Voice Lesson #28

So, festival is coming up in less than two weeks. I have one more lesson before it gets here. If I can sing my pieces as well as I do at my lessons, which is not great, I will be happy. The thing I think I'm most concerned about, is selling them. I have to relay the songs with my expressions, basically...become the character and convince the listener of what I am saying, through body language. It's performance on a whole new level for me. I am used to singing the songs that I write...but now, I am singing someone else's songs and have to translate them through the performance..not easy for me. Thinking about the character and breath support at the same time is no easy task. But, we'll go in there and I'll give it my best shot and see what happens. I still have a long road on this journey of learning classical voice, and there is always next years festival to show improvement. I am still struggling with singing in front of other people. Now, as y'all know, this was never a problem for me when I was singing incorrectly. It's only since I have begun classical voice that I have this issue. Maybe I am afraid to show that I can do it, who knows. I am still trying to figure it out. I WILL get past it though, I am sure of that. Even singing in front of my husband causes me problems with the technique. Maybe if I practice in front of him all the time, It will help. I tell my teacher all the time, "I can do it so much better than this!". Well, I'll just keep moving ahead and continue to practice and improve, and one of these days, it will come out at my lessons like it has never come out before and my teacher will be amazed! :) And I think then, we will move to a whole new level of singing and learning. I look forward to that day..I know it's coming! I am truly learning so much from my teacher, I just need to be able to show her. I thank and praise God, though, for the struggle I am having. If this was all a piece of cake, it wouldn't be much of a victory, would it? Failure and struggling is all part of learning something new. And as the saying goes, if it was easy, it wouldn't be worth doing. Thank you, Jesus, for the trials and the opportunity to learn, struggle, fail, and improve. And also for the wonderful people you have put in my life, on this journey of classical voice.