Performance Preparation

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  1. What piece are you planning on performing?
    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Doris Day
  2. Attach a youtube link to a version of the song.



  3. How are you preparing for the performance?
    Using every opportunity to practice the song and working with my singing teacher to improve specific technique points for the song.
  4. What kind of preparation could you do away from your instrument? Why would this be useful?
    Asking for feedback from my singing and my class teacher because they have seen me perform previously and would know what I should be working on. I could also watch previous performances and evaluate what I would personally want to improve on. Also, listening to and analysing the song to see what techniques the performer has used.
  5. What expressive techniques are you planning on incorporating into your performance?
    There are sections of both staccato and legato that I would like to showcase. As well as accents because there are some phrases with accents on every second beat. There are also some changes in tempo between sections.
  6. What are one or two things you are going to try and work on for this performance?
    I want to be sure that I know my phrases of breathing throughout the song. I want the higher notes to be strong and powerful. Also, for my voice to be generally strong for the whole piece. I especially want to be able to ‘show off’ my range and vibrato abilities.

2 thoughts on “Performance Preparation”

  1. Some good ideas here Sarah!

    Make sure you are practicing with both the track, and either a backing track or your accompanist. You cannot rely on the track’s vocals during your performance! 🙂
    It is good to practice small sections at a time, even slowing it right down in order to focus on breathing, phrasing and articulation.

    Being really familiar with the piece is a great help when learning it. You could also spend time studying and writing on the score – working out where the phrases start and end, breath marks, where the dynamics need to go, what expression you will put into the words, what movements you will make and how you will stand. Going through a mental performance will help you solidify how your actual performance will go.

    Listening to different people’s performances of the same song is also a great way of trying to determine how you want to interpret the piece. Some performers articulate differently, bring out dynamics differently, or emphasise words differently. Listen widely to your song and think about what you want to incorporate, and what you want to leave out. You are making it your own performance so can incorporate a variety of different ideas from different performers.

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