When looking for a second solo song, I needed it to be a complete contrast to 'I Dreamed A Dream' to show a difference between my songs when it comes to performing. This wasn't too hard at first, but then I decided it needed to be a song that I have never sung before, and it needed to be out of my comfort zone. This was decided because I wanted to challenge myself and step out of my comfort zone to show professionalism and also to show a range of different songs.
After warming up my voice by singing up the scale of C and back down again while singing "la", I browsed YouTube to find my next song. Many songs came to my mind, but I felt they were too easy for me or they didn't challenge my voice enough as I would have liked them too. I was looking for an upbeat song to contrast to my other solo song which could be classed as a ballad. I got Amelia to help me choose and she suggested 'Pompeii' by Bastille. I listened to the song and sung along with it and decided that it could be a good song for my to song. The song is quite low, which means I will be challenging the lower end of my vocal range, and the song is upbeat. When doing a run-through of the song, I realized that the song was quite low, and some of the phrasing is quite fast, so this is something I have to keep in mind when rehearsing the song.
I've chosen this song as my second solo song as it is out of my comfort zone and I know the song which means I don't have to worry about learning the lyrics, and I can focus on the low notes of the song.
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