Sarah Boucher
Breath is high in chest, a bit shallow, could be because of posture. Shoulders are curved forward, need to be back. I didn't detect any difficulties with intonation at all, she really knew the piece well. The vibrato was a little inconsistent between low and high register though. She has a warm, bright tone with great focus, which is fitting with this musical theater really well. Diction was really clean, I had no trouble understanding every word. Her gestures and expressions were very engaging and matched the piece well. I really enjoyed listening to this, I don't think I've ever heard Sarah sound better! Very entertaining and lovely.
Taylee Beckstead
shallow breath. I feel like the gestures/movements are causing her to cave in her posture, shrug her shoulders, and jut her head forward. Can't let your gestures interfere with breathing and posture. The intonation was well done, especially in the register she's comfortable with. In the higher register, however, some notes disappeared entirely. A pleasant, deep voice, but pinched in high register, needs to free up. As I said before, very engaging and animated, great connection with the audience, but don't let movement inhibit the voice.
Marian Boyer
Breathing is nicely supported on the intake, but is allowed to collapse as the phrase goes on - ribs cave in. I can tell she's worked hard on the piece and knows the notes, but the sound placement is effecting the sound. Rich, dark tone, but pressed on high notes, sounds swallowed. Diction could use improvement. I would like more to be happening in the face. Serious jaw tension issues, needs to release. Good instrument but needs technical training.
Carolee Beck
Again, posture is severely effecting breathing. Head juts forward and shoulders cave in. No problems with intonation as far as I could tell. Timbre is nasal, muscled, edgy, chesty, but suits the style of the piece. Great, powerful voice, lots of attitude. I didn't get a sense that she understood the meaning of the text. I felt like she was into singing, but not into the song.
Emily Cotton
Allows breath support to collapse during the phrase. Tension and pressure causes her to go flat consistently. Rich, full, velvety timbre, but heavy and pressed. Diction was done well, but a little mechanical, perhaps syllabic stress would help. Very animated in the face and eyes! Really well done on the expressiveness.
Caitlin Craig
Adjusting posture will help with breath support - right now it's a little slouched. Intonation was right on. The timbre was pretty breathy, sounds a little scratchy. The song really fit her well, she created a nice mood. The french was really good. Expression was appropriate for the mood of the song, but could use more energy. Slow and sad doesn't mean low energy. Again, this song really suited her, I enjoyed listening.
Laura Berg
Breathing is low in the body and nicely supported! BUT again, posture is interfering with what is otherwise a good mechanism. Legs are bending like she's about to sit down, needs to straighten up. Intonation was great. A really nice bell-like, brassy timbre, very pleasant. But a little heavy and pinched at times. The diction could really use some work, I couldn't hear every third word. I don't know if that's a resonance issue or a diction problem, or what. Expression was convincing, happy and emphatic. But wow girl, we need to work on that jaw! Really evident when vibrato is used, really tense and looks uncomfortable!
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