Wow! You learn so much when you watch yourself perform. You've all heard me do this piece a lot but it was the only one I felt like I could pull off without accompaniment and I like it so, deal with it. :)
Good things that happened:
- Fairly consistent vowels.
- Maintained pretty good resonance in lower notes
Things I want to fix:
- Breath is still gaspy even though I really try to make it silent and low in my body. I need to try something different apparently.
- Intonation is a little off in some places
- Feel like the breath is energized on and off instead of being consistently energized
- My German is worse than I thought. I need to work on that
"LaeKin Bacon" Wow! This piece has come a long way. I thought your tone was gorgeous free and very consistent. You are right your vowels were consistent and I loved that you maintained a good distance between your back teeth even in the lower areas of the piece. I agree that your breath was a little inconsistent, I didn't think it was gaspy but it did seem a little high in your body. Something I do to help me with this is using primal sounds to connect more with my lower body. GREAT job girl!
ReplyDeleteLaekin, you did very well. I'm sure this was a hard song to sing without accompaniment. Your timbre was feminine and fluttering but seemed a little tense. I feel like you if you let go a little more, it could be more powerful. The higher notes, in particular were a little constricted. I could see a few high breaths in the video, so fixing those should help with the gaspy breaths. For diction, your umlaut vowels seemed a little swallowed and your e vowels could be taller. Your o vowels though were open and free. Sometimes at the ends of phrases, it sounds like your cutting them off instead of finishing them if that makes sense. They seem to stop suddenly. I think you could add some more expression as well, but overall it was very good.
ReplyDeleteYou have a nice, ringing timbre that adds a nice intensity to this song. I think improving some of the breaths will only add to that. There were some high breaths that may have caused you to lose some energy at the ends of phrases and also have some tension in your throat and shoulders. As far as diction is concerned i think just making sure that the front vowels are in the front will help things a lot. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI love the natural ping you got going on girl! I also love how you carry that down into your lower range. I also love your [o] vowels. Just one German thing I heard: you pronounced "ich" as [Ik] and not [iç] Something to watch out for. You had some funkiness on the word "flammen" or something like that; I think that was due to not having your jaw fully open on the word's inception. I notice that as a theme: you don't open your molars fully until you are half way through the note. Something to think about.
ReplyDeleteSo pleasant to listen to, and so much improvement!
Sounds good lovely girl. You have a beautiful tone. I really just want you to focus your vowels more. Kind of what we have been talking about in Vocal Ped, with the simply speaking simply. Just bring the sound out a little more.
ReplyDeleteGreat placement of the vowels. In some places you could try starting with the right placement instead of shifting into it. The tongue should always be loose even from the onset. Great expression in the voice I feel. Great connection. You have nice free balloon breaths.
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