Welcome to my first Music Monday Post!
This isn't too music, music related because it is going to be about words. But words get connected to music when the words get sung. I was reflecting while walking home about the first 'singing' performance I did in class. I felt that it was a base-level performance (meaning I probably would have sung to the same quality before being in the class), but I felt it was a success because I mounted the biggest obstacle I have with performing. Facing and performing to my audience. I could look my classmates in the eyes and sing to them. This is a break-through for me; I'm excited now to apply the techniques we have been learning.
Anyhow, back to the topic of the post, I was thinking about how I've never did a evaluated singing performance before. And, as usual when I tell myself I've never done something, I realized that was a lie. I sang a duet my freshman year in high school for the ITS competition and got an Excellent for it. We sang How the Other Half Lives and we managed to get an Excellent. I never realized how awesome that is until that moment.
Now, back to words, I sang the part of Miss Dorothy. Her first lines are the following: "This is living! This is what I call living! I've hungered for this day since *#@$ knows when! Year after year with a secret yen." Haha, I hear imaginary screeching breaks. "That isn't a bad word, Miss Dorothy" I got strange looks from my musical theatre teacher when I asked if I could change the lyric for religious reasons.When my teacher asked me what religion, I looked at her funny. "Christian, it's in the bible: 'But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is Gd's throne:' (St Matthew 5:34)" I changed the lyric to say "Who knows when" and I change the lyric when I sing along with "Let it Go" to "Even though I tried".
This isn't the smoothest blog post... oh well. Overall arc-ing theme of helping me find myself, I believe in sticking to morals. It may be a small thing, but I can better connect with the music when I change the lyric. Words are an important part of singing, thus the words effect my music. My commitment to sticking to my standards (like commandments in the bible; I'm not perfect, but I try to keep the ones I can) helps me be more me and thus a better artist/singer.
This isn't too music, music related because it is going to be about words. But words get connected to music when the words get sung. I was reflecting while walking home about the first 'singing' performance I did in class. I felt that it was a base-level performance (meaning I probably would have sung to the same quality before being in the class), but I felt it was a success because I mounted the biggest obstacle I have with performing. Facing and performing to my audience. I could look my classmates in the eyes and sing to them. This is a break-through for me; I'm excited now to apply the techniques we have been learning.
Anyhow, back to the topic of the post, I was thinking about how I've never did a evaluated singing performance before. And, as usual when I tell myself I've never done something, I realized that was a lie. I sang a duet my freshman year in high school for the ITS competition and got an Excellent for it. We sang How the Other Half Lives and we managed to get an Excellent. I never realized how awesome that is until that moment.
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| http://milliedorothy.tripod.com/angela/id7.html The girl who sang Millie was Asian, so I feel this picture is close enough. |
Now, back to words, I sang the part of Miss Dorothy. Her first lines are the following: "This is living! This is what I call living! I've hungered for this day since *#@$ knows when! Year after year with a secret yen." Haha, I hear imaginary screeching breaks. "That isn't a bad word, Miss Dorothy" I got strange looks from my musical theatre teacher when I asked if I could change the lyric for religious reasons.When my teacher asked me what religion, I looked at her funny. "Christian, it's in the bible: 'But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is Gd's throne:' (St Matthew 5:34)" I changed the lyric to say "Who knows when" and I change the lyric when I sing along with "Let it Go" to "Even though I tried".
This isn't the smoothest blog post... oh well. Overall arc-ing theme of helping me find myself, I believe in sticking to morals. It may be a small thing, but I can better connect with the music when I change the lyric. Words are an important part of singing, thus the words effect my music. My commitment to sticking to my standards (like commandments in the bible; I'm not perfect, but I try to keep the ones I can) helps me be more me and thus a better artist/singer.
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