I had a 1 to 1 singing lesson with Kim whilst everyone else developed scene 3 ( the narrators aren't involved in this scene) . In this, we focused on my solo part in the finale song, which I was struggling with mainly due to the high range it reaches. Using the piano, Kim went through a variety of warm ups and exercises to help loosen up my vocal chords. I explained to Kim how I find it difficult to project in head voice and switch from chest to head. She explained how lifting the soft palate(soft part in between front teeth and back of throat), will help me sing high notes clearer and easier, using a 'gargling' excersise (pretending to gargle after brushing your teeth) which opens and closes the palate. However, as the majority of my verse is on my 'break' (a section of your range dividing high and low notes), it makes it more of a struggle as I either have to simply practice and practice until it improves, or just sing completely using my chest voice in the upper ranges as well. I also discussed with Kim a vocal excersises I found very helpful to support my range scales. This, I have included in one of my singing lesson blog posts.
Overall this session helped me with not just this solo, but the other songs I am included in, as they are all similar in range. It also gave me more confidence as Kim reminded me to always stay in character, how the narrator would show their persona through facial expressions whilst singing, which also communicates the meaning of the song which is that everything has resolved.
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