ensemble singing #4

 links for videos of the day:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/6be88db7-16b3-4fff-8e19-5e2d2fbd31be 

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/17adfa60-5b2a-4d56-aeba-1121a01bd624

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/5febb4c5-f968-491a-baa1-fd67c0eff5d7

In todays lesson we continued working as a class on two of our main songs that we are working on at the moment. These include - 'Somewhere only we know' and 'And so it goes'.

We started the lesson off by doing a vocal warm up, and this was lead by two of my classmates. During this we did things like physical body warmups to start off to make sure that our bodies where prepared and ready to sing - This included stretches and face massages. By warming up our body before hand this makes sure that we do not damage any of our muscles when we start singing. After this we then went on to proper singing warmups. Firstly we started off by doing simple breathing exercises. This involves breathing in for four, holding for four and out for four. We then repeated this for six and eight counts to make sure that we are using as much of our lung capacity as possible. To then follow on from this we then began to do some simple siring with the word sing so that we could make sure to warm up our whole entire vocal range equally. Following on from this, we also did warmups such as, Holding onto a note and letting out for as long as possible, I like the flowers song in groups and more that we do every time we go to sing.

In todays lesson we worked on these two songs one at a time and we recorded different takes that show our progress on the song from the start of the day to the end of the day. So I will be reflecting on my own progress along with the classes when it comes to these songs and our different recordings of them.

And so it goes 

When it comes to the song 'And so it goes', I was more confident in my ability to sing it that day due to having gotten better knowledge on the harmonies from the last lesson. In the first recording I was not as confident in it as I was in the second one and I think that mainly comes down to the fact I had not sung it in a week before the first recording but in the second one I had sung it multiple times.

What do you notice about how you’ve improved?

When it comes to how I have improved, I can see a clear change in vocal confidence and this could be mainly due to me having more confidence in the harmonies that I was singing during the song as I sung it more during the day. Along with this my ability to be able to sing the song with more emotion was also apparent by the last recording as I began to feel more confident in the song.

Strengths?

When it comes to my strengths when it comes to this song, I would say that they include my ability to remember harmonies once they are learnt and being able to perform them accurately. Along with this, another one of my strengths is my ability to work along side other harmonies without losing my own.

Areas for Development?

When it comes to areas that I feel I need to develop in terms of this song, It would be my overall confidence in my own ability to sing the harmonies I am singing along side my ability to actually sing the song according to the volume markings like crescendos as I struggle to sing a song with a change in volume. This can be seen as I seem to sing the whole song at the same volume throughout.  However this definitely has improved from last week

Somewhere only we know

When it comes to the song 'Somewhere only we know', this was the song that I was the most confident in at the start of the day. And this was due to my knowledge of my harmonies in the song and also the fact that I knew most of the lyrics that were included in the song. So in the first take of the song I was pretty confident in what I was singing and sung it quite well. In the second take of the video, You can see that I was putting more emotion into my singing as I became more comfortable when it came to singing the song along side the other harmonies.

What do you notice about how you’ve improved?

When it comes to how I have improved in this song, the only way I see clear that I have improved was that I now knew my harmonies, which in turn let me be able to sing the song out with confidence. And I also showed an improvement when it came to my ability to sing the song with emotion, which makes the song sound more full of life.

Strengths?

When it comes to my strengths when it comes to this song, I would say that they include my ability to remember harmonies once they are learnt and being able to perform them accurately. Along with this, another one of my strengths is my ability to work along side other harmonies without losing my own.

Areas for Development?

When it comes to areas that I feel I need to develop in terms of this song, It would be my overall confidence in my own ability to sing the harmonies I am singing along side my ability to actually sing the song according to the volume markings like crescendos as I struggle to sing a song with a change in volume. This can be seen as I seem to sing the whole song at the same volume throughout. 

three targets for improvement. 

Three targets that I am going to set myself for both of these songs is to work on my ability to read and actually put into action volume markings like crescendos, Add more emotion into my singing performance as this will help the songs feel more full of life and I would also like to improve my ability to be able to sing my own harmony while listening to others at the same time instead of blocking them out.