Voiceless

[semperfiona]

Started getting sick on Friday, and spent the weekend completely unable to speak above a raspy whisper. Today I have about a third of my normal range. Head voice absent, throat voice iffy, and chest voice mostly fine. Conveniently (Not!), it's solo auditions tonight at Charis. I had psyched myself up to audition, but without a voice I've been unable to practice all weekend, and when I tried this morning, the result was dismal. I might make a passable attempt at the first snippet, which is mostly in the lower parts of my range, but the second? Hopeless. I'm not getting above an A (the one in the middle of the treble clef), and the song wants the E at the top, which is normally an easy stretch for my alto voice (I can get to F, or F-sharp on a really good day) but not today. Unless a miracle occurs. *crosses fingers*

At least I had enough voice last night to record the second podfic I am doing for [fest redacted], if only barely. Had to edit out a lot of coughing, though.