Harmonies 5

So it has been break for the past couple of days... I have worked for a total of 3 hours over break on my own. I reviewed our 2 songs that we have been trying out such as White Winter Hymnal and Summer time. I still have trouble with the clapping part of WWH but practice makes perfect! Summer Time is more difficult vocally and just remembering the notes when we split is a little harder than I thought without a whole choir to back you up. I have also been learning a lot about overcoming my stage fright. For example one of the videos I watched was  The Science Of Stage Fright by Ted-Ed.  When your digestion shuts down and stops delivering nutrients and oxygen to vital organs you get the butterflies in your stomach feeling which I have experienced many times. The ways to fight these butterflies away is with lots of practice and right before a performance to stretch your arms up and take a deep breath. This is supposed to trick a part of your brain into releasing stress. I will surely put these tips to good use the next time I perform! 

http://youtu.be/K93fMnFKwfI