Remember! this doesn't have to be focused on singing (voice for ACTORS)
20 minutes
Structure: 5 minutes to explain the exercises. 15 minutes left. 15/3=5.
Devide in 3 sections.
1. Breathing/Body warm up to prepare resonance
2. Opening up/Resonance/Articulation(?)
3. Game
massage throat.
sirenes (opening up) on rrrr to develop articulation
mmmh or aahhh + tap the body (resonance)
Game: Dominique's thing to help connecting the voice to the body and projection.
Monday, 28 September 2015
24/09/15 Sight Singing Theory
Quizz:
Q.1: ClefsQ.2: didn't know the English/American names (STAVE!)
Q.3: in order from bottom to top: mi, sol, ti, re
Q.4: in order from bottom to top: fa, la, do, mi
Q.5: didn't know. (KEY SIGNATURE!)
I think I didn't remember the names because I felt comfortable in the lesson, I already know what we're learning at the moment so I got confident, too confident and I forgot to learn the English names. Because when I'm in the lesson I automatically translate to the french names in my head.
Target: learn the English vocabulary.
Vocabulary:
4/4: time sig
b/#: key sig
b: flat (bemolle), lower semitone
#: sharp (diese), higher semitone
Stave (portee)
Clefs: cles
Semi Breve: ronde
Minum: blanche
Crochet: noire
Quaver: croche
Semi quaver: demi croche
Thursday, 24 September 2015
24/09/15 R&P
Today in our R&P class we brought the songs we had to prepare during the class. I had prepared Always True To You In My Fashion from Kiss Me Kate (Cole Porter)
I didn't perform it as we didn't have enough time but it was interesting to watch other people doing it. I think the feedback Nancy got could apply to me (fully open the mouth and connect with the song). I have never acted through a song, for some stupid reasons related to fear and I'm hoping to change this ASAP as obviously there is no way I'm getting into drama school if I don't properly act through the song.
Earlier during the week Ike and I worked on Always true to you. I felt like the belt notes got stuck in my throat. Ike told me it was due to my tongue's position and made me do a few exercises which was really helpful. I try to focus on my tongue all the time now and make sure it's forward, I find it really useful and can really feel the change.
We also worked on my Shakespeare monologue (Helena from All's Well That Ends Well Act 1 scene 3). I felt really disconnected from that monologue before. We have practiced it as a "duologue" where I had to convince the person I was talking to to give me a hug. I found it really effective and it helped me engaging and connecting with the monologue.
I didn't perform it as we didn't have enough time but it was interesting to watch other people doing it. I think the feedback Nancy got could apply to me (fully open the mouth and connect with the song). I have never acted through a song, for some stupid reasons related to fear and I'm hoping to change this ASAP as obviously there is no way I'm getting into drama school if I don't properly act through the song.
Earlier during the week Ike and I worked on Always true to you. I felt like the belt notes got stuck in my throat. Ike told me it was due to my tongue's position and made me do a few exercises which was really helpful. I try to focus on my tongue all the time now and make sure it's forward, I find it really useful and can really feel the change.
We also worked on my Shakespeare monologue (Helena from All's Well That Ends Well Act 1 scene 3). I felt really disconnected from that monologue before. We have practiced it as a "duologue" where I had to convince the person I was talking to to give me a hug. I found it really effective and it helped me engaging and connecting with the monologue.
24/09/15 Ensemble
Today in our ensemble class we learnt a bit more of Freedom's Child from The Civil War (F. Wildhorn).
I'm singing the alto part and most of it is fine for me but we're supposed to sing the refrain an octave lower than the sopranos and that's really low for me, I feel like I can't make any sound come out even when I engage my abdominals, I sang it the octave higher the last few times and it felt more comfortable.
I tried to focus on my tongue's position most of the time and make sure it was forward and against the back of my teeth.
I'm singing the alto part and most of it is fine for me but we're supposed to sing the refrain an octave lower than the sopranos and that's really low for me, I feel like I can't make any sound come out even when I engage my abdominals, I sang it the octave higher the last few times and it felt more comfortable.
I tried to focus on my tongue's position most of the time and make sure it was forward and against the back of my teeth.
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