Throughout this week I have been swamped with work.  I thought with everyone being gone to San Antonio, I would be able to get some observation hours in and get some much needed practice.  On the contrary, I find my self working on tests and projects.  Don't get me wrong, I am still getting in my normal practice hours, but this week I have felt over worked.  For my vocal journey I have mainly been doing IPA.  I have a project for diction, and a new German song in my vocal repertoire that I am looking at.  The week has been full of phonetics and deciphering what they mean as best as I can along with getting into practice rooms and doing what I do best--practicing.

Vocal Journey part 2

The past few weeks that have gone by have been hectic to say the least.  I have come to find the stresses of having two main instruments.  Those being my voice and the saxophone.  On top of countless hours of practice and study for the saxophone, I have noticed that I am spending almost the same amount of time singing or working on my vocal progress.  Each time I practice for my vocal studio assignments, however, I do it differently.  I may sing in the shower to help with memorization, or in front of the mirror to view my jaw space.  All in all I have noticed slight differences to how I practice compared to the saxophone.  I find myself working in smaller doses, but larger amounts.  Slowly but surely I continuously add up time minute by minute at the end of the week.  Fifteen minutes here, or a half an hour there of practice several times a day adds up in a hurry, and I hope that my work in class has shown this.  Sometimes I feel unprepared or far from perfect, but then I take a step back and think about the hard work that I put in.  I realize that I'm not as good as many others, but I'll be damned if I'll be outworked by everyone else.  Not only do I sing and practice constantly, but I listen whenever I am near a computer to my music.  Right now I am listening to "When I Think Upon the Maidens."  Next up will be "Weep You No More" and I'm sure the rest will follow after. So now I will have enough with the blogging and get on with more vocal practice.