1. Brad Summers
2. Breathing: high in shoulders; bucket
3. Intonation: spotty, especially on descending lines.
4. Timbre: heavy, a bit breathy, fast vibrato.
5. Diction: some sloppiness, generally strong.
6. Expression: sounds as if taking notes on an individual basis.
7. Masterclass: worked on motionless intro, and a more specific scene.
8. Overall: Good. You got the intro, but reverted back to nervous motion while singing. Shifty eyes also distract from performance. Good job on improving acting! This really helped with your sound, too.
1. Luke Shepherd
2. Breathing: good at the beginning of phrases, seemed less supported after quick breaths.
3. Intonation: Good, besides the first-note goof.
4. Timbre: light, free voice, a bit of air in the sound.
5. Diction: great!
6. Expression: wunderbach!
7. Masterclass: got reamed on the intro as well. Worked to establish the two different characters, transition. Also, singing important syllables and acoustical energy/vibrancy. Good improvement.
8. Overall: great job. Personally, I didn't get that there were two characters the first time, but I was busy writing, so take that with a grain of salt. Too prepared! It sounded too good, really, to need a lot of work. Maybe that WAS your weakest piece, in which case I would say "quit makin' us all feel bad."
1. Sam Meredith
2. Breathing: Better at beginnings of phrases than later.
3. Intonation: a bit of reaching, causes some pitches to sag. Watch scooping.
4. Timbre: sounds more nazal (could be approach to french), tense.
5. Diction: clear, but not always so accurate. Revisit french.
6. Expression: I think it could be better, but the focus on technique, I think, interferes.
7. Masterclass: Worked on having more presence on short notes, timing. (Defense: I think the tempo was not quite what you were used to, and I too think it could be just a hair slower.)
8. Overall: Good improvement. It's not an easy piece. Investing more energy makes it more pleasing to listen to, and also more fun to perform.
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