class and recording.

发音， working on specific issues.

练习。

练习。 我说错很多。

练习。

mini session 发音。。

发音练习。准确性很重要！

练习和聊天儿。
For performance practicing I am really liking the Taiwan Tongyong Pinyin. So much closer to the English sounds. So much better than Pigpen... I mean, Pinyin.

working on a specific issue with a tutor, and by self "chuang4" in context

working on a specific issue with a tutor, and by self "chuang4" in context

working on points of articulation and breathing highlighted by my Chinese voice coach. Noticing that when I use even great AI generated shadowing material, everything in my mouth kind of flattens out and becomes fuzzy.

Articulation- tongue twister.

intensive work with broadcaster.

做录音。

聊天儿， 和录音。

working on poem,

练习声调和表现。。

chatting

chatting, practicing performance piece

chatting.

语言到联系。。。 好玩儿！ extended language island

before bed, a last review of problem areas in the performance poem. 真是太棒了！

发音和录音。。duh, it only just occurred to me I can use the recording to take apart both the correctness and expressiveness of the production. I am working toward a recording I will make in a week's time for critiquing by my tutor.... 哇！ 好玩儿！

dawn and 发音。

lesson prep, then 1x1 with a professional broadcaster tutor.

am work on new poem performance and recording

1X1 lesson, making sound recordings...

1X1 lesson, making sound recordings...

doing crazy stuff, practicing Peking opera training technique, and experimenting with vocal flexibility and using different "voices" while practicing my 语言岛。。 好玩儿！

am warm ups and prep for a performance reading. Lang islands. my performance prep suck. This is normal for a newly written work.

8.44pm intensive 语言到发音练习。 no trouble logging in

发音

Dawn and working on 语言岛的发音。很好！
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intensive work on language island

two 1x1 classes

lesson, intensive practice. I am having trouble getting into the site. Sorry about brief notes.

25 mins afternoon, intensive work on island.

using small time windows and intensive practice. Awesome
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intensive 发音， had to learn a couple words

is anyone else having trouble getting the challenge to load? I keep having trouble getting anything to load, with a message o the effect that the site is snowed under. It is making it almost impossible to report progress.
I am doing a crazy exercise suggested by a tutor that was used in the training of Peking opera singers. Applying this to a language island and having fun eating the grapes afterward.
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working with tutor on 发音... working but self on lang island pron

shadowing language island

language island work.. 口语发音和课堂。

reading and pron. practice

reciting

1X1 conversation class and pronunciation practice for latest poem.

In 1x1 class talking a lot of Chinese...

shadowing a brilliant speaker

working on voice placement and accuracy... crazy hard 她是风雨的女儿。 tone 3, followed by 5 and then another 3. Yet crucial to the rendition of intimacy that this needs.

vocal warm ups for 2 tone, voice placement and drills focusing on performance piece. funfun

Class discussing a new poem I have just written and other cool stuff.

early morning warm ups with shadowing and working on performing (reading) a poem have just written