Was fine. The concert was really good (definitely a couple pieces I'd like to try myself, such as Hommage à T. S. Eliot, by Sofia Gubaidulina, and Ursula Antiphons by Hildegard of Bingen), though I thought some of it was a bit too modern for my taste. I could appreciate it, but didn't necessarily like it.
After the concert, I had a theatre coaching, where my work group got to focus on the text of one of our songs and really bring it to life. We created a scenario with the help of the other group members (or, really, the teacher ... I would have appreciated more group work in this context to defuse some of the tension), and then acted it out before going into the song. It worked really well, and helped me pin down exactly what I need to do before I learn a song.
We then had a traditional coaching, where we worked on vocal technique. I'm definitely one of the younger ones here at VISI, so I have a lot to learn, but every coaching I pick up one or two new things that really help - something that explains why a certain note or word doesn't work, a way to make my breath work better for me, etc etc.
After that coaching, I went out for a relatively inexpensive dinner and watched some of the Canucks game. ugh. Brutal. Food was good though! Had a burger and fries. Yummy.
I took a bit of a scenic route back to the dorms, and am now back on my computer. I think I'll do some reading tonight - of the Douglas Adams variety, not the Cracked.com variety. Heh. I'm going to try to go to bed earlier tonight and see if I can't get a better sleep.
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