Day 16

Daily Practice
Minutes: 40
Songs worked on: My 2 songs for the show -which I will keep secret it sunday ;)

Warmed up and worked on songs - mostly at memorization.

Healthy Meals #12-14:
Breakfast #12: the old standard fave bfast - optimum cereal, blueberries & almond milk - I bought a deff brand this time - not sure how I feel about it yet - somehow it's not as yummy methinks...

Lunch #13: Natural yogurt with organic banana, a large glass of water and one of organic ginger tea, and some unsalted, raw almonds, pumpkin seed and figs --mmmmmm

Dinner #14:
Salad, tomatoes & grilled veggie & chicken wrap with fresh tomato sauce YUM! super YUM!!

Day 15

Phewph - crunch time in so many ways...

anyhoo----

Daily Practice:
Mins: 75
Songs worked on: a bunch.... about 10 - choosing songs....

Warmed up and then continued working on song on song choices--- hard hard - sang through everything. Feeling good tho - and I'm excited. Gotta decide be tomorrow afternoon at the VERY latest.

Healthy Meal #11:
Dinner: looks kinda weird in pic, ha ha, but it was tres delicious - a salad with olive oil and balsamic dressing, grilled tofu and a dab of tomato sauce -yum yum yum!!!

ALMOST HALF WAY DONE!!! -wow - huh? and to think 2.5 weeks ago, I wasn't sure if I could do this---well anyway, it's crunch time and there's still a lot left to do...

DAY 14---

Daily Practice:
Mins: 30
Songs worked on: Many - choosing material for performance---

I did a warm up and worked on music, trying songs out - seeing how everything feels :) yay.

I so tired. Night. Good. The. end.

Fri-DAY 13 - was not un-lucky :) Imma sing on stage!!!!

Daily Practice:
Minutes: 25mins + 35mins = 60mins
Songs Worked on: I am What I am (16 bar cut), I Have a Love, I'm Not At All In Love, Hurt, The Next Ten Minutes...um... Isn't It better, Astonishing...

Wow - ran the gammut of songs today lol --- first I warmed up and went through my audition song over and over - then I auditioned - THEN with spare time, I rented a room at Champion Studios with a piano and went over some new songs - plunking them out on yee ol piano (hooray! I'm getting better at piano! sweet -feeling SO much more self-sufficient with teaching myself songs) Then sang through a bunch of songs --- beacuse---

I LANDED THE AUDITION!!!!! 
soooo.......

NEXT SUNDAY MAY 22, I will be performing 2 songs at:

 ‘Bound for Broadway’ 

a JDProductions Singers Showcase for Broadway's Rising Stars!

@ The Duplex Cabaret Theatre  May 22nd @ 9:30PM. 

61 Christopher Street @ 7th Ave

Booya!!! 

tix r $15 - you can get em from me in person :) 

---I'd love to have you out for some moral support, it's been ages since I've sang on stage in NY...

msg me or reply to this if you'd like a ticket! :) 

Audition: 

Show: 'Broadway Bound' Singer's Showcase

link to breakdown: 

http://casting.backstage.com/JobSeekerX/ViewJob.aspJobID=TKghp9MIijW0T3o8A04eQARAtuWz&agnt=2

Day 12 (a day late re: Blogger web being unavailable yesterday...)

Daily Practice:
Minutes: 30
Songs worked on: ...man, I can't remember, they're all blending in to one lmao - ok, I worked the "16 bar" cut of 'I am What I am' for my audition Friday! Woot!

Feeling good - I REALLY liked the advice Carey gave me on Wed about how to build the song as a cut - AWESOME! so fun to sing!

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY!!!! not so dramatic lol - Audition Day  tomorrow for Broadway Bound Singers Showcase

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Ooooh - I did get may FAVORITE toothpaste in the mail!!!! (lol, yes, I know, I mail order hippie natural toothpate from Canada hahaha --- but it's just so awesomely weird and delicious!!! I love it!!!!)

Also, I went for a massage - the good ol hip and neck were feeling pretty jammed - but thanks to 

Darrel at Kessel Wellness - WHO IS AMAZING! My joints are feeling and working smoothly - yay! 

I highly recommend her - she's a former dance and really knows what she's doing: AND they're doing a promo $39.99 for your first visit! SWEET - $100 thereafter - tell her I sent you! She works Tues & Thursdays :) http://www.lkessel.com/chiropracticwellnesscenter.html

it's not a glamorous place- but you with thank me after you see Darrel - she's amazing!!! 

The 10TH Day!

Daily Practice: 
Minutes: 60
Songs Worked on: The Wizard and I

Good practice today again - feeling easier to hold my placement - ESPECIALLY when I'm thinking "follow through" and breathe - support with breath, relax... etc
good - good - felt good today - hoorah!!!

Fitness #2: 
Type of Class: Pilates
Instructor: Holly Kerr

This was my first pilates class EVER and I liked it - I think I'll continue going- hopefully I can make 2 or 3/week. I feel like it will be beneficial to strengthen some weaker areas (hello core, hello back...)

Fitness #3:
Type of Class: Contemporary
Instructor: Slam

This is my second class with slam this session - I've taken his class one other time, years again and I really like it- good stretch/warm up - I like his energy and it's fun to try out new shapes and ways of moving.

...Iphone 3G is NOT easy to take a pic of yourself with lol - hence the blurrrrrrrrr

GOOD DAY! WOOT.

PIANO!!!:
Mins: 30
Hooray!!! I got to play the piano today too!!! man - I need to put a good few hours in though it feels like - not enough time, I have so much to review to even think of moving forward - my sight reading is much better, but I's got-sta start memorizing the bass cleff - oy - being a soprano, I've never looked at it much, if ya know what I'm saying. BUT again - it helped ALOT with my singing practice when plunking out the notes, I even remember more about key signatures; BEAD... FCGDA... yada yada - gotta work it out more - SWEET! pretty piano - hopefully I can start working on some Erik Satie soon- LOVE!

And I forgot to take a pic of my healthy salad for lunch (boo) next time ----

Day 9! Monday Monday

Daily Practice:
Mins: 40 (20 mins shorter than I'd like, but 10 mins to long because it made me late...oops)
Songs Worked on: the Wizard & I

Today I did another good warm up, a bit abbreviated, really worked more on releasing unnecessary tension, and placement etc - I really felt like I retained something from my work yesterday as my voice sorta clicked in to place easier - it was a nice feeling. Yeah, sang through the song and things felt pretty solid - which is SWEET.

Healthy Meal:
Lunch: 100% organic & vegetarian: rice, veggies, dumplings and pasta - a large glass of water and a giant mug of organic ginger/lemon tea mmmmm...