After a year of not being able to hit the high A in the one classical piece that survived in my repertoire from college, suddenly, it's back! Maybe because my daughter fell in love with the song, perhaps a mother's love opened up my throat and let it come out. I took a long break from this song as well. The power of rest when needed. I have to truly pace myself and stay super relaxed through the entire song to hit these two high A's at the end. Another powerful lesson. Will share when I figure out how to record a high A LOL.
The song is Gretchen am Spinnrade by Franz Schubert. It's about a woman who was abandoned by her lover who is sitting at the spinning wheel and lamenting her loss. The piano part is the spinning wheel. It's incredibly gorgeous, I've been trying to master the art of singing and playing it for many years now. Maybe I'm finally almost there. Worth noting that at 42, I can sing this song a thousand times better than I did at 22. Turns out the voice gets better with age.
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