Friday, May 20, 2011

30 DAY FULL VOICE CHALLENGE - Day 20

The 30-Day Full Voice Challenge continues and today I was able to get in 30 minutes of vocalizing.  Last night during my regular vocal performance class, we watched a video from our live performance last week.  Watching yourself is ALWAYS hard and my lack of committing to my 25 healthy meals... definitely came to mind as I was watching my arms move with the reverb on the microphone.  :) 


Take aways from the live performance: 
  1. One my song "Don't Make Me Over" I need to pronounce the ending consonants 
  2. Cut back on vibrato on my song "Loverman, Oh Where Can You Be?" 
  3. Connect with the audience by looking into their eyes and talking directly to them through song
Overall, I am VERY proud of the performance. I juuuuuuuust might upload a video clip... maybe! LOL



Today I Am... happy with progress!  

LOVING iCARLY

When I turn on my TV it is not surprising to find it tuned into Nickelodeon since I am THE biggest SpongeBob Squarepants fan, and today was no different.  I turned on the TV to hear that iCarly, a show about a high school aged girl named Carly and her online variety show, was coming on.  Today as the theme song played I stopped to listen and really love the message they are sharing through song and now I am sharing with you.  Enjoy.


iCarly Theme Song ~ Lyrics

I know, you see
Somehow the world will change for me
And be so wonderful

Live life, breathe air
I know somehow we're gonna get there
And feel so wonderful
And it's all for real

I'm telling you just how I feel
So wake up the members of my nation
It's your time to be 
There's no chance unless you take one
And it's time to see 
The brighter side of every situation
Somethings are meant to be
So give your best and leave the rest to me
Leave it all to me
Leave it all to me
Just leave it all to me

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

USING MY TIME WISELY

One of the most challenging things about pursuing my “musical” goals is finding the time outside of my work responsibilities to fully focus on personal tasks. With the recent 30-Day Full Voice Challenge finding “time” has been especially difficult.

It is easy to say that there are not enough hours in the day, however, that is not entirely true. My problem is there are not enough hours in my day where I am functioning 100%. A part of managing time well is to identify which hours of the day you are at your best. My best hours are somewhere between 1AM and 5AM when I have to make myself go to bed in order to function at my 9-5.

So how do we make this work????

Most of the time I am squeezing vocal exercises in to my evenings however today I discovered that using my lunch hour proved to be a perfect time to get an hour of vocalizing in and even run through the lyrics of a new song. So if you are having trouble finding the time because you have to go to a full-time job then try using your breaks and lunches as ways to get a personal task done… you can eat at your desk or take bites between notes (like I did to my yummy egg sandwich).

Happy Singing!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Catching up on blogging about the 30-Day Full Voice Challenge

With the closing of April I started off May with lots of energy and the hopes of being a heavy contender in the 30-Day Full Voice Challenge hosted by the Broadway Dance Center.  I started a blog that was only about the challenge... however I decided to move it to my personal blog.  The challenge requires that you...

  1. Vocalize everyday for 30 minutes to an hour
  2. 4 private voice lessons
  3. 2 coaching sessions
  4. 1 live vocal performance
  5. 1 live performance 
  6. 1 NY Industry Audition
  7. 1 new demo performance
  8. 25 health conscience meals 
  9. 20 healthy body conditioning or dance classes 
  10. 5 charitable events 

Out of the ten areas I have been vocalizing everyday and have actually found a new way that is lots of fun.  I warm up using a CD given to me by my previous vocal coach and then I turn on my favorite Broadway CD and then grab my mic and amplifier and sing along as if I am on stage.  

As for the other areas I have completed my 2 coaching sessions, as well as my live performance which took place on May 12th at IDO Sushi at 29 7th Avenue with pianist Tommy Mandel who was WONDERFUL! and made me sound wonderful. Before I left my day job one of my co-workers (who I recently discovered had a career on Broadway) gave me a great prep talk and told me "Sing for yourself" and that is just what I did!

The next day, May 13th, I completed my inspirational live vocal performance / concert by seeing Wycliffe Gordan's Jazz A La Carte at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY.  I did not go to this performance thinking I would walk out feeling inspired vocally by this event... however I was pleasantly surprised.  17-year-old Nikki Yanofsky graced the stage and sang one of my favorite songs, "Someone to Watch Over Me" and she did an AMAZING job of making the song her own.  I was inspired not only by the purity in her voice but how much the music was in her body and movements.  She is inspirational and I am honored to have seen her perform live.

This week I am hoping to knock out the 1 NY Industry Audition, get some of the conditioning classes under my belt and find some charitable events to attend... So we will see what happens! 

Today I Am... ignoring the overwhelmed feeling! :-)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

30 DAY FULL VOICE CHALLENGE HEALTHY MEAL ~ Turkey Chili

One element of the 30-Day Full Voice Challenge is to eat 25 healthy meals.  As soon as I am told that I need to eat something healthy what do I do... run and buy a donut! SMH


On this day for lunch I enjoyed a cup of yummy Turkey Chili from one of my favorite delis! Now... to get the remaining quota in!


Today I practiced for 45 minutes working on Diana Ross' version of "Them There Eyes"


Tomorrow... LIVE PERFORMANCE! :)


Happy Singing! 

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