User blog comment:HoshinaAki/HoshinaAki ^ ^ Dreaming Bird Fancover/@comment-5138366-20171225165529

Hi HoshinaAki, as I promised I'm here! Wow, you went for a real challenge, didn't you? I find both of Lilie's solo song very challenging to sing, and to be honest I personally find Dreaming Bird even harder than Wasteland's Miracle because of the pace and the jumps between the tones in the chorus.

You started well, and I really liked your staccato at " Oreta tsubasa mitsumete mo moto ni wa modoranai  Kono te no hira ni"  so good job at that. I noticed that you changed the pitch for the chorus, which is understable because it's very, very tricky (and high pitched). From my point of view, what was really hard for you were those long notes (especially at the end), which sounded too forced to me. If you force them too much it can make your voice crack. I would recomment you to try singing the long notes with more ease next time... just try letting them flow, and even if you don't manage to hold them for as long as you should (according to the note's length) it will sound better. So, feel free to cut long notes earlier when you practise a song, and you can slowly step by step try to hold them a bit longer next time.

However, as I mentioned previously, you choose a very difficult song as your first cover - I myself wouldn't have the guts to take Dreaming Birds as my first step. I would recommend you to go for something a bit easier next time, maybe something with only a few long notes, so that you wouldn't have to worry about them too much. If you are looking for another song by Nanase, I would say that maybe Dancing Days could be easier for you? But feel to experiment, trying various songs and see which one you feel the most comfortable singing, and try focusing on that one.

Also... Merry Christmas to you as well!!!