Term 2: 1st Half @PJ #Schedule

Term 2: 1st Half

Technical Exercises that I need to work on:

I need to work on my sight singing as this is what I struggle with the most from the start of the term. By the end of this term i would be able to sight reading and singing so i will have the ability of being able to sing a piece of music previously unseen and unrehearsed, as it is a skill you should have as a singer in general. This technique will be beneficial for me during a open call audition which the director would expect you to be able to read key notes on a music sheet.

Many vocalist sing by ear and don't find the need to learn to sight which is the mentality i had as i followed other people. However as a singer i've learnt that 'session and 'classical sight readers need to be able to read sheet music on first sight.

  

So therefore...

Every Monday i will dedicate 1 hour at 6pm to practice my sight singing with my 

#SSTHEORY booklet which Ike has given to us in class to help me improve on my sight reading and singing.

The areas of voice that I find challenging and also need to work on:

I will need pay attention of my tone of voice while singing as i tend to sound quite sharp when i am trying to reach for them higher notes. I honestly think that happens due me not using enough air while singing, this mainly happens as i over think before before actually singing during a belted part, which causes me to panic and aswell tension within' my vocal chords.

So therefore..

I've taken on the challenge to search of for musical theatre songs which would challenge my vocals to a higher extent. This is very important for me as i believe i already have such a powerful voice but i lack major confidence the moment after a climax within' a song. Listening to singers like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston has enabled me more or less copy the way they taken on certain belting parts as it arrives. After work every Sunday I take on a song i've chosen at the start of the week and decide to sing the song in front of my family, and later on getting critical feedback from them. During this whole process i record myself singing too. As i can take the feedback and listen back to spot the sections i went wrong. The only way to improve as a singer is to being able to notice yourself where you are going wrong, no matter how much times you get approached about your mistakes if you, yourself you are not able to identify them, you'd never improve and get better.

The areas of the voice that i can handle but need to refine:

I have a handle on my projection and being able to sing alone. This always gets explained by others that it shows my commitment towards the song, as i naturally sing like this it results to me straining my voice quite often. Twice now during this school year, i kept being ill before a show, so tend to put myself on voice rest couple often days before a performance. 

Targets that I would like to achieve:

1. I would like to confidently know how to read music sheets and notes without hesitation.

2. I could explore different genre of music as I tend to just stick to modern ballads.

3. I will need to learn how to gather information of the character in the song and learn to interpret it through acting through song accurately.

The deadlines of my work, in how to reach my targets are due on the 20th January 2016.