Not to toot my own horn but there were 25 vocalists last year so there was literally no opportunity to really stand out as a first year and I spent both semesters figuratively begging for crumbs of attention.
there are only 12 vocal majors this year and this semester especially I've fuckin ATE. I had 2 song for the whole of last year and this year I have 5 songs this semester.
I just got a lot of really nice compliments on my vocals today, from alumni visiting rehearsals (ppl i admire fr) to teachers and band leaders, all like really into the choices I've made.
And then finally having a minute to sit with Sam and work over a song I wrote and then having him tell me how much he like listening to me sing. We're trying to put together a blues jam band thing and it just hits different when your own bandmate likes listening to you.
And Jeff being fucking pumped about my choices on So Beautiful is the cherry. He couldn't get over it and I was just using like a very utilitarian technique.
Ian goes into falsetto for the chorus and I can fake false but its weak and the chorus pushes my chest voice.
Little nerd info dump moment; typically so that there's a nice gradient you would open up your passagio/mix a note or two early. My last chest voice note is C5 if I'm fully warmed up (don't tell the Altos, they can't know I'm a secret soprano) so I normally switch to mix at A4 or B4 depending on how thouroughly I've warmed up.
But that doesn't really fit the song. so to keep the color of my voice consistent, I sing the whole song with open head resonance. Which gives all my tenor notes this really bright quality, and Jeff fucking loves it.
anyway I got so many compliments I don't even care that I have a migraine from the weather