Emily F. lesson 2/26

Emily F. lesson 2/26: I came to my lesson with a completed song analysis, and having done some warming up. My body and voice felt much better than the last couple of weeks. We did a primal sliding up [a] to 54321. We worked down to A2! Then we did [o no] arpeggio with M3 flip up. We did snort breath in on [fai lo] 54321 with an extra descending M3 on each scale degree. Then [vi ni] 13-35-58-85-53-31. It got a little weighty, so I had to lighten up at the top. We did a "getting high" exercise on [e a o] and I reached an F6, the highest I believe I've ever gotten. Laurie tried to have me try whistle voice on a hum but I wasn't able to access it, but I still got high. We practiced "Lullaby" for NATS. We talked a lot about how I sing "safely" because of my embarrassment of my body. I had to focus hard to allow my aura/spirit to expand and not collapse. In my mind I feel like my spirit has rolled in shoulders and it hides, even though my body doesn't do that. So I focused on sharing my feelings. It was good, just a challenge for me. It was easier emotionally to focus on distinct images than on what is going in my body. We moved onto "Mandoline" and Laurie had me do a TON of speaking. I spoke the French and the English many times for each time singing. After speaking through it, we agreed that the flow of the singing was drastically improved. I still had some notes that were messy, so we worked on those for a little bit. "Mandoline" is my first piece for NATS and it's just not practiced and comfortable enough, so I need to speak through it tons before Saturday. My goals for NATS are to let my body do the work it is designed to do, and deliver the message and feelings of my songs, without fear and worry. I also need to drink lots of water.