Music is such a powerful influence in a persons life. People turn to music when they're happy, sad, confused, alone, in love, in everything. You can usually tell what kind of mood a person is in by the song they are listening to. A depressed person wouldn't be listening to a happy song now would they? Music has its way of bringing life back into people. Music is my life, my love per say.
If you knew me, you would know that I LOVE to sing. I was in choir for 5 years and had a total of 7 solos out of 8 concerts in High School. People knew me at school by being the Choir/Leadership girl. Although I love both classes, choir will always be my favorite class I ever took in High School. It was because of my choir teacher in 8th grade that truly introduced me to what would soon be my passion. She saw something in me and was not going to let me pass up an opportunity. In 8th grade, my choir teacher Mrs. Sprague was starting a vocal group that would meet once a week in the mornings before school. She asked Michael Norcross and I why we hadn't signed up. Michael's answer was that he just didn't want to get up early I believe lol but my answer was because I couldn't get a ride in the mornings because my parents had to go to work and it would throw off their schedules. After, she talked to me one on one and told me how I couldn't not be in the class and that she was willing to pick me up every week on rehearsal day and take me in the mornings. She really wanted me to be in it because she KNEW my potential. If it wasn't for her, I don't know if I would of continued choir in High School.
It wasn't until my Senior year in high school that I really, really focused on music and fell in love with it. I really tried to focus in class, to put my input on the songs we sang, helped out Mr. Aubel with some song choices, and tried my hardest to focus in class (majority of the time lol). When I graduated, I knew that I was about to lose something that meant so much to me.
Now that I'm in college, I don't really sing as often as I used to. I don't take a choir class and have the chance to sing everyday for an hour. I don't have the excitement of when there is a solo opportunity. I don't have the desire to perfect a song and figure out a way how the choir as a whole can perform a song better. It just isn't there anymore.
So, I'm starting to write songs. I used to write songs when I was a sophomore in High School. I don't know why I stopped but I think I just got too busy with life I guess. But now, I want music to be apart of my life again and this is the only way for it to bring me hope in life in a way. Gah! I don't know how to explain how much music and singing means to me! I know that it is a talent that my Heavenly Father gave me to share to the world. That is why I love it so much.
I've started to work on two songs tonight. I came up with two different tunes and somehow, lyrics were just pouring out of my mouth! Whenever I finish one, I will post the lyrics on my blog. It is something I don't do at all, showing it to people I guess. But, this blog was created so that I could express myself and I would be going against the whole point of this blog.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing. ~William James
The singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside. ~Rabindranath Tagore
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