Thursday, September 26, 2013

Ben Shaw 09/24/2013 masterclass notes

1. Emily Floyd
2. Breathing: good inhalation, inconsistent stream of exhalation.
3. Intonation: good
4. timbre: rich tone. swallowed vowels sometimes, moving lines lose resonance
5. Diction: more clarity needed.
6. expressiveness: good.
7. Masterclass: worked on energetic softness, keeping french with singing. improved a lot. Also improved diction.
8. overall: great improvement. my suggestion is to work on swallowed vowels; sometimes the placement gets too far back.

1. Sarah Boucher
2. Breath: rushed inhalation
3. Intonation: good mostly; watch phrases that start higher.
4. Timbre: free, resonate voice. resonance takes a while to kick in, however.
5. Diction: More articulate consonants would be better.
6. Expressiveness: good. To make better, more articulate diction would help
7. Masterclass: worked on breath timing, full breath, expressiveness at beginning. great improvement.
8. Overall: good.

1. Sarah Low
2. Breath: inconsistent exhalation hinders phrase
3. Intonation: great on runs, sustained notes a bit unstable.
4. Timbre: Good heady placement. tense. good flexibility.
5. Diction: unclear "k's," good otherwise.
6. Expressiveness: great facials, dynamics would help improve.  exhalation also hinders phrase expression.
7. masterclass: worked on "having fun." Noticeable improvement.
8. Overall: impressive performance. Great work!

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