Laura B MC, 11/12/13

Laura B
Meikjn: She has a great voice, and I liked the internal smile that she kept. Her posture was a little too relaxed, and her shoulders were really rolled in. She didn't seem very stable on her feet. We also tended to loose her on some of the low notes. Cindy worked with helping to figure out the intention behind the lyrics. When she thought about the intention behind the words and didn't try to control the outcome, her singing became much more confident and the sound became much more focused and beautiful. Cindy suggested that she spend more time thinking about the piece then actually singing. Overall, I think that she did really well and has a really pretty voice.
Elizabeth Tait: She had a lot of freedom in her voice, and it seemed like all the notes just easily flowed out of her (for the most part). I also like how she naturally expresses the music through her voice as she sings. She had a really hard time hitting the high note because of how scary it was. Cindy had her pretend like she was repelling, excited to sing the note and just let it go. She also had her sing without tensing her shoulders. After a few more attempts, she was able to not inhibit herself and get the dang note out.
Allen Stevens: He has a great lift in his smile muscles, which really helped him keep his voice is a really nice place. When it got to the middle of the song, this dropped a little, and his voice was not as bright. He also had pretty good airflow in the beginning of his phrases, and I could tell his lower body was supporting him. He tended to loose this on the ends of some of his phrases. I was surprised to hear that his greatest fear is high notes, because his high notes sounded great and not difficult! Cindy worked with helping him through this fear by transposing the piece gradually up by increments. This would help him work more into his sweet spot.
Shalayna: Nice job! I just love your stage presence and focus! Don't be afraid of the high notes, and she seemed to tense up on those a little. Also, I thought her pronunciation was a little off on some of the words. Cindy worked specifically with clearing up some of those words and then with more sigh. When she put the whine sound into her voice and the articulator muscles were working separately, everything came out more freely and clearly.