The third lesson came a little later then I would have liked but due to illness and Fall break we had to push it back. To start off the lesson we discussed what had been practiced and how she felt about it. After this we warmed up with lip buzzing and some humming. I really wanted to focus on some vowel sounds and the resonating "E" today. We did a combination for vowel sounds on ascending scales and also the "sing-ah" exercise. During this I had her hold her checks to help keep the space in her mouth and allow the sound to resonate. When doing this we found her soft pallet raised on around her passagio and she began forcing the sound. It was at this point in the lesson that I had to critically think. I've been trying to figure out what way to really get through to her with explaining the head voice but many things don't seem to work. It was odd tho that when she sung an "a" she could hit her head voice but when singing an "e" it cuts off. I am starting to think it is because of vowel modification and I will test that in her next lesson.
By the time this was done time seemed to have flown by so I didn't get as much time as I'd hope to introduce a solo. Previous to the lesson I selected three options for solos that looked like they were in her range and doable with a little bit of work. I sung through the first phrases of each song for her and let her decide. In the end we ended with Greensleeves, which I believe will be a bit of a challenge but also provides the advantage of a popular melody.
Personally as the teacher I feel anxious to help her discover her head voice and at the same moment worried about how difficult it will be. She is determined to learn I've seen some improvements already. I am getting a bit confused on how to get her head voice especially when she has troubles with sirens, but that just adds to the challenge and will be an obstacle that will help greatly in the future.
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