my first vocal class

attended my first vocal class today at music forest, and my teacher is wu jia ming laoshi! (i didn't know beforehand, such a pleasant surprise)
down memory lane >> i remember running to see who was singing on tv when i first heard him sing, he sings beautifully!

and coincidentally, today, he mentioned different reactions to singers, well, he fitted in my category of singers where i'd react by running nearer to take a closer look when i hear them singing from a distance..
i'm so privileged to be learning from him.. and he's good at weaving jokes into the lesson, reminds me of mr kunalan from spe, they both make learning fun for learners.

to think i almost backed out coz it's quite impossible to get there on time after work. i'm so glad i went. am bursting with excitment.

he also mentioned that the motivating factors for taking classes is an influential factor with regard to a student's progress - whether intrinsic or extrinsic (reminded of what was covered in sports psychology)

y did i go for this course? (a question asked during the audition as well..)

i've always longed to sing beautifully since young, but i have a phobia of singing in the presence of others

i had only managed to overcome it recently by signing up and completing a basic singing class at Ark music school, located just across the road from LAdanceconnection, where i used to dance full-time.

i had to sing in the presence of the teacher and 5 other classmates weekly for 12 classes. it was frightful for me, but am glad to have done it.

there was an opportunity to perform at the end of the course but i couldn't summon enough courage to do it.. ~sigh~ i regretted missing the opportunity to overcome my fear of singing in public for an audience and ended up registering for a singing contest at Ark instead so that i could try singing for an audience in public. i chickened out last minute.. ~sighs~ regrets again

then i went for another competition - live the dream - and finally managed to not chicken out of the audition. thank god it was a closed door audition. i forgot the lyrics and had a sore throat (flu virus) but felt a great sense of achievement in overcoming my fear.

thankful that i've had this first audition experience that didn't go well for me as it helped calm my nerves at the subsequent audition that i went to - the one for this vocal course that i'm doing now.. i thought i didn't do well, so happy when they called a week later to tell me i got through. thank God!

well, this longing to sing beautifully has deepened since attending church early this year & i really want to learn to sing beautifully for God

looking forward to this fruitful and exciting learning journey..