Voiceless Lesson

My voice teacher has a very tight schedule so I was really psyched when I had managed to secure a lesson with him for today - but after a restless night courtesy of blocked-up sinuses, my enthusiasm quickly turned to dread.

My voice was in less-than-perfect form this morning which made for a less-than-stellar lesson. That is, it wasn't quite as productive as I had hoped - singing wise. My teacher led me through a bunch of vocal exercises at a level of voice equivalent to that of a whisper. He didn't want me to push it and risk doing damage, but whispering through songs is surprisingly exhausting. I was expelling a lot more air and felt frustrated and fatigued.

In an effort to be as proactive as possible, I presented my teacher with a list of songs that I want to incorporate into my book. Another benefit of an audition class is being exposed to new songs. I took note of several that tickled my fancy and compiled a list. My teacher gave the green light on all of them, and furnished me with sheet music for five new songs.

I can't wait to get started on these new songs once my health has returned. I really want to speed up the process of learning more music so that my repertoire is up to par. I still feel like I have some more catching up to do on that front.

I'm determined to spend the next few days getting healthy and disposing of this crappy cold. I had originally intended to attend an audition today, but since the show is already cast and it was just a required call, my teacher advised me against it. dang. It's time for this cold to hit the road.