I’m doing lara_vocalcoach’s 14 day singing challenge from Monday, April 1st, and the idea of sharing that mess is scary, so naturally, I’m going to do it.
This is 1) a heads up that you’re gonna see me doing some messy singing exercises on here, and
2) an invitation, would anyone like to join me?
Consider this the next
#shareyourshittyart challenge.
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ID: 3 SLIDES READING
“Well, you’ve seen my handstands.
I’m pretty comfortable sharing how messy they are because there’s no reason I expect to be good at them. What I don’t share is that I sing.
All the time.
After years of learning in institutions where I was being critiqued (mostly by my own perfectionism), pushing & extending my abilities so quickly I couldn’t integrate it all - I stopped singing.
Until I started again, about a year ago. But only in the safety of my own company. I’ve cordoned this practise, this joy; to the car, to pottering around the house - an anonymous voice in the neighbourhood. To my composing where I can control it, to my teaching where I’m excited to explore other people’s voices using mine as a tool.
And only just sometimes in public, when I’m really happy; I can’t stop melodies tumbling from my mouth.
I routinely transcribe my friends’ songs & think about everything I learnt at WAAPA, every single day, integrating my practical knowledge of the voice with more & more nuance and depth. I’m finally working ~with~ my brain & understand my voice in a way I never expected I could, & I’m really excited about it.
Lately, I’ve been revolutionising the way I embody learning & there’s an aspect of ‘trial+error in community’ (and strength in my chest dominant mix) that I’m missing…”
FINAL 2 SLIDES are videos of two vastly different handstand attempts. The first is Naomi, a dark-haired, olive-skinned gal, wearing a blue top, black shorts & heavy Doc Martin boots that make it hard to balance, attempting a pretty ok handstand on a sunny balcony yesterday.
The last slide, shows Naomi almost 2 years prior, falling out of a really shitty, passive, back-bendy handstand onto the floor & launching again with absolutely no muscle engagement & a non-existent understanding of body line.