Well… yesterday was another voice lesson. It went much better than last week’s meeting… perhaps it was because I focused on 4 or 5 pieces I have been working on since almost the beginning. Once again, a deceptively simple song is one of the most problematic (well… the last part of it is rhythmically tricky, […]
I now have my set list for my little weekender. I’m sure it is too late to submit until fall arrives as they usually take the summer off… or have the last few years. Today at my lesson, I informed K that I had made a few changes… deleted a few songs and replaced them
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I can honestly say that I AM feeling better today than I have for a while. I was able to stand throughout my entire voice lesson without feeling the need to sit. Maybe this thing is not going to take a year to fully heal after all. But if it does, I can deal with
Until my first recital! I cannot believe that I have never been a part of one and I am really excited! When I arrived at my rehearsal place, K reminded the young Herman lass (who is the student ahead of me) of this. As I made my way over to the piano, I was asked
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Today was a special off-day voice lesson. K and her family are leaving Thursday afternoon for a long road trip over the Easter holiday. My recital piece had one little glitch while hardly noticeable will be remedied by NEXT Thursday. Now, all I need to do is figure out if I want to prance around
It seems that the addition one of our newest tangenteers (I see a newer addition… but it has been years since I have taken a French class) I am quickly falling behind in my posts (although she does have a few hundred to catch me 😀 ). Yesterday, I noticed real progress in the continuing dissolving
My adventures for the week have been very rewarding and gratifying. Monday, I went to a board meeting of which I have not been since January 🙁 Everyone was happy to see me and inquired about my well-being and progress. Slow but sure and gimping along but progressing however little. After the meeting, C,L, and
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2010… What a year! So much happened that I do not know where the time went! It started off LAST January when I received my first two awards for acting in You Have the Right to Remain Dead (as everyone’s ill-fated, lovable, hammy narrator… Harnell Chesterton) and for bringing the Grinchi Scrooginess of Mr. Henry
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Today’s lesson was fraught with insightful bits of trivia. I learned that the “Many Mumbling Mice” warm up was attributed to one Theodor Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) in his ABC Book. Or maybe it was K’s octo-, or nonagenarian (if he is still among us) college choir director. The prolific author may have
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I am happy(?) to inform all that my voice lesson today was ALOT of HARD WORK 😀 I loved every minute. During my warmup (does sound like a workout, yes?) I was offered three pointers on reaching those high notes: Bend your knees slightly (already knew that) Hold your hands out palms down and turn
