"It doesn't really matter where we are, but what direction we are going."
Good quote from Cindy to keep me going. I appreciate Cindy's patience with my insecurities!
I liked that Cindy started the lesson with me singing, and then asking me what I want to be better. I appreciated her asking me, instead of telling me.
I answered that I wanted a connected line, but I soon realized that
lack of connected line isn't the the real problem. Although, she did
address that concern: Seeing the difference between vowels as only a
tongue flip instead of a real change.
The real problem
was a lack of consistent of resonance. (Cindy didn't say this, but it's
the biggest thing I got out of the lesson) It alternates from really
forward, to not as much. That contributes to a lot of problems, only
one being connected line.
Some thoughts that helped me find the good resonance:
speaking like a deaf person through the nose
singing high notes directly through the nose (that was unbelievably helpful!)
blowing boogers
scrunching up my face
opening vowels upwards from the resonance place instead of downwards
Listening back to my lesson really opened my ears to some new things:
There
was one run through in which Cindy had me sing the whole piece through
my nose, and it sounded actually professional quality, unlike everything
else. Exaggeration is exactly what I need apparently.
I have myelinated some good habits with resonance, but I have some more wrapping to do. A lot more wrapping to do.
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