I decided for my solo songs although I wanted to try and challenge myself and sing something new, I still wanted to pick something that I would be comfortable singing. For my theme I decided to pick war songs as not only do I have a passion for them and always loved them, but it is a genre I've never even tried before and thus allowing me to become a more versatile performer.
(Decca Records Classical 2014)
(warholsoup100 2011)
During the war Music and Dancing was often used as an escape and distraction from the death and destruction going on in the world around them. The first song I've chosen to do is Vera Lynn's There'll Be Bluebirds over. It is important for me to connect with this song a work on forming the connection so that I can portray the emotion and feeling behind the song and not just through my voice but my face also. It is a challenge because of the vibrato and style but is made it easier because of the area it sits in my voice. The other song 'Love is the sweetest Thing' is aimed for an audience to enjoy, and bring about optimism in that sense rather than doing an emotional ballad. Instead this number is more upbeat and jazzier than before so which provides a contrast to my other song so that although they are linked by the theme of war songs, they are open.
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