Maybe it when was when I first saw The Phantom of the Opera as a child, maybe it was when I was in my booster seat listening to the Annie cassette tape, or maybe it was when my grandfather and I were watching The Wizard of Oz on TCM. I do not know, but what I do know is that this talent has left a lasting impression on my life and most importantly, my heart. From what I recall, the first time I sang in public was in my Catholic school’s Advent program for all of the parents. Now that I am older, I realised how amazing it was to sing all those beautiful songs with 300 voices in a choir. Luckily, I have been blessed to have many opportunities like this with the Rancho Cucamonga High School Chamber Singers. …show more content…
I have developed my vocal and performance technique immensely and I also have become fascinated with all of the details in music theory. These intricacies are what completely immerse me into the music and what drive my intense focus of study on the craft. This is the major change I experienced from when I first began to now. At first, I just thought that singing only had to be something that was pretty, but now I realise it is so much more than that.
Singing is something that you always have put your 300% into for every rehearsal and performance, no matter how challenging or frustrating the piece maybe. Singing is about telling the stories that cannot be told by no other means than music. Singing is about growing with the music and the music becoming your life. Music is life. And when music is your life, you begin to treat life as if it were music. I live my life with intelligence, dedication, and