So Sing Performance Evaluation

When performing 'So Sing' I feel that I was able to show a lot of skills as an ensemble. One skill being focus. This I feel was shown throughout the whole performance because in this particular performance we had different transitions between songs and we all had to focus to be able to pull the transitions of and still make them sound effective. I also feel that my focus allowed me to feel the different emotions of the songs. For example in 'Human' I was able to portray the look of confused and hurt, using facial expressions and a heavier tone to my voice. My energy here allowed others to bounce of and recreate that energy themselves to bring up the overall energy of our piece, which made it more enjoyable to watch. I also showed focus by thinking about the split between 'Tears Dry On Their Own' and 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', and preparing everyone with a cue signal subtly, and we were able to sing in time with each other which sounded good, and listening to one another is an important ensemble skill when singing.

I think that when we had our sudden change from 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' into 'Keeping Your Head Up' created a tense atmosphere for the audience because it went from an upbeat ensemble chorus to a serious solo verse in another song, which added a sense of tension for the audience, and allowed them to wonder what would happen next. When we started to sing the pre chorus together we started quiet and then built up to become louder, which lead us into an energetic and upbeat chorus. I made sure that I made eye contact with everyone in the ensemble to add a connection between us all and to make the song make sense, as it is about people supporting others, and I wanted to portray this.

Overall I am happy with the So Sing performance, because I was able to effectively use my ensemble skills by communicating with others, and the audience, and focusing on different cue lines. To improve I would like to have relaxed my voice more as I felt that it sounded tense throughout 'ain't no mountain high enough' because it is a high song. This may have been distracting to the other members of the ensemble and it may have also stranded out towards the audience which brought the level of the performance down. To improve I am going to work on my confidence with the songs before hand so that I am prepared to sing higher, and still support others.