Sandcastles is one of my favourite songs off Beyoncé’s last album Lemonade.

Beyoncé has played an enormous part in the way I sing today. First discovering her back in 2006, she quickly became my favourite artist and I would spend hours everyday trying to emulate her. Being influenced by her music also shaped the genres of music I’m drawn to nowadays – R&B, Soul, Pop and a touch of Jazz.

I recorded this in a classroom in ADM one morning. I got my friend to hold up the camera as I stood in front of a screen and we projected something fun (read: pretentious). Apologies for the abrupt cut at the end, didn’t want to lose some moments but also didn’t want the video to drag out too long.

 

Self Evaluation:

I liked my overall performance in this video. However, I feel that I could have managed my breath better and dragged out some notes longer. Also, I know I tend to close my eyes a lot especially for this song in an effort to emote but I think the eyes are the windows to the soul. Closing my eyes too much would, therefore, lose connection with the audience and that is not something I want. Perhaps in the future, I can work on emoting through my voice and using my eyes and facial expressions to fully convey the story in a song. Here’s to learning more throughout the next few weeks in this module!