Emily Cottam
Emily has a mature, fluttering timbre that is unique and lovely. Her expression was good but seemed to go away during the piano interludes. She fiddled with her fingers a little bit but it was better than she has done in the past. Her breathing was like a bucket and didn't seem to fill up all the way. Her intonation was good except for a couple little problems at the ends of phrases and when descending in pitch. In masterclass, Cindy worked on helping Emily with her expression to have a belief in forgiveness to come. Expressing sadness is important, but the audience wants to know what you're going to do about the sad situation rather than just see the performer be sad. Cindy also told Emily to open her mouth more. At first they opened it in an exaggerated position, but this really helped Emily's sound. It was much more full and free. Some of Emily's take aways were to continually revitalize the energy and let the mouth be open.
Hannah Lovato
Hannah has a mature, vibrant timbre. Her high notes were a little disconnected which may have been caused by a lack of free-flowing air. Hannah could drop her jaw and round out her vowels more. Her expression was good, but moved around a lot. She could have more specific images. In masterclass, Cindy asked Hannah what her favorite part and least favorite part in the song were. When she tried to recreate the sound of her favorite part in her least favorite part, it helped the phrase have more line. Cindy also helped her to think higher vibrations and this helped Hannah have a fuller sound.
Caitlin Craig
Caitlin was breathing like a bucket and did not seem to have free-flowing air. She could also drop her jaw and open her mouth more to really let that sound carry. In masterclass, Cindy had her sing on an [a] sound and think to keep her larynx down on her higher notes. Singing is just [a] with soft shapes. This really helped Caitlin to have a more full sound with line.
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