Day 11: A very awesome productive day!

I did so much today! I went to an 8:30 yoga class (which ended up being one on one!) and then had a voice lesson, ate healthy and worked tonight! I feel very motivated after my lesson, so I'm excited to blog!

Daily Practice:

Technical Concepts: I warmed up before my lesson. Used an old CD from Kathy. It was a good warm-up. Warmed up to a high "b" comfortably, but still had to push a bit. Lots of "mum mum mum-ah ah ah" and classic warmups like that.

Minutes: 15

Repertoire: "I Cannot Hear the City" from The Sweet Smell of Success and "What is About Her" from The Wild Party. These are my Jason Robert Brown master class songs.

Minutes: 20

Success: I worked with Matt and then practiced my songs after that. I worked on using a "pure and bright" vowel, and using that to ease tension and relax in my voice. This made singing SO much more relaxing and the notes were much easier to hit, I'll go into more detail in my lesson section.

Areas of Improvement: Still working on the vowel thing...it's hard to get used to.

Notes: I feel like I'm singing right again! I feel really hopeful and inspired again!


Personal Fitness number 2!

Today at 8:30 am

Type of class: Yoga

Difficulty level: beginner yoga

Studio/ Instructor: West Side Community Center with Lori

What I most Enjoyed: All of it! It was awesome doing all that stretching and i loved it was just one on one!

What I found Challenging: I'm not as flexible as I'd like to be, and with yoga, that's always the hard part!

Observations: Doing this so early in the morning felt great! My body feels really good! I'll definitely keep this up!

 
 Healthy Meal 6 and 7!

Meal Description: Turkey Pesto Wrap and Spicy Vegan Pumpkin Soup!

Market: Whole Foods

Rating: 10, always a promising meal!

Meal Description: Red quinoa with basil, bell pepper and garlic, steamed green beans, and Grilled Chicken

Market: Leonard made it for me right after I got off from work!

Rating: 10. No joke, one of the best meals I've had!

Private Lesson!

Time and date: Today from 1:15(ish)- 2:30

Instructor: Matt Naegeli

Minutes: A little less than an hour.

Repertoire: I Cannot Hear The City and What is it about Her?

Points Covered: Singing a pure bright vowel, singing supported, singing "below the belly button", using consonants for vowels,  Not worrying about volume, using "ee" to get to "ah", and using a forward sound!

Notes: I feel like I'm back on track to being where I was months ago. I feel like I've taken many steps backwards, and now I'm prepping for my jump forward! This lesson really inspired me!  

Long day today! Time for sleep! Night!