Amber
There is a lot of air escaping with the tone, creating a raspy sound. This airiness is likely caused by constriction - something is getting in the way of the sound. I can't understand the words very well. Your posture was pretty good, but you're still propping one heel up off the floor, it really looks like you're about to run away and it's distracting. That physical position is not helping you achieve the sound you want, you need to get your body to help you, not hinder you. Not all pitches are dead center, especially the passing notes. When Cindy helped you find tonal reference points it gave you so much more direction and focus. As you continued to work on it it started sounding much better. The pitches were nicely focused and boyant, very nice work!
Mariah
Very nice, tall posture! Nice and gorilla-like. Excellent! I feel like the air is just passing through, not being sustained. In other words, the ribs are collapsing right after the inhalation. Watch yourself in a mirror to help awareness with that. A very nice, naturally pleasant voice. The expression was good overall, I can tell you knew what you were talking about, but there were moments when I feel like you reverted back to the old choir face standard. The high range is so very lovely when it is allowed to be light and unpressed. When Cindy helped you get more into the character the piece became so much more musical and moving. You can never buy into the song too much. You can be overly dramatic, but you can't be overly invested.
Ben Shaw
I'm not certain that the jaw is as loose and comfortable as it could be. The lips do not need to be pursed forward permanently. I can sense a lot of stiffness in your body! You need to dance Ben! Dance! I want to see your body so full of freedom and motion that you could erupt into dance at any moment and it wouldn't seem sudden. There's a great feeling of determination and energy in this piece. You're conveying a lot of emotion. And then WOW! What an incredible dynamic range you have. Very powerful instrument. I feel like you have improved so much! Excellent work. Cindy's work with you may not have had a drastic effect on your sound in that moment, but it is going to have a huge effect on your voice in the future. It's difficult to understand the urgency of problems like this because you sound good already! But the voice requires the cooperation of the entire body. And until you get your body on board with the whole singing process, you're playing with half the instrument - like having a bow with no violin.
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