I seemed to have fallen into a state of false security this past week. Labor day didn't help either, in that I spent too much time enjoying the time off, instead of taking advantage of the extra time. (I did, however, clean my whole apartment, but that doesn't really help my singing.)
Preparedness: The only positive thing I can say about my preparedness, is that my voice was in a much healthier state to sing as opposed to last week. I didn't however reach my goals. I guess the first step to getting better is error recognition. I didn't use effective time management. I kept putting things off thinking I had all this time to do it later. Well, prior preparation prevents poor performance. If I would just get things done as early as possible than I won't run into trouble when unexpected things come up later. I also forgot to get my music to my mom (she plays for my lessons). So what little I had done to learn my rhythms and pitch wasn't worth much because I was distracted my how guilty I felt for making her look bad.
Activities: I had a really hard time finding the correct placement to sing in. It kept getting stuck in my throat, instead of feeling that "out of body" sensation, where you don't feel yourself singing. However, I was able to identify the source of tension that was preventing my released sound. Brianna had me try a few physical things to help me feel my breath deeper. I laid on my back on the floor, and that helped me feel my breath better and it helped me to feel space vertically in my body. It did make my sound catch in my throat though so we tried having me sit/bounce on an exercise ball while I sang. IT WORKED GREAT! I felt the dump moment in my song, and I released my back (which was the source of the tension). Needless to say, I will be getting a ball very soon, so that I can use it to practice with.
Key thing I learned: I need to remember that lessons are just as much a class as Theory or French, and that I technically have homework that is "due" every day. MAKE the time to practice, don't just hope that it falls into my lap. Also, when I am really focused during my practicing times, I recognize a ton of things going on in my body!
GOALS: I will be getting my wisdom teeth out this Wednesday, and its part of a research study thing. Long story short, I can't have any electronics all that day (I can't have anything that tells time). So, my main goal is to pass off the text of my songs in the language and in English for at least three songs at my next lesson. I will have loads of time to do that Wed, because I also can't sleep during the study. I will be on medication though so, we'll see..... :) Another goal, is to have my aria ready to work on for my lesson. And my last goal is to turn in at least two analysis sheets. Yes it's a lot, but I have a lot to due in a little amount of time.
P.S. If anyone feels so inclined, I will be happy to except all offers of Jamba Juice and/or Wendy's frosty shakes Thursday and Friday! :)
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