Sam Meredith VRH 11/14

Hannah Lovato- I love listening to Hannah sing. I didn't notice and problem with her breathing and that was evident in her tone. The intonation was great other than one rough release and she had a very consistent, vibrant timbre. The diction was mostly good, but I think it needs a little more clarity especially on consonants. The expression was there, though, which made for a lovely performance.
Aubrey Robbins- There was a lot of sternal displacement in the breathing during this performance. Her neck was also jutting out throughout the song, so that made her timbre a little coarse. The diction was also a little lazy and american-sounding in certain spots. The intonation was there, though. I also would like to get a better sense of what her intention is in singing this song.
Minjin Yeom- The breaths involved a lot of shoulder movement in this song. Her posture was also a bit collapsed so that made for a hollow timbre. The jaw was relaxed, though and the intonation was mostly good. She was flat on the last note, though.
Aubrianne Dunn- Again there was a lot of movement in the sternum and shoulders during this performance. If she improves her posture, she will have a better sense of free-flowing air. I will say, though, that her posture did improve relative to her last performance. The timbre is just still a little breathy. The diction also had some trouble. She was kind of chewing her way through a few of the diphthongs and her [u] vowel was a little bit rough.
Caitlin Craig- I think the breaths could improve here. I'm not exactly sure what I would suggest to increase the sensation of free-flowing air, but fixing that problem would do a lot for her. In the song she sang today there is a lot of movement from low to high, but it was almost as if she was saving her air for all of the high notes and not giving the lower notes enough attention. The longer notes in her performance were open and resonant, but I would like to see more of that throughout the piece. Some spontaneous combustion would do her well. I really liked the expression in the performance, though.