My Initial Expectation Paper

I picked “Superwoman” by Alicia Key because the song is about how strong woman are now compare with the past. Woman always will find a way to scape and to survive; that woman are important to the world and the society needs to know that. My second song was ‘Born This Way” by Lady Gaga. It is not a secret that Lady Gaga is a woman with no prejudice in her live. She is accepted for how she is and she invites the world to do the same. She was born like that and she does not care if people do not agree with it.

This past fall, I was given the opportunity to audition for VA district 13's district chorus. As a member of the FUMA choir, I saw this as a breath of fresh air. Our choir is ok, but it has its strengths and weaknesses. Passing the audition would be easy, a short song and sight reading, I mean, it's not rocket science. Passing the audition with flying colors, I had about two months to prepare the chosen songs. (Learning a part solely by piano can be a long and tedious process, but thankfully we were provided practice recordings of our parts.) With only two months to learn my part, I hit the ground running listening to the mp3s whenever I had a chance to.

Then the practicing part came and I had some challenges with my song. I don’t have very good breathing control and the song is hard on breathing. I got better in that by practicing. But this still challenges me. Also, I had problems with hitting the right notes, sometimes I was singing Amy’s alto parts, but she always alerted me so that was good.

At first I could barely project my voice for the entire hornline to hear, I was always self conscious and afraid of messing up. My public speaking skills were questionable at best and my fear of messing up in front of everyone made them even worse. Dealing with my eight person section(including myself) wasn’t as taxing but relaying instructions effectively was my biggest problem. Teaching new material as well as

I never sang too loud so if I messed up, no one would hear it .After every class I would go up to my Choir or band director with about five questions. But it simply was not enough. So my sophomore year I was given vocal lessons that taught me that I can match pitch consistently , and that my range was bigger than I ever thought it could be. I discovered a talent that I loved and I intended to perfect it .I performed in multiple cabarets and had the opportunity to sing with my choir at the Carnegie music hall. I was finally getting the swing of music; but that was not enough due to my obstinacy. I wanted to learn

Now, I am not a great actor and I can’t sing beautifully to save my life, but I did anyway. I love it so much it doesn’t matter whether I can do it or not. I met many people during that production and we all shared the same passion of theatre and music.

I wish I was able to practice and experiment more with my voice. For the midterm scene, there was mostly one emotion going through my mind as I was in character: annoyance… and possibly exasperation. There was not a great variety of emotion in that one scene. However, during in-class exercises, I think that I am able to experiment more thoroughly. Right now I am okay with my vocal strength, range, and flexibility, although I do see room for improvement especially in expressiveness in adapting to the script. If I were to continue acting I would like to play with lines

I almost got kicked from the vocal program. Well, not exactly, but in the moment I felt as if my world was falling apart. Before I knew it, I was in a technical varsity show choir and an on level show choir at the same time. At first I couldn’t handle it all but now it has become second nature with me and I’ve been able to make countless friends doing it.

When I was a toddler my parents discovered that I could not form words the way most children do. I was capable of making sounds, but I could never communicate my thoughts fully. After a visit to the doctor, they decided I had childhood apraxia of speech. Many children are diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech, and with therapy they can learn to speak like children unaffected by apraxia. After my therapy I spoke the same way all of my classmates spoke, but I still had shy tendencies that would often get the better of me. I began taking dance lessons, and a few years later I began auditioning for community theatre. After not getting cast in multiple productions, I finally had a chance to be in a musical. I quickly fell in love with theatre

The song that i have chosen is Horses by PnB Rock, Kodak Black, A Boogie wit da Hoodie. I like this song because it connects with me on a personal level. For instance, when it says, “Going so fast, hope i don't crash (skrr, skrr) One false move, that could be my last (yeah),” it make me think of me running, playing any sport or even work for school and how fast i do everything. The song makes me think that if one thing goes wrong it could be the last thing you will ever do. I chose it because it has a special connection with me. I admire all three performers, they all inspire me of what hard work does if you put the time in to do your work. I like all of A Boogie wit da hoodie’s songs they all are unique in their own way. Kodak Black is a fantastic performer. His songs have a special twist when he sings it. They all start off one way and

Spring sophomore year: dedicating endless hours on voice lessons and skipping lunches, I practice for the audition. Acceptance into a select choral group means that you made it; you secure the corner and will succeed, or so I

As a subject, Glee 2 was an opportunity for me to engage in a new choral experience. I recognised early that the Glee tutorial structure required that I take responsibility for my development and learning. I facilitated this through content presented in lectures and information researched from online sources. Over the course of 12 weeks leading to the performance, I was challenged to adapt musically. Consequently, I developed proper practice routines, breathing and posture exercises, and vocal technique. This allowed me to grow as a singer to overcome persistent challenges faced particularly in the songs; Don’t Dream it’s Over, Mad World, Royals and If You’re Out There. I understood that the work done in class and in my personal time would

It was on April 19 that the Intro to Music class went to the Spring Voice Recital. Due to the last concert, I was excited to listen to the performers this week. Similarly to the other productions, there was anxious chatter upon entering the theater. Over the past couple of weeks, I have grown accustomed to this scene, or atmosphere. Furthermore, I look forward to attending in view of the fact that there seems to be a tight knit community among those who frequent the concerts. I get a sense that everyone knows everyone, and those individuals are exceptionally respectful of not only the performers, but those sitting in the audience as well. With that being said, there were some concerns going into the concert. I was worried I would not be able to connect and keep my full attention on the music because we were told the songs were in a different language. However, this was not the case.

I chose “Every storm runs out of rain”. This is because when my grandma passed away we played this song for her funeral. She was a very outgoing women when she was older. She had cancer most of the years she was alive and I had known her. This song reminds me a lot of her. I used to sit in the chair in the living room when I was younger and listen to her play the piano. This was my favorite part about

Picking a song was hard at first, I needed something that I could sing well and that went well with my voice. I was thinking of Sam Smith and Adele songs but nothing seemed right. Then one day my mom put on Magic 106.7 and “Breathe” was on, I sang along because it was such a beautiful message. My mom told me she loved the way I sang it and that’s when I decided I would audition for Cabaret with that song. Oh god, auditions always made me nervous. Not to mention I hadn’t realized we had to audition in front of everyone else who was auditioning! When he called my name I