It Takes Two: Week beginning: Monday 17th March 2014

Week beginning: Monday 17th March 2014

Last week we explored and interpreted the song we would be performing for this duet project, this week we decided to start practising and rehearsing the song with a run-through of it and then deciding on what we needed to work on.

We performed the song the whole way through to discover what areas would need work on and where we could enhance the performance with harmonies, etc.

When going through the song both Perry and I gave each other some notes on each other's performances and what to look out for as it's important to be detailed and accurate in the performance from the start and avoid any routines/habits.

I realised that I was singing slightly too loud at parts and over taking Perry's voice by being too loud. Therefore, I will make sure to use an appropriate volume. I also realised that Perry had already learnt most of the song, where as, I hadn't so I felt that for our rehearsals to develop and for productivity to be strong I needed to learn the song as well too. I felt if I didn't I would be letting my partner down from all the hard work he had put into the song.

From the last project, I learnt that familiarising yourself with the song provides greater help during the rehearsal process and makes you feel far more confident. As this is a duet piece I rely on Perry and he relies on me so for that mutual respect it's important for me to have self-discipline.

In conclusion, I feel that this week was quite productive and we're quite relaxed with our performance at the moment, I do feel that we need to increase our productivity soon so that we're at a comfortable position and the performance isn't affected by us being stressed or frustrated with each other. 

Perry has managed to learn his parts of the song so I feel that I am obligated to learn my parts as soon as possible, I did make it an aim for last week to learn my lines so to stop this affecting our rehearsal process I need to take responsibility in learning my lyrics. 

I think the song we have chosen is a good choice for both our voices and is a reachable challenge for us. Some parts of the song are higher than others and I am quite a low singer so I feel that when it comes to the "Oooohs"I need to make sure I'm comfortable and confident in performing them by continuously practising them. 

After discussing other people's duet ideas, I feel that Perry and I have taken a unique turn to the project and worked together well so far. This gives me confidence in the project and I am taking full advantage with working with someone who I feel happy and comfortable when discussing ideas with. 

I think the more we increase the dynamics of the tones we used the far more impacting the performance will be and vocally challenging for us. The vocal quality we perform could really benefit our performance and help our interpretation of the song. 

I imagine that overall it will benefit us most to continue working on the vocal sides of the song before exploring the blocking in detail. 

I feel like we're utilising our rehearsal time efficiently and are working together well. 

I need to learn my lines to the song so that I feel more comfortable when performing the song. 

Continue with the vocal aspects of the performance and using more emotion in the way the song is sung.