Why, Hello there Mortification!
It's been too long! Actually, no no it hasn't, has it?
I saw you at the end of the school year didn't I? And during the summer musical program! Right, yeah! And I just became best pals with you today, now didn't I?
Yep, Mortification and I are chums, best buds if you will. Wherever I seem to go, whoop!, there's Mortification right behind me!
Today Mortification paid me a visit by means of a video camera. By sheer luck, my favourite musical is being put on by my highschool this year. It's a little thing called Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I was so excited. I thought I'd try out for every part there is, just so I could be in it. I would do anything. Then I realized, "Oh shoot, we'll have to audition! No probs, I can sing fine.". Well, I saw some of the girls at my highschool sing in a musical audition. I was shocked, some of them have broadway like voices. They're amazing. So, I figured I'd go home and record myself, just to see if I could be as good as them. I took out my video camera and sang to 6 snippets of Sweeney Todd songs, to see if I could pull off any of the parts.
And then Mortification came.
I played the video back, and I was cringing at my own voice. I was completely shocked, when I listen to myself normally, I can hit the notes fine, and I sound great. But listening to it on a tape, hearing what I really sound like for the first time, I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. I was so embarassed, and I still am. My voice cracked on the high Johanna notes, I couldn't go as low as Sweeney, I over-enunciated Mrs. Lovett, I was too slow for the Begger Lady, Toby I completely butchered, and Antony, owow, I insulted Jamie by just humming it.
Don't ask me why, I still don't know, but I'm uploading it to YouTube right now, just to see if I over-exaggerated myself, and I actually sound alright.
I'm thoroughly upset, Singing was something I loved to do, and...I suppose I'm just awful at it. I was trembling and severly saddened when I heard what I really sound like.
I'm really depressed right now, and I don't know what to do.
Should I take lessons to get better? Or should I save myself probable embarassment and my parents money and just stop singing, even though it's something I love to do?
I'm at a loss.
Sorry if I made no sence, but I'm upset and mortified.
**Thank You for Reading**
I saw you at the end of the school year didn't I? And during the summer musical program! Right, yeah! And I just became best pals with you today, now didn't I?
Yep, Mortification and I are chums, best buds if you will. Wherever I seem to go, whoop!, there's Mortification right behind me!
Today Mortification paid me a visit by means of a video camera. By sheer luck, my favourite musical is being put on by my highschool this year. It's a little thing called Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I was so excited. I thought I'd try out for every part there is, just so I could be in it. I would do anything. Then I realized, "Oh shoot, we'll have to audition! No probs, I can sing fine.". Well, I saw some of the girls at my highschool sing in a musical audition. I was shocked, some of them have broadway like voices. They're amazing. So, I figured I'd go home and record myself, just to see if I could be as good as them. I took out my video camera and sang to 6 snippets of Sweeney Todd songs, to see if I could pull off any of the parts.
And then Mortification came.
I played the video back, and I was cringing at my own voice. I was completely shocked, when I listen to myself normally, I can hit the notes fine, and I sound great. But listening to it on a tape, hearing what I really sound like for the first time, I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. I was so embarassed, and I still am. My voice cracked on the high Johanna notes, I couldn't go as low as Sweeney, I over-enunciated Mrs. Lovett, I was too slow for the Begger Lady, Toby I completely butchered, and Antony, owow, I insulted Jamie by just humming it.
Don't ask me why, I still don't know, but I'm uploading it to YouTube right now, just to see if I over-exaggerated myself, and I actually sound alright.
I'm thoroughly upset, Singing was something I loved to do, and...I suppose I'm just awful at it. I was trembling and severly saddened when I heard what I really sound like.
I'm really depressed right now, and I don't know what to do.
Should I take lessons to get better? Or should I save myself probable embarassment and my parents money and just stop singing, even though it's something I love to do?
I'm at a loss.
Sorry if I made no sence, but I'm upset and mortified.
**Thank You for Reading**
Dude....you do realize for Sweeney Todd they had like 4 months of practice and sh*t right?
Just get a lesson or two and then be like "BRING IT ON b*tchES!" Mwhuahahaha.
Hell don't stop something you love because you're too bloody self conscious, sing to every song you know and then sing with other people until you're positive your great....
Who Stole My Pants?, July 24th, 2008 at 04:00:15am
omg, never ever stop doing something you love because you think you're not good enough.
Audition baby, the whole point is to try out. Just have a go, and at least you'll be in the chorus, and that's fun! You get to be all "Sweeney Sweeney Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenyyyyyyyyyy!!!!" and "Swing your razor wide Sweeney, hold it to the skies!! Freely flows the blood of those who moralise!!" (which quite frankly is rad chorus singing) And the chorus songs are interesting. You could even play a victim and have a run in the chair. =]]
So what if you're not Johanna or Mrs. Lovett?? You still get to be in an insanely awesome play and every moment you spend doing it, you'll love, and you'll improve. Seriously, have a go! You may just suprise yourself. (End up as the Beadle, or the Birdseller. XD)
Good luck!
Walt., July 23rd, 2008 at 01:06:15pm
i'd take lessons.
they'll give you tips and such.
i don't think you should ever ever give up on something you love.
(:
odaang! its kaycie., July 23rd, 2008 at 12:56:59am