Dear Dre,
All congratulations on your recital: it sounds fabulous, and a lovely programme. You are very brave doing all that on your first outing!
Re. your questions about support etc. It's entirely possible that you're support muscles were tender because this being your first recital you were obviously working hard. It's possible to build up tenseness in this region and bingo, before you know it you're feeling it! I would be interested to know what sort of 'hurt' you felt. Was it like being punched, or like having done lots of sit ups when you're out of practise? If that happens again, it might be an idea just to have a little re-assess what you do. There shouldn't really be any pain when singing. It's interesting to note that many male singers get hernia problems from over supporting.
As to your other question about things becoming easier. You've really answered your own question. Notes that were difficult become easy; cadenza's that seemed unobtainable are there and so on. The more practised you become, the more flexible the muscles, the more you understand what the music/emotion/expression requires, then you are bound to find them easier. I often use dancing as a parallel in singing (as an ex ballet dancer!) On a first ballet lesson the teacher does not ask the student to fall into full splits: this takes time to accomplish, and the muscles need to be trained bit by bit, and also most importantly, remember where they go. Exactly the same with the vocal mechanism. You don't have a beginner and ask them to sing Pavarottiesque High C's. No, bit by bit, and you may get there.
Dre, sing everything that's comfortable at the moment. Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Sullivan, those lovely Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi compositions de camera; the list is endless. All you can do is learn from each of them, and hopefully improve in leaps and bounds. I look forward to hearing about your progress in vocalists to come!
All best wishes,
Ian Belsey. Voice technician. Bromley, Kent, England > Many greetings and thanks, >
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