Lessons #45 and #46

Well, I'm getting close to 50 lessons! Wow, how time flies! Lessons 45 and 46 were not very different, as far as progress goes, but there is always awesome info that I need to hear! However, at both lessons my teacher and I discussed the fact that I can sing much better at home, alone, than I can in front of her or anyone else..including my husband! This has got to change, but how? Well, at this weeks lesson, she asked me to record some of my practice because she wanted to hear what I am doing and what I am hearing, at home. So, while Jeff was away, I did. I recorded one of the songs that we have been working on. I sent it to her and received a reply that began with, "Success!". I know she must have been pleased with what she heard, as compared to what she usually gets to hear me do at our lessons. I definitely struggle with aspects of the technique, at home, and have a long way to go, but I am improving and I am glad that she was able to hear that improvement. Maybe this will help me to do better at my lessons. We'll see. This was a big step for me, though, because I do get frustrated at times, at my lessons, when I know I can do something but can't get it to happen for my teacher. So now, she knows what I am capable of. Yahoooo! I thank God for allowing me to get that recording done for her! He knows how much I wanted her to hear it. Jesus is so totally cool and blesses me beyond measure! Thank you, Jesus for always being there to help me! Does He help you, too?

Lessons #43 & #44

Well, recital is over, and now I have the Christmas Recital and Festival to work and look forward to! We have begun some new pieces, which hopefully will help me make progress. We will be beginning an Italian piece soon, too. As slow as my progress seems to be, I was listening to my second lesson, the other day, and realized that there has definitely been progress made! Going back and listening to that gave me a good perspective. This weeks lesson was very good. Well, every lesson is awesome, but having listened to this weeks lesson several times already this week, there are some things my teacher said that hit me a bit differently. That is what is so great about hearing the same things over and over..eventually, something's going to hit me! I told my teacher a long time ago, to PLEASE keep telling me everything over and over, and over again! I need to hear it all! So, today something she said hit me, as I was driving. It made an instant difference in my singing..this includes airflow, space, vowel shape, just about everything. I was very excited and look forward to more practice! We have the next couple of weeks off for vacation, but I will continue to update on my facebook page about practice. God is so good! That He allows me to do what I do, have the friends that I have, have the husband I have, and all the other cool things He has in the works...wow, I am blessed! Praise God! He surely takes care of His kids! See y'all soon!