Monday was the first round of working on an American jazz standard of our choice. I chose "Love is Here to Stay" by George and Ira Gershwin. Couple of things noted during this session:
-I should smile when I'm singing a love song, but this is just the result of a more important note. I should be applying right away what Jason has asked me to apply in previous sessions.
-Lying on my back and singing the song seemed to release a lot of unnecessary tension. I should do that with every song I sing from now on.
-One of my classmates observed that I make a lot of self-deprecating comments. He suggested that I take care with how I talk about myself, because it's often untrue. It's often a way for me to let myself off the hook if I fail at what I'm
doing, or as Jason might say- "pull the ripcord on the parachute". I'm always appreciative when someone calls me out on that, because it's a known bad habit of mine.
-I'm loving this section and hearing everyone's songs. These Gershwin, Porter, and other Tin Pin Alley compositions are just lovely to listen to.
Wednesday we reviewed Bitch of Living and Friday we presented it to the other cohorts. A great experience and a very different experience. Not only were we in front of an audience, but we performed in a space wholly new to us. A very fun day, but I noticed that I lost a bit of the ease I had found in rehearsal. I think this mostly had to do with adjusting to filling a more cavernous space, and I felt a greater need to provide an edgier quality of sound to the song with an audience present.
Excited to sing my standard once more on Monday, and then onto new and exciting things!
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