Lian solo - O Had I Jubal's Lyre 5/2008

Lake Washington Singers Vocal Scholarship Award

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[purrrforma]

Great potential! A little choppy and I would suggest working on the [oe] vowel on 'hers'.

[QueenoftheNinjaElves]

At the time of the video, you're not ready for this song - maybe if you came back to it now you'd have better luck with the runs and intonation. Your expression is delightful though. :)

[compeld2sing]

What a Sweetie. Very expressive, nice body language (except for a mediocre start), and the voice is very pleasant. Great potential. Great stage presence.

[Operaman41]

YOu need to be more focused mentally so you do much animation with your body.

You also need be more focused were you are not being so jerky with your body that can become a bad habit Watch Caballe on how she does this same aria

[vocalvideos]

Nice job for someone so young. This is quite a difficult piece. I am going to make a few practice suggestions. Take a pencil/pen and close down on it gentle at the front teeth (just enough to keep it from falling out) and sing these scales on an [i] while relaxing the tongue forward and making sure you are keeping the pallet up. The runs become harder when the pallet falls. This will also help you concentrate on making a musical line with your breath without using the jaw to make space.

[elegie84]

You have a very nice colour of voice! Bravo:)

John is right, this piece is very difficult and you could sing this for few years, but this was just too early for you. I've done this aria and I found it very hard it took me 6 months to sing it as it should be sang, and I am much older than you. So keep up practicing and enjoying in singing!:)

[BethDiane]

Brava!

On the whole, very nice. Don't try to rush maturity of tone; that comes with age.

If I were you, I'd concentrate on intonation, flexibility, and breath control (what else?).

[johnforell]

This is a difficult piece, so I applaud you for your effort. However, your voice is not developed enough...your voice lacks color, richness and dimensionality; while you may be hitting the right notes, the right timbre is not being achieved. Keep working on maturing your tone and good luck with everything.