Mock solo 1 : Recording review

 Recording link : https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/cb66c498-1067-4dcd-b102-d63f8b9ff3f9

My initial reaction to the recording :

My initial reaction to the recording of my solo was that I believe that I did a lot better that I felt I had done. Throughout the piece I could clearly tell that I had good vocal projection and clarity when it came to the words I was singing and giving them emotion. One point in the video where you can hear this very clearly was at 1:56. at 2:27 and onwards, I believe this is where you can clearly see my good use of breath control in that I was able to hold onto the more belting notes of the song while making them clear and controlled. After watching it back, I realise that my staging and stage presence needs to be looked at and improved as I was very stationary during the solo which does not aid my ability to share the story of what my character is singing about to the audience. 

Overall, For my first recording of my solo, I believe that I sung it well however the staging and stage presence needs to be improved.

What went well in the performance :

When it comes to what went well in this performance, I believe for a first attempt of that solo in a more professional environment I effectively projected the song not only vocally but also emotionally.  Along with this, One of the main things that I believe went well was my ability to hold eye contact with the audience. This can be clearly seen in the video through out. 

Overall, for my first attempt at the solo in this more professional setting, I performed it well not only vocally but through the way I tried to embody the character.

What do I need to work on :

When it comes to what I still need to work on in this solo, I need to work on my targets mainly. This being breath control and Stage Presence. These both need working on in their own ways to make sure that my performance of my solo is as good as it can possibly be for the final recording. I will talk more about these later on in the blog!

Feedback from Lois on my performance :

When it came to the feed back I received from my teacher it was quite varied. To start off, I was told that I had sung the song very well and I had stopped swaying as much during it and now the staging had become clearer. The main piece of feedback that I had received was that I needed to now focus on the way I was singing the solo and add more power and emotion to some of the words I am singing to allow its meaning to be able to be read by an audience. 

Class mate reaction + Feedback :

When it comes to the feedback from my class mate, They told me that after re watching my solo back over, they could tell that I had very good projection of my voice along with a very strong eye contact with the audience which draws them more into the solo.

When it comes to what they recommended that I worked on when it came to the performance was my physical performance along with some of the notes. When it comes to my physical performance of the solo, they felt that I was a bit to stand still and that I should try and use more of the stage that I have to use as this will help with my solo in making it visually interesting when it comes to an audience perspective. When it comes to the notes that I am singing, my class mate believe that some of them sounded like I was holding back on what I was singing, especially when it came to some of my more belting notes. This can be improved through warming up more effectively and practicing those notes and their overall strength and clarity.

Target progress :

When it comes to my two targets ( Breath control and Stage Presence ), I believe that they have both improved massively from what they were. This has been aided from the warmups I had been doing along with the research I did.

Breath Control :

In this video, I believe that my breath control has definitely gotten better. However, My breath control was effected due to nerves so it is not as good as it could have been, But I am not to bothered by it as I know that it was mainly effected by my nerves in that it was my first time performing my solo properly in front of my class along with a camera. 

Before my real recording of this solo I plan to work more on my breath control through a number of exercises so that it can be as good as it can be for my final recording.

Stage Presence :

In this video, I believe that my Stage presence has definitely improved, However has a long way to go. In this video it is clear that I am using my face well to portray emotion but this does not follow through to my whole body. So this will need to be improved before it comes to my final recording of the solo.