Emily C
I couldn't really hear your introduction. Smile and project when you state your name and piece. Ah! What a beautiful voice and face! You look very calm and lovely when you sing. Your voice is very rich and velvety, really nice to listen to. I'm wondering about your vibrato. I'm noticing that it is very fast, but that's not a bad thing UNLESS it is uncomfortable or tense somewhere in your body. So do a self vibrato exam and see if it's being forced anywhere. If not, disregard this. It's just that I don't hear vibrato at that speed often and I want you to make sure it's healthy! I'm also seeing you hold your jaw closed throughout your piece. The [u] vowel is especially tight. All vowels can be formed without moving the jaw - you only need to move your lips forward for [u]. When Cindy got you to open your mouth more the sound changed drastically! So much more sound came out with the same amount of energy. AWESOME! Keep working on releasing the jaw and opening the mouth. Seriously. That's where it's at girl.
Hannah L
I wanted to hear more line in Hannah's piece. She was giving each note equal emphasis, especially in the first section of the piece. Her energy and facial expression was very good though! The molars aren't coming apart in the low range as much as they'd like. This sounded like a very challenging piece and I fell Hannah did a pretty great job with it. She's still got some strange quirks as far as body movement while she sings. I feel like Cindy's work with her made a huge difference. Applying the sensation of her favorite section to other sections made them sound much more pleasant, and it looked like it made it easier as well!
Caitlin Craig
I'd say we need to connect your singing to your speech more. The inhalation is not as full as it could be, probably would improve if the body was more aligned. Seriously, do jumping jacks. At least for me, that is the most poised align feeling ever. When Cindy had you sing the song on [a], it became very evident exactly where problem spots were. This is a great tool to expose problems. For example, as you got into the upper middle range, the vowel changed to [ae], and you know when that happens that something is doing something it shouldn't be - probably the tongue or jaw or larynx. As Cindy worked with you to keep your larynx down, your tone came through so full and clear! It was a wonderful sound. Great job!
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