Jaron Putnam-I didn't notice any problems with Jaron's breathing today. Most of the notes seemed well supported, but there were some short notes that seemed a little too cut off. The lower notes were also a concern, so maybe there is some improvement in breath that could be made, but I didn't notice any major problems. The intonation was accurate and the timbre was warm. I did notice some tension in his neck on bigger jumps, though. The diction was good and the expression was as well.
Taylee Beckstead-The breathing was pretty good in Taylee's performance, but I did notice some audible breaths. Her intonation was really good, but I did notice that the intonation dropped a little bit on her last phrase. I think she just ran out of air. I really liked her vibrant timbre. The diction was mostly good, but there was one articulation of the word 'Dieu' that could use some work. I think she did a good job conveying the proper emotion of the piece.
Laekin Burgess- I think Laekin's breathing was a little bit rushed. I think she was nervous about not having the music memorized and that created some tension that made the breaths more shallow. There was some intonation trouble that resulted from that I think. I thought her articulation of her short notes, was really good, though. The timbre was full when she didn't have trouble remembering the words. When this piece is more fully memorized she will have a lot more success there and also in expressing the emotion of the piece.
Laura Berg-I did notice a few shoulder breaths in Laura's performance, but for the most part it didn't seem like she was running out of air. The intonation was good, but I think there needs to be a little bit more balance in the timbre between her low and high voice. There was also some trouble locking into her last pitch. I didn't notice many diction problems, but I think I heard the word 'licht' pronounced incorrectly. I also think she could do a little more to express the emotion of the piece.
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