Laura B MC 11/19

Laura B
Kaylee Ann Simmons: She has a very nice beautiful timbre in her voice. It's very mature. She has had great breath flow throughout her body. She has been sick, and I could tell that her chords still swollen. It seemed like she was trying to overcompensate for this by stretching her neck. Cindy helped her to find more meaning in the text she was singing by figuring out the allegory and making it personal and pertinent to her. Cindy had her project the text as she was speaking to someone 20 -25 feet away. Her biggest challenge is to free up her articulation. Once she does this, her sound will be even more glorious!
Brooke Meyers: She used beautiful vibrato on her long, held out notes. However, there was a slight sense of grittiness in her voice, and her jaw seemed very tense. Her breathing was deep and balloon-like. Cindy worked with helping her to loosen her jaw. She had Brooke feel her jaw as she spoke. When Cindy worked with dropping Brooke's loose arm to sense the release, I did recognize that did start to make the connection and seemed more released in her jaw.
Bric Slade: He did a good job with going up there and trying all of those things that Cindy had him do. On the first time singing,  he used a speech-like timbre in his lower voice and his voice became more resonant and full as he got into his middle voice. He seemed very tense in the higher range and the vibrato was not consistent. Cindy had him bend over while sitting on a chair and him reach to the end of the other chair in front of him. I feel like this helped him to make a stronger connection and fluidity throughout his range, especially in the lower range. Bric needs to have a feeling of stretch throughout the rib cage and to let go of his jaw. Cindy gave him what he needs to work on these things and I'm excited to her how they will help is voice come out even more!
Sarah Boucher: She had a nice, consistent vibrato and sang with a darker timbre. On some of the long notes, I noticed that some wobbliness started to creep in. Cindy had her speak the long notes so she could connect with the speaking part of her voice. When she made the connection, an awesome brightness came into her voice. This is her authentic voice and is wonderful to listen to!