What happened today:
Got my flight information, car rental information, and housing information, sweet!
Read lines with Noodle - first he read mine and I read everyone else's, then we swapped
Had a so-so practice session, but I'll allow it since I woke up at 6am for work today
General ramblings:
Kicking off this blog in the days leading up to my departure for Anchorage. Flight, car, and housing - now that the logistics are taken care of, I can proceed to get nervous/excited about starting rehearsals!
I've been coaching with Martin Sola lately, who has proved to be AMAZING at dramatic coaching, and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a coach. Besides being really good at it, he's very generous with his gifts and his time.
To be honest, I was starting to get pretty nervous about the show. Nervous to the point that it was disturbing my sleep. And to make matters worse, during these bouts of insomnia, the song in my head was almost always "Lonely Goatherd," which isn't even one of MY songs! Working with Martin helped a ton (I swear, I didn't mean this to become an advertisement for him,) but what also helped was talking with my boyfriend, Noodle, about why I was so nervous. We came up with many reasons, not the least of which was scars from abuse I suffered at the hands of an early voice teacher, but that's another discussion. I'm usually resistant to trying to help my mental state by talking it out, but it totally worked. Along with the coaching and getting more intense with my practice, it really helped me chill out and feel ready for this.
Here's where I am today:
Now it's time to start scouring my packing list and deciding what I absolutely need, what I can live without, and what I can buy when I get there. Also, since I had a mediocre music practice, I'm looking forward to tomorrow, when I can have a really good vocal workout.
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