All my goodbyes and thank yous are in the vlog so not much more to say without getting weepy! Retrospect is a funny thing and I'm already feeling nostalgic for the last few weeks in lockdown. I'll never forget this experience and sharing my life as a singer with you. Stay cheered, stay healthy, lots …
Day 32: Hotting up
There's been a general lack of singing on the 'singing from home' blog. Oh the irony. I thought it was high time that you joined me for a vocal warm-up. My warm-up takes about 10 minutes but I've compressed it into two for today's vlog. Watching it back, I have a very definite concentration face …
Day 31: Supergoals
Since lockdown restrictions have been ever so slightly relaxed, we're being treated to some glorious weather and people are trying to get back to work, it feels like time to wind down the vlog. So, this will be the last week of my 'singing from home' lockdown diary before I leap into a plan for …
Day 30: Open sesame
Hooray! I finally found enough time to put together day 30 of the 'singing from home' vlog. I've been busy working on some repertoire as well as having ideas and planning what I can do while I wait for public performances to start up in the future. By the time I've done some creative thinking, …
Day 28: 7 steps to learning the lingo
After an unscheduled 'day off' (on account of a sore tummy which prevented me from moving off the couch and making myself presentable) I'm back with my most experimental vlog post to date! I've been invited to submit an online audition and am revisiting an aria that I learnt early on in my training. When …
Day 25: Go you!
Everyone needs a pat on the back, right? It's weird how topics for the blog emerge and evolve throughout the day. Today started with a long conversation with my greatest friend, Charlotte. We talked about how, as humans, we wait for validation. We know we shouldn't be driven by or expect it but it's nevertheless …
Day 24: Stranger things
It's been a bit of a spooky day in Lovelassland. As we say here in Dorset: "There be strange comings and goings..." As I was getting ready this morning, I heard an odd noise. I tiptoed around the house to investigate and found a bird trapped in the bedroom between the window and the blinds. …
Day 23: Restraint & readiness
Ugh. Some days are just a bit naff, aren't they? Having slept fitfully, run slowly and breakfasted unsatisfactorily - mainly because I'm missing the copious amounts of sugar that I normally load into my body throughout the day - I was feeling frustrated by lockdown and emotional about all the performances I would have been …
Day 21: Hey y’all
I'm pretty proud of myself for one of my little lockdown achievements... I've been working on one of Lady M's arias from Verdi's Macbeth which is traditionally sung by sopranos. As a mezzo who started out not being able to sing above E5, I didn't think I'd ever comfortably trip out B flats and top …
Day 20: All the admins
I've been trying to cram lots of short sessions on lots of different things into each day. Every day in lockdown comprises at least 30 minutes each of yoga, piano practice, German, vocal warm-ups, score learning, vlogging, cycling/running etc. The problem is, I was finding that I was making small gains in each task but …
Grace Lovelass 