Singing lessons

For 5 weeks now I have been having singing lessons with my cousin who has been to university and drama school to study performing arts musical theatre. She is currently working on my weaknesses with me so that I can improve my vocal ability. She has taught me about scales and different techniques and how to use thick folds and thin folds and what they are. She also told me that I am a soprano.

At the moment Kellie (my cousin) is helping me with my solo that I am going to do at our end of year show for btec performing arts. We are currently looking at options and trying out songs. So far we have worked on 'Popular' from the Westend musical Wicked. We chose this because it is cheeky and fun and drama is uncluded, also I love the musical Wicked so it ticked all the boxes. The other song that we have worked on is 'Home' from The Whiz. So far both of them are going really well, I've worked on Popular more and have started to add drama to it and I am really enjoying it. I have become more confident when singing than I was and I am working on diction and opening my mouth cos I don't do either when I sing at the moment.

I did a little bit of research on the two musicals too so that I am familiar with what I'm singing about and what the shows are about.

Wicked
Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students at Shiz University: the blonde and very popular Glinda and a misunderstood green girl, Elphaba.

Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power with Elphaba;s determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fullfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

The Whiz
In this version of the classic story, based on the smash Broadway musical, Dorothy is a shy 24-year-old Harlem kindergarten teacher who is brought by a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz, a sprawling, decaying and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical charateristics of New York City. This retelling of the tale includes various urban settings, extreme sadness and melancholy and features themes of rising above one's background and the expectations of others.
I will upload a video soon of me singing Popular at school. This will be part of my evidence for Auditioning for Musical Theatre too.