This month I worked with my teacher on developing a quick warm-up for me that I could use before my auditions when I go to London. Additionally, because I need to prepare a musical number for the auditions, I learned Can't Take My Eyes Off You by Frankie Valli. I thought that it is a … Continue reading Singing
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Preparing for the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
After the reader's competition, the HL teacher of literature told me, that there will be an event to commemorate the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania and asked me if I would like to participate. I said yes without a doubt as seeing and being part of events in my school is always a … Continue reading Preparing for the Day of Restitution of Independence of Lithuania
Guitar Playing
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
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
Going to the gym
This month of going to the gym was hard. I started a new routine for developing my back and shoulder muscles more and I have not done that before. This means that it is much harder for me than usual as all the exercises require much more focus and determination. That is not a problem, … Continue reading Going to the gym
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
Volunteering at an animal shelter
In January, I came back to the animal shelter for another round of dog walking, because my previous experience doing it was great. This time it was more of the same, the only difference was the fact that I walked the same dogs I did last time. It really makes me feel uneasy, knowing that … Continue reading Volunteering at an animal shelter
Volunteering at an animal shelter
I went to offer my help at an animal shelter again. This time I walked a lot of dogs. The weather was bad, it was raining, but not too cold. I decided to walk dogs for two hours. Initially, I thought that it will be a tedious task, that I will get bored soon and … Continue reading Volunteering at an animal shelter
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”
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