Emily C., Ashli H., Lesson Plan for 2/3/14

Emily C., Ashli H., Lesson Plan for 2/3/14

Plans:

• After what we discussed in class today, I want to try the different breathing positions (squatting, using the chair, etc.) to help Ashli find how it should feel to breathe. I had been feeling that I wasn’t explaining it well enough to her, so I’m definitely glad we went over this. 
• I liked the idea of using “bounce” and starting out light on top and adding weight to the bottom notes. I’ll be applying this to the exercises.
• I’m going to do more swoopy speech work with Ashli and see how she takes it. 
• To loosen her up, I’m going to have her bend forward/lay on the couch to get her to release while singing and to eliminate any extraneous movement. 

Goals:

Short:

• I would like to get her to release in her posture and neck area. 
• I want to get her to experiment more; she can be a little unwilling/embarrassed to try some of my vocalizes. 

Long:

• I want to get her to come at the pitch from above; that’ll solve a lot of her tension problems and straining for higher pitches.