Sarah Brenay - Partner Practice - 10/17/13

Liz was awesome enough to come in for the last ten minutes of my voice lesson and give me some feedback, which i so appreciated. It was hard to have someone sitting in on my lesson, it added some pressure, but I think that's exactly what I need right now. In the practice room we worked on bringing my sound more forward. I was frustrated with my lack of ability. I wanted to try and do what Liz suggested, but I was afraid of making funny noises in front of her. It's hard to sing in front of peers sometimes! Especially when they're really good and really analytical like Liz. It made me realize how comfortable I've become around Cindy. I'm more likely to take a leap of faith in front of her. I want to pay better attention in my lessons to see how exactly she makes students feel so safe. I think it's because she herself is not afraid of looking and sounding ridiculous, and because she tells me often that it's ok if it doesn't sound good. She tells me to focus on the feel not the sound. I think that really helps! Anyway after I was too shy to keep singing, Liz had me check her memory on a few of her pieces. That also made me realize just how much work Liz puts into her pieces. She really knows her diction and works very hard to memorize rhythm so that it sounds effortless even when it's really hard. I need to remember to ask her about her learning process!