally I felt that this audition was terrible. I had trouble matching the notes up with the music and I found the reading of the notes extremely hard as well. Everything came off as gibberish to me. I did finally manage to complete it but it came with great effort.
In the future to improve I should study sheet music more effectively so I can more accurately read sheet music and perform it to a much higher standard.
Bradders singing out.
Sunday, 16 June 2013
22/5/13 Performance Day
Today was the day of my performance. Initially I started off with Ed Helms- What Do Tigers Dream Of?. I felt this debut to the solo audition was sub par as I could tell in my voice I was shakey, even though I had performed vocal warm-ups before hand. I felt that of all the three songs I performed, this was my weakest one.
My second song was Frank Sinatra- That's Life, was a performance I fared better in. I felt my confidence growing as I performed this song and in turn heard my voice get better in the performance. This song, as I predicted, challenged me in terms of breath control and notes. This was also I believe the hardest of the three songs I had to perform, with a variety of pitches and differing levels of notes etc.
The final song I had to perform was Louis Armstrong- What A Wonderful World. This was my favourite of all the songs to perform. I also believe it was the easiest to perform, with soft notes and a small range of pitch to them. I believed this was my strongest of the trio of songs performed, so I felt good ending on a high.
Next time I think I should warm up my voice more effectively so I can start strong from the start and maintain that level of performance throughout the entire audition.
Bradders signing out.
My second song was Frank Sinatra- That's Life, was a performance I fared better in. I felt my confidence growing as I performed this song and in turn heard my voice get better in the performance. This song, as I predicted, challenged me in terms of breath control and notes. This was also I believe the hardest of the three songs I had to perform, with a variety of pitches and differing levels of notes etc.
The final song I had to perform was Louis Armstrong- What A Wonderful World. This was my favourite of all the songs to perform. I also believe it was the easiest to perform, with soft notes and a small range of pitch to them. I believed this was my strongest of the trio of songs performed, so I felt good ending on a high.
Next time I think I should warm up my voice more effectively so I can start strong from the start and maintain that level of performance throughout the entire audition.
Bradders signing out.
Monday, 3 June 2013
13/5/13 Final Rehearsal
This lesson is the final rehearsal before my audition next week. I focused on all the exercises in an effort to continue expanding range, pitch, tone etc. I just hope that these exercises will help me in my audition next week. I should between now and then continue and focus on these exercises to maintain my progress.
The final three songs I have chosen (Frank Sinatra-Thats Life, Ed Helms-What Do Tigers Dream Of?, Louis Armstrong-What a Wonderful World) are ones I feel comfortable with. They feel to be within my vocal range but also provide a challenge to them as well. I feel the hardest challenge out of these three will be Thats Life, as it has many long and strong notes. My favourite one to perform will be What a Wonderful World, which is a personal preference as it is one of my favourite songs.
Bradders signing out.
Monday, 13 May 2013
6/5/2013 Singing Rehearsals
In todays lesson I carried on with the singing exercises i performed tbe previous week (LaLaLa exercises, low hum/high hum etc). To be honest I am not noticing an inprovement in my tuning, hopefully with continued practice this will change.
I have yet to complete the singing program due to two reasons 1) i need to pick the final song and 2) I am still unsure of how to lay it out. I need to consult with Sapphira on this task and the essay, on which I have no clue on how to improve
The next, most important task on the list is to pick my final song, which I will do very soon.
Bradley sogning out.
I have yet to complete the singing program due to two reasons 1) i need to pick the final song and 2) I am still unsure of how to lay it out. I need to consult with Sapphira on this task and the essay, on which I have no clue on how to improve
The next, most important task on the list is to pick my final song, which I will do very soon.
Bradley sogning out.
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Rehearsals 29/4/2013
In this rehearsal we started off with with some breathing exercises such as low and high hums etc before moving onto the LaLaLa group of exercises to help with pitch, tuning etc.
Not long after I started off part of one of my solo songs (Frank Sinatra- My Way). Completing about 1:45 of the song I received some feedback about my performance. Feedback stated that my tuning has vastly improved from last time I performed my solo which I am very proud of. On the other hand I had much to improve on such as; I need to go at my own pace not the pace of the original performers, use my strength of acting to my advantage and play to the audience, breath control to help hold notes and get up and above the notes to make it more an original piece.
I could improve breath control particularly by performing the LaLaLa exercises. Using the Ave Maria exercises could help also along with helping me get above the notes and control them.
Targets next week are to continue with exercises on breath control and note elevation.
Bradley signing out
Not long after I started off part of one of my solo songs (Frank Sinatra- My Way). Completing about 1:45 of the song I received some feedback about my performance. Feedback stated that my tuning has vastly improved from last time I performed my solo which I am very proud of. On the other hand I had much to improve on such as; I need to go at my own pace not the pace of the original performers, use my strength of acting to my advantage and play to the audience, breath control to help hold notes and get up and above the notes to make it more an original piece.
I could improve breath control particularly by performing the LaLaLa exercises. Using the Ave Maria exercises could help also along with helping me get above the notes and control them.
Targets next week are to continue with exercises on breath control and note elevation.
Bradley signing out
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
3/12/12 Performance Day
Today was Performance Day. Or was meant to as absence hindered the class yet again. Will pick up next week. I started on my singing essay and on my blogger (which decided to delete all my previous blogs) so having to restart the blogs again. Had some sort of writers block on my essay. I feel more research is needed.
Bradley signing out.
Bradley signing out.
26/11/12 Rehearsals
Again Sapphira was not in so again lesson did not commence. Continued dusting over the lyrics and learning my solo lines and background harmony.
Bradley signing out.
Bradley signing out.
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