Kaylee Ann Simmons: I saw a lot of breath pouching. The abdominal wall would push out when she inhaled, and then contracted inwards while singing, which created tension in her breath. Cindy worked with her on dramatic reading the text in English and then German. This helped her to find a more primal-like sound, by projecting first, and then singing the text. It seemed to help her find a better sense of breath too.
Brooke Myers: I didn't see a lot of emotional connection to the text. I saw some jaw tension, and I sense that there is some root of the tongue tension as well. I think the combination of the jaw and tongue seemed to warp the sound of the vowels. Maybe try to feel the space/release in the upper jaw to free the sound. Cindy worked with her on the release of her jaw. The lower jaw is the moron or dumb, and the upper jaw is the genius.
Bric Slade: I saw that he was raising his shoulders when he was reaching for a pitch. I can tell that he has those pitches, but I think he needs to release his body and let the pitches fall out. Cindy worked with him on maintaining a more upright posture. That seemed to really engage his lower body, and released a lot of the tension in his breath.
Sarah Boucher: Cindy talked about singing with your real voice. Speaking a line, then singing it. "Speak agreeably and then sing agreeably."
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