Recording and Editing
Recording my lessons was frustrating. I spent a really long
time mapping out my lesson plans and I have taught singing before, but without
a student there for feedback or a confirmation that I am being clear enough, I
was really self-conscience during the entire process. It also probably didn’t
help that I could see myself while recording. It was a blessing and a curse. It
was good because I could monitor the screen and whether what I was trying to
demonstrate was showing up on the film, but it was also extremely distracting.
Sometimes it would lag, so I would watch my mouth move after I was done
talking, or I would be hyper aware of the way my shirt or face look for a
moment. I did a lot of stop and starts, which added a lot of time to my videos
and in result of that, I had to ultimately cut down my amount of initial videos
I wanted to release. I have a lot of footage of all the lessons I wanted to
release, but after editing just the Breathing Techniques videos, which turned
into a video just shy of 20 minutes long, and then working on the How to Learn
a song video, which was also about 20 minutes long, I had to go through about 3
hours of footage alone.
I noticed the longer I was in front of the camera, the less
awkward I seemed, and by the time I was recording the steps to learning a song,
I noticed a lot less stopping and starting and my confidence was stronger, which
made for a better video.
Reflection
This whole experience with filming what I know and how I
teach is a really pivotal moment of self-reflection for me. Because I had to
record my knowledge, I really needed to review and prepare what I wanted to
say, as well as double check to make sure I was still correct, so I didn’t
impart bad information to the YouTube world. I noticed that I say “Um” and “So”
WAY too much, especially when I’m searching for words, or starting a new
section or topic. I also noticed I
sometimes don’t completely say a word, or don’t put the right tense or suffix
attached to it. I wonder if I do this when I’m having a conversation as well,
and not just when I’m nervous. Being aware of how I sound when I’m explaining
something is an eye opener to where I need to grow in my communication skills,
not only for teaching clearly, but also for my credibility.
This exercise really enforced my knowledge of singing
technique and while I don’t necessarily think my videos are top notch yet, I’m
glad I took the first step and plan to use this YouTube channel to build my confidence
in presenting, solidifying my knowledge of singing, and improving my
communication skills. As I preach to my vocal students, practice makes improvement
(because there is no such thing as perfect).
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