practice diary 10

Today we began to work on isn't she lovely. This song is swing so the beats are something i am not used too. when we play i need to work on keeping my tempo up so that i came keep guiding the band due to the drums setting the tempo. i need to work on my dynamics this is because the song is swung it needs to have a very relaxed feel to the song this means i need to play more gentle to get a relaxed feel to the song so that the song is smooth.

I give my self about a week to work on my dynamics to create more texture within my pieces.

Practice diary 9

Today I have finally decided to do all my solos as vocals. This is because I feel like I want to better my vocal range and learn how to sing properly without damaging my vocal chords. I have only one final solo decision my first solo vocal song will be guilty by rag and bone man.

i feel that this song will help me work and establish my vocal range. this is due to the fact the vocals are at a very low pitch. i believe the song is a nice change of genre from what i normally play its a modern blues/soul mix with is a nice dynamic range. when working on this song i need to work on my breathing and being able to hold a note for a long time without the pitch wavering. at the moment i find some of the pitch is to low for me to project and perform with expression.

I'm going to try to work on projection for a low pitch and my vocal range, i will be looking at different breathing techniques to help with this. as this is a harder song i give myself till the end of this half term so i can hit the low pitch.