Thursday, October 11, 2012

You have to work at music?! WHATTT!

Yes, I know it seems weird but music isn't just something you can do without practicing first. When I first started singing when I was 13 I didn't practice anything, I just though that since I had the talent there was no need to practice. Let's just say I was terribly wrong...

Not practicing when I was younger got me into HUGE trouble entering college.

I originally started a community college after high school and was practicing my vocal technique at all. All I would do that was musically inclined would be sing in the car on my way to class and occasionally karaoke.

I transferred to Washburn University before I finished my associates because I missed music in general, like singing in the choir. When I set up my audition for the music department I used a song I had previously sung in high school competitions and a piece from the musical Wicked. As usual my practicing consisted of singing while I was in the car.

FINALLY AUDITION DAY! And I bet you can almost guess what happened..... I bombed my audition because I wasn't prepared.

I honestly made a fool of myself. I missed my high notes on my Italian aria and messed up some words in the musical song... all because I didn't practice like I should have. The music department heads told me I had a nice voice but didn't meet the standards of vocal majors.

Singing is just like any other talent in the world, use it or loose it. I would have made it into the music department if it wasn't for my denial of practicing. As of right now, I practice everyday!


Let my mistake be a caution to you and your music dreams. No matter what your doing musically, practicing is always key.

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