This month I kept focusing on the CAGED system and pentatonic scales in order to learn improvisation. I had a breakthrough in the sense that the exercises have gotten much easier to do. At first, it was hard to memorize all the scales and to jump between them was really hard, however now I have … Continue reading Guitar Playing
Category: Creativity
Acting
This month was much more individual than last month. I only went to the theatre studio when they were training the Suzuki method and the voice, other than that I was working with Sakalas Uždavinys and developing my performances for auditions. I picked two Shakespeare speeches and one contemporary speech for the auditions, and did … Continue reading Acting
Guitar Playing
This month I found myself very drawn to guitar improvisation. I have already overcome a challenging task last month, which was performing a piece live with a band, which includes me singing and playing. Now I wanted to challenge myself in a new way. Improvisation always seemed to me a very masterful skill. I saw … Continue reading Guitar Playing
Singing
This month the singing lessons are different. You could even say that they have turned more into lessons of how to control the voice. This is due to the fact that my acting auditions for theatre academies in the UK are approaching. And for the monologues I am going to perform, vocal preparation is crucial. … Continue reading Singing
Participating in a reader’s competition
I decided to participate in a reader's competition due to the fact that it is closely linked to acting and will be useful as practice to me. Additionally, I wanted to see how the other people in the school perform and what sort of literature they are interested in. My literature teacher suggested some books … Continue reading Participating in a reader’s competition
Acting
And another month of acting. I have started picking monologues to perform in the auditions, which is an interesting process in itself. First, I have to figure out which monologues are desired by the audition panel, then read them and if I see a monologue which I would like to perform, I must read the … Continue reading Acting
Acting
This month I continued my acting training. It has been really exciting as my audition dates for universities are approaching, therefore I am trying really hard to prepare well for them. We have been doing a lot of improvisation work in the studio under the supervision of Arūnas Sakalauskas, who during the last month has … Continue reading Acting
Singing
Continuation of my singing practice. I kept working this month as well. The only thing that changed was my reasoning for why I want to learn singing. If before it was because I wanted to learn to sing, to be able to perform better and things like that, now I have realized that singing training … Continue reading Singing
Guitar playing and performing at “Musical boxes”
I had a very different experience of playing guitar this month than any other. What made it different was performing on stage with a small band. I LOVED IT. Just being on stage made with my friends made me feel so alive and full of energy. I realized that I just have a passion to … Continue reading Guitar playing and performing at “Musical boxes”
Acting
This month I continued my acting training in the "6 pojuciai" studio. And now I am in the stronger group. The work here is much more demanding but it is also much higher-quality. The motivation of the people in this group is also higher, in addition to that they are more skilled, so it requires … Continue reading Acting
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