This week I am working on memorizing more of my songs!  It is coming along well!  I need to still keep on working on the Dipthong and elongating it.  I also am working on my mouth space as well to help reinforce the dipthongs and that is helping.  I just got to keep it up only a few weeks left!

This week practicing I did alot with my Italian and also my Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen!  It was a very successful week.  I am still working on the dipthong and elongating the first vowell of each and everyone one of them!  I am really happy about how things are going with my repitoire!  I hope everyone else is having a good week of practicing as well!

Week 8 of practicing

This past week was spring break and did alot of practicing with words in my English song Bright Is The Ring of Words.  With keeping consistent mouth space and also not cutting off the dipthong when singing.  I have also been working on my Italian piece as well.  My throat is feeling alot better and has not had any extra mucous in it which is good!

Week Five of practice

I had an awesome time at convention and learned alot!  This week I practiced on my Italian and German pieces the most.  I worked on the rolling of the r's and diction.  It was a good week of practicing!  I also worked on the warm-ups to help me trill my r's.  I just have to keep the momentum going!  Hope everyone else had a good week!

Week Four of Practicing

This week I figured out my issues with Obstination and that was I just need to conduct while I am practicing to get the rhythm correct otherwise it is going really well because I have it all memorized.  I have been working on my Italian and German pieces as well using the conducting method with the rhythm and that has been really helpful!  I have been also using alot of tongue independent excercises when practicing to help with the rolled r's in my italian and those are helping as well.  I hope everyone else has a good week of practicing!

Week Three of Practicing

This week I kept on working at Obstination.  I have been struggling coming on beat one of the long sustained note for three beats.  I am hoping to figure that out really soon with practice.  I am also working on the Italian and German pieces.  I am working on more space in the mouth and less jaw movement.  It has been a good week!  I was a little bummed how recital went today because I practiced that part wrong in obstination and I will fix it this week!  Hope everyone else had a good week of practicing!

Week Two of Practicing

This week I focused on the mallisma's in my Italian piece and I also focused on Obstination.  I really like the repitoire this semester that I am working on!  I also have been working on my english pieces as well and am really excited for those too.  Hope everyone else had a good week!