Exploring my character for panto, dancing and singing

The day began with a theory lesson. We were given a brief on Stanislavsi's method for acting, which luckily I learnt about while studying at home. It involves 'the emotional memory'-accessing emotions by thinking back to events that will trigger these emotions. I use this method generally, but it is difficult to feel and show the same emotion each time. I will benefit from using other methods, such as the Michael Chekhov technique, which involves exploring the psychology of your character by drawing inspiration from those around you and using your imagination, to decide what your character would do next.
Here is the link to a website that explains a range of acting techniques, used by different actors. http://www.acting-school-stop.com/acting-techniques.html

We were then asked to right about our character in the first person and to decide where they were physically and how they felt at the time. This took a lot of deep thought, which is a great contrast to 'The Hot Seat, where you are required to say the first thing that comes to mind. I learnt at college that it is better to go on your first thoughts as these are rawer and appear more naturalistic. When I was in 'The Hot Seat', I managed to respond in greater detail than in the past and remained in character. I must continue acting as this character throughout the entire pantomime. Therefore I need to work on further developing the character as self-set homework. A way of doing this is by improvising in character, to get a better acquainted with the way in which they would react in certain situations. You can then apply this to the task set.

Dance went well. I just need to polish each move by practising at home. I need to get the timing exact by listening to the music at home. Singing also went okay, but I do need to practise pitching (pitch is defined as the relative position of a tone within a range of musical sounds, as determined by this quality) at home, as otherwise I sing too low. I need to remember to listen to my voice through my forehead so that I can hear myself. I also need to learn the exact lyrics at home and record myself, especially when singing the new harmonies. Lastly, I had extra rehearsals for the performance of 'Shadowland'. I have learnt the harmonies, but I still need to practise, with the backing track at home.