Sarah Brenay:
Breathing: good low breaths, although some of them could have been a little more quieter.
Intonation: seemed to be exact.
Timbre: warm, I liked the placement most of the time, there were a few notes that lost the simple placement.
Diction: good word endings. There were a few diphthongs that I heard sneak in.
Expressiveness: She had expressive eyes, although I felt that she could have been more specific in her character.
Overall: It was a pleasant and enjoyable performance. I would have liked her character development to have been a little more specific, while maintaining quieter breaths.
Sarah Boucher:
Breathing: I felt that she had confident low relaxed breaths.
Intonation: great, maybe even sharp in a few points.
Timbre: bright, confident, bubbly.
Diction: I understood every word, and for the nature of a musical theater piece.
Expressiveness: She did a very good job at conveying the story and message. I felt like she had researched it, and felt confident in the story she was telling.
Overall: I enjoyed her performance. The only thing I would address was perhaps she needed to release her jaw a little bit, because I felt like some of the high notes could have been freer if she hadn't been so tense there.
Taylee Beckstead:
Breathing: I felt like her breaths were a little tight, and not as released and low in her body.
Intonation: good.
Timbre: a little pingy, it wasn't always in the simple placement, and fell back in some moments.
Diction: she could have been a little more clearer on her z's, and such, but overall pretty good.
Expressiveness: She did a good job for the fact that the accompanist had never seen her music. I think that she did a good job at recovering from the madness of the situation.
Overall: She did a good job for the situation, but placement, and breathing could be improved.
Mariah Boyer:
Breathing: constricted. I think she could do better at prepping for her breath, and have more of a release in her lower body.
Intonation: good.
Timbre: clear, but there was a little force due to her breathing.
Diction: good, to the best of my knowledge.
Expressiveness: I could have used a little more connection to the meaning and story telling.
Overall: Intonation was good, but lower released breaths would help her.
Carolee Beck:
Breathing: high and not released
Intonation: her vibrato is very wide towards the end of her phrases, which causes a wobble in her pitch.
Timbre: dry, coarse, mellow, chesty. I would be curious to hear her sound when it was in a simple forward place.
Diction: diction could be much clearer, but for the nature of this jazz piece, it wasn't completely inappropriate.
Expressiveness: She was expressive and looked like she was enjoying the moment.
Overall: Lower breaths, and an evening out of her vibrato could really help her with intonation, and overall vocal health.
Emily Cottam
Breathing: her breaths could be deeper, and less constricted.
Intonation: I felt as if this was a struggle. At the beginning, and ends of phrases, and when her vibrato came in.
Timbre: covered, and lacks the bright simple placement.
Diction: not bad.
Expressiveness: I didn't feel any connection from her to the words or the message.
Overall: Good diction from my recollection, but intonation, and better breath support would be a good place to start.
Laura Berg:
Breathing: could be even more released.
Intonation: good, sometimes when vibrato creeped in it was wobbly.
Timbre: sometimes bright, sometimes restricted.
Diction: I felt like there were some diphthongs and such in her english that could be simplified.
Expressiveness: She had a smile on her face, but her performance lacked the specificity in acting that I would like.
Overall: I loved her smile, but I think she could work on having a more freer sound.
I like the specificity of some of your comments. I.e expressive eyes but character could have been more specific.
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