Good Morning!
I am currently sitting at breakfast at the hotel, finally able to give a longer update than I’ve been giving – yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind, so I didn’t have enough time to write an ample post.
Unfortunately, I found out when I woke up this morning that I did not advance to the semi-finals. Fortunately, I reached a few of my goals yesterday, despite having not advanced.
What does that mean, “goals,” you ask?
Whenever I’m in a performance, audition, or competition, etc, I make goals for myself. I was told by a former teacher that you should always have a goal separate from the ultimate goal of advancing to the next round or getting hired (if at an audition), etc, because those items are out of your control. What IS in your control is the way you take a breathe, singing pure vowels as opposed to dipthongs, and not looking like a deer in headlights while singing, but being the character. You’ll make yourself crazy if you put too much emphasis on goals that are outside of your control – because trust me, I’ve done it (having a type A personality can be rough sometimes). So, instead, put emphasis on that one technical thing you’ve been working on with your teacher, or that decrescendo to pianissimo that you’ve been working on with your coach. Then, whether you advance or not, or get hired or not, you will still walk out of the room as a rock star.
I know this weekend is called a “competition,” but in the end, the only person you are really competing with is yourself. I competed against myself yesterday, and there were a few vocal things that went RIGHT. I won’t tell you what they are, that’s for my coach to hear, and not advancing isn’t bothering me since I reached some vocal goals.
And now my Benedict is here…chat later.
xo
~Christina
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