Emily Cottam-I didn't notice any big problems with breath during Emily's performance. She looked really relaxed in her body. The intonation was good and she has a really warm timbre in her voice, but I did perceive some tension in her jaw, which could definitely improve her timbre if she got rid of it. The diction was good. I thought she did a decent job expressing the emotion of the piece the first time, but I really liked it after Cindy worked with her a little bit. She has a great foundation to start with with regards to this piece.
Hannah Lovato-I thought this was a great performance. The breathing was mostly good, but on the shorter breaths I did notice that there was some action in the shoulders. Her intonation was good and her timbre was bubbly, which works very nicely with her song. There did seem to be some tension in the neck in her upper register. The diction was good, but the opening vowel could be a little more pure. The expression was there and made the whole performance great to watch. It was already good, but she also made some great improvements after Cindy worked with her. I really enjoyed watching Hannah sing today.
Caitlin Craig-Caitlin's timbre was a little breathy and I think that is probably a result of some tension in the shoulders. The intonation was mostly good. There were a few shaky notes, but I think that is just a matter of not having the music memorized well enough and not a problem of her not being able to find her pitch. The diction was good. I think the expression could use some work. I think she was just thinking a lot about technique the first time through. I thought that the performance improved a lot once Cindy gave her more instruction. The tone was a lot fuller and fun to listen to.
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