Emily F. lesson 11/5

Emily F. lesson 11/5: I was warmed up and ready to go for my lesson today. We discussed some logistics for the recital. I did a few more warm-ups and then sang through all of my recital songs. I felt pretty tense today, probably because I'm getting more nervous every day. Laurie's observation was that I was singing "safe" in all of my pieces. I could feel that I was. And I felt very doubtful of myself. I doubted most of my entrances, doubted my breath (took big breaths too early and held them), doubted my words, doubted myself! It was frustrating for both of us, I'm sure. My hope is that having had a rough lesson today, I'll be able to shake out some of that doubt by Friday. We talked about focusing on the positive things I'm doing and spending time visualizing success. One great thing was that Laurie had a recital at her house on Sunday, so I chose two of the pieces that make me the most nervous, and I did well. I messed up some words but was able to improvise well enough that nobody knew. It was confidence-building. For the rest of the week my goals are to drink water!!! and spend time with my texts, take extra good care of my body and voice, and be confident and positive for the recital.