I have forgotten how incredibly beneficial it is to do score study!! On Tuesday we took a field trip to Norfolk for our instrument repair class and on the way there and back I studied "O del mio dolce ardor". I was surprised to see just how much text I could memorize in such a short period of time, even with my attention halfway on the people in the van. This being said, there is still a lot to do. I have begun working on the notebook part of things and it is amazing how much richer my singing is now that I am putting myself into the character's place, especially for "Che faro senza Euridice" and "O Del Mio Dolce Ardor". Now for the rest of my songs! :)

I also sang for last Tuesday's recital. This time I sang "Take o take those lips away" by Amy Beach. I was relatively satisfied with my performance. I tried to remember to keep my mouth big in order to create a more resonant space and also tried to remember to "smile", or keep a thinner top lip, as I was singing. I was able to think about what I was doing instead of freaking out about how nervous I was to get up in front of people. That was very relaxing: not having to worry much about the words. This week I was very aware of what my body was doing: where my arms were going, how I stood, where I was looking (trying to look down at the audience), etc.

Overall, I thought I was very consistent with my mouth space, which is something we have been working on in lessons. Thank you Dr. Hepworth for helping me become consistent!!