this is my practice journal

classical lyric soprano if I post this on the internet maybe I will actually practice

[cheaphalloweencostume]

i need to come up with a way to say “i mean like, movies for grownups” that doesn’t make me feel like a villain

[cheaphalloweencostume]

*peeks in the replies* *gets really nervous and locks my house up and leaves*

[cheaphalloweencostume]

well, i mean more like La Piscine or Mulholland Drive,

[cheaphalloweencostume]

i think i am going insane

[mrblackhaironthestreet]

Apparently it is impossible for Tumblr users to think of a not ageist way to describe their tastes, because everything must always be compared to how inferior children are -- despite the fact that it is pretty much never the choice of any child or children when media aimed at them is dumbed down etc.

Things when bad: kids and children are involved!

Things when good: this is very Adult this is specifically Adult only Adults can understand or want this

[cheaphalloweencostume]

i literally just don’t want to watch Kung Fu Panda

[cheaphalloweencostume]

okay we’ve come all the way back around. let’s pack this up. this post is done. “who asked” you just walked into my post that i made on my blog..? who asked YOU?? am i losing my fucking mind?????

[lady-of-math-and-rope]

"I want to watch movies where the writers assume the audience can handle complex themes and sensitive material."

"Do you mean porn? Or are you being ageist? You're ageist if you don't like Kung Fu Panda."

[dvandom]

"I want to watch movies where the writers assume the audience can handle complex themes and sensitive material, but I will dismiss out of hand any more that has even a hint of being For Kids, because I assume writers of such material will always dumb it down. I want to be pretentious without SOUNDING pretentious."

[cheaphalloweencostume]

i am a 32 year old LA resident and industry insider and im not going to the theater to see kids movies. i dont think that is pretentious

[transfemmbeatrice]

taskmaster contestants ask you things

[rosegardendeprofundis]

Source: @laceypaigepoetry on Instagram

[mndvx]

Chris Eccleston on that shit let him talk!!!!

[panelshowsource]

[this-is-my-practice-journal]

Time to actually start working on all the ensemble rep I've been neglecting...

[this-is-my-practice-journal]

Left this Web song cycle alone over the summer and now it needs some serious work! Starting over from the beginning, I'm doing some text work and making sure I know my diction before digging deeper into the music

[this-is-my-practice-journal]

I'm already not great about actually posting my practices on here, but doing my best!

Today I worked on Jocelyn Morlock's Amore, trying to get the later sections up to tempo. Definitely some tricky vocal lines there that are worth slowing down and polishing

I also spent some time on A Heavenly Banquet from Barber's Hermit Songs, working with a metronome to solidify my entrances and exits. That piece changes time signatures almost every bar, but the 8th note pulse is constant for the most part which helps.

[this-is-my-practice-journal]

Woke up with a headache today, so just a short practice today. But I managed to run through a few sections of this giant piece up to tempo, which is exciting.

[this-is-my-practice-journal]

First day of classes today, practiced 30 minutes working on a few selections from Barber's Hermit Songs. I've got a full day of welcome back meetings and ensemble meet and greets so didn't do too much this morning.