Unit 26 and 27 singing technique

Mock Solo Performance 1 Review and Review of SMART targets so far Please copy this table into your blog and complete today and finish over half term:0 Reflect on your solo performance and how you felt it went today? My strengths were that I knew the tune and lyrics. I also feel that I had good expression when singing it at I was really nervous.            Areas I still need to work on are diction as there are words close together that sound very much alike. I also need to work on my movement around the space as when I fist sang it, I was still on the spot and I need to be more over the top with my expressions.         I recently redid my solo which I sung Ireland from legally blonde. I feel that this solo was much better than the one my first solo I did, this is because I was much more confident with this song and I feel like when I fully went for it and enjoyed it, it sounded so much better than worrying about it.      After watching your video back what do you see as your strengths a

 Some notes are flat  Become more confident with the song and lyrics.  don't sing soft and make it powerful with it.

 Characterisation is playing a character and really enabling their thoughts and feelings into yourself, to fully portray the character.  We watched videos of songs from West side story and Sweeny Todd.  West side story-2 videos of the same song  Tony is excited and can sense something is coming Sudden movements suggest he want to know what is coming ASAP MASSIVE SMILE  He wants a new life  Anticipation in his face I preferred the second version as I feel there is so much more expression within the song.  Sweeny Todd- I can sense a relationship between the two from the way that they look at each other Very sly and sneaky characters  Sweeny Todd is greedy because he wants to turn everyone into pies so they can make a fortune Both dangerous and CANNOT be trusted.    My characterisation when sining my solo. I personally feel that when I first sang my solo I had no expression what so ever, therefor i need to work on this for the next time I sing it. I need to be more childish and excited as