Where have I been? Eh heh heh heh heh...

[ichi_chan0326]

LazyLand, that's where XD;

Anyway, it's that time of year again when the musical auditions start. The play hasn't been announced yet, but I hear it's between Little Shop of Horrors (which I REALLY don't wanna do) and a tribute to Broadway, which I think would be AWESOME (depending on what we tribute, I suppose...). I'm gonna sing Poor Wandring One

Comments

[coral_amber]

Heh Extremly late, but bear with me.

I gotta say, and this is not meant to insult you, your ability, or your teacher, but you might want to rethink some of your repitoire. Like I said, no harm intended, but I think from where you are right now, things with too much coloratura are a bit much. Even if it doesn't put a strain on your voice(Which is good, you should definitly stop if you feel that) it just doesn't make sense to do an aria with so many trills and cadenzas if you can't handle them. I think you have the makings of a coloratura soprano, your voice seems to have the potential to be quite agile, and I don't discourage you from working on trills and cadenzas, I would just recomend songs or arias with less difficulty. You've been training for about two years now, no? Your still at a stage where its ok to do 'art songs' or easier arias, especially at your age. Even some slower and more lyric songs would be great to practise for tone, since I can hear a bit of a squeak in your higher notes. Plus, there's always the risk for vocal damage, I'm sure your teacher knows this well and will not lead you astray, but it never hurts to express yourself when you feel like something is too difficult, cause even if you don't feel a strain, that doesn't mean it's not there sometimes.

But hey, take all this with a grain of salt, I'm not a voice coach, just someone offering some advice. :)

[ichi_chan0326]

I totally agree with you. I was really surprise when my teacher suggested we do arias like Oh Luce Di...etc and the Doll Song, because I thought I wasn't ready (and I wasn't). I suppose I could ask her if I should be doing easier stuff instead, but the thing is she knows what I can and cannot do. She considered starting Caro Nome, and later one of Michaela's arias from Carmen but then reconsidered because she knew that there was no way I could handle them. At first the arais are hard for me, but they don't particularly hurt me. In fact, Oh Luce etc helped me develop my middle, which is what she was hoping it would do when she gave it to me.

Anyway, I totally agree with you, and I've heard similar opinions from choir teachers, so I guess I should ask my teacher why we're not doing easier stuff. Thanks for the advice :]