This Is My Passion

Since my blog is all about music, I want my readers to understand my passion for singing. It all started at such a young age because of my mother. She would always sing me to sleep, sing around the house, in the car, etc. It was because of her, once again, that I had a passion for singing.

I remember getting a karaoke machine for my birthday one year and probably used it every single day for months. Anything from Dixie Chicks to Britney Spears to Avril Lavigne to so much more. I was unstoppable! As a kid, I was super outgoing, didn't have a care in the world, and could sing in front of anyone. My mom raised me to just go out there and be fun!

As I got older, I started getting shy. I wouldn't really want to sing in front of anyone except my mom. Going into my freshman year of high school, my mom forced me to join choir. I was livid. I hated that she made me do something I didn't want to do. I remember being terrified going to a high school, not knowing anyone, and having them hear my voice. What if I was bad? What if they made fun of me? Little did I know that after the first day I'd fall in love with it. I ended up sticking with choir all 4 years. Getting solos for our choir concerts definitely helped boost my confidence too.

Since I had grown to be confident by my junior year of high school, I decided to give American Idol a shot and try out. Not many people get the courage to do it and I still can't believe I did it. Even though I didn't make it far and was probably the longest process ever, it was all worth it in the end. Although you can tell that they take certain people just for television entertainment, to say that I got to try out for American Idol is pretty cool.

Since I loved choir so much I decided to try out for the CMU's Women's Chorus. Auditioning was terrifying but to my surprise I ended up getting accepted! Unfortunately, after my first day of my college choir class I decided to quit. I don't want to sound like a quitter but to me, nothing compares to my choir memories in high school. I ended off on a good note and just didn't feel right in my new choir class. Even though I dropped that choir class, I still have the same passion for singing as I always have. To this day, my mom and I have microphone stands, two books of karaoke cd's, and a binder that's numbered to find the correct cd/song. I guess you can say we take our karaoke singing a little seriously. So once again, a HUGE thanks to my mom for raising me loving music/singing just as much as you.