Voice Lesson #40

Hey, gang! So, my 40th voice lesson was chock full of great information, but what's new, right? That darn Passaggio is still giving me lots of trouble, but sooner or later, it is going to have to submit. My focus right now, though, is getting through this next week. I am very anxious about recital, though I know that no matter how I do, it is good for me to do it. It's good for me to put myself in uncomfortable singing situations, like recital and Festival, because the more I sing in front of people the better it is for me. I think we have settled on the two pieces I'll be doing, but you never know, there is always a chance of a late breaking change in songs. The reason for a change would be that one of the songs is just not sounding good enough. There is one other song option at our disposal..if we have to play that card, we have it. Other than that, I am very slowly noticing some improvements. Not so much with my overall singing, but I am aware of more and more things that are inhibiting me with the technique. This is good, but it's still very difficult and will take a long time to break habits and put all aspects of the technique together, at the same time, in the form of a song. It seems that everything never all works together, correctly. In other words, I may be breathing well, but my placement is off, or I don't have the internal space. Or maybe my placement is right on, but I'm lacking support. All of these aspects of classical technique have to be correct, and work together, otherwise it just doesn't happen. I will just continue on, practicing and singing at every recital and festival, no matter how much I don't want to, because I lack confidence in my ability. I know some of you are thinking, "aww, she shouldn't lack confidence", but seriously I am not good at all at the technique yet, I'm not feeling sorry for myself, I just am truly not good at it yet. It will be a long time before I am. My teacher and I both know this. It's just the nature of classical voice. It is not something that is learned and mastered quickly. I love it, though and will keep on, keeping on! Praise God for giving me the determination, discipline, and desire to this, and for an amazing teacher who has more patience than I deserve, and an amazing husband who stands with me all the way! I love you, Jesus!