Personal Narrative: My Escape Into All County Chorus

I never sang too loud so if I messed up, no one would hear it .After every class I would go up to my Choir or band director with about five questions. But it simply was not enough. So my sophomore year I was given vocal lessons that taught me that I can match pitch consistently , and that my range was bigger than I ever thought it could be. I discovered a talent that I loved and I intended to perfect it .I performed in multiple cabarets and had the opportunity to sing with my choir at the Carnegie music hall. I was finally getting the swing of music; but that was not enough due to my obstinacy. I wanted to learn

I seemed to find my voice, and my teacher proposed the idea of me joining Circle of the State with Song. I gladly accepted the offer. It was considered the next level of proficiency in music at that age. Preparing for the exchange with other schools in a few months, one day there was auditions for the best of best to be in the Indiana All State Honor Choir. There were about twenty of us in Circle of the State with Song from Winamac. I thought I should audition for a spot because the worst they could tell me is that I did not make the cut. In the past, there have been little to nobody that had made all state, so it is quite an honor to be part of

So I went and auditioned for the choir and got put into their 2nd level. Then in August choir started and I was an alto. That year I met a few kids in choir that were my

I have very little confidence in singing and performing in front of people, so when I tried out for the talent show at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, I legitimately

Now, I am not a great actor and I can’t sing beautifully to save my life, but I did anyway. I love it so much it doesn’t matter whether I can do it or not. I met many people during that production and we all shared the same passion of theatre and music.

Freshman year me really, really wanted to make District band. In middle of August, 2014, the etude for my audition almost four months away

I almost got kicked from the vocal program. Well, not exactly, but in the moment I felt as if my world was falling apart. Before I knew it, I was in a technical varsity show choir and an on level show choir at the same time. At first I couldn’t handle it all but now it has become second nature with me and I’ve been able to make countless friends doing it.

Joining 4th grade band- It was rewarding, because I was able to skip chorus and go to band.

Now that I could see beyond the audition, I remembered why I had wanted to be in the ensemble in the first place, and I desperately wanted to know if I had made the cut. After what seemed like endless waiting, Mrs. Vermillion finally posted the list. My eyes immediately went to the Soprano column. When I saw my name, I hardly dared believe it. Slowly, the realization that this was not some mistake began to sink in. It was the most incredible feeling in the world, like I could have flown if I wanted to.

When I was younger, I was in the CCC from 3rd grade to 10th grade. I learned dedication. I was only nine years old when I started singing in the choir once a week for two hours straight. I learned what was expected at a very formal concert.

With every new choir season I auditioned, and with every audition I failed. Although the reasons for my rejection varied with each attempt, I always had trouble with pitch. As this became a trend into my high school years, I began to doubt my ability. Although I still enjoyed singing in the choir and felt I had a place there, failing the solo auditions over and over again hurt. No matter how hard I worked, my pitch control did not improve, but I was determined to get a solo part. After five years of work and on my tenth audition, I was finally chosen for a part. This reaffirmed for me that if I am determined enough, I can do anything I put my mind

At the end of ninth grade, I auditioned for the Broken Arrow Show Choir. I didn’t care about which one I would get into, I just wanted to keep that part of my happiness. I did everything perfectly: I sightread, I sang my prepared piece from my favorite musical, and I danced so well, that even the older kids complimented me. I made it, I made Tiger Mystique. All I remember thinking was I got to stay with my best friends, doing what I loved. But my

Growing up singing has always been my talent. Country and Pop music, at the time, were genres I sang well. It was seventh grade year when I was told by a judge, "A good singer can sing one genre well, but a great singer can sing multiple genres well". It was then on I have a women in my town that gives me personal lessons to extend my singing talent. I have gotten all ones my first three years in high school, and still striving to accomplish another one rating.

Opportunities don’t really come knocking in the small, corn-filled state of Iowa, but for Heartland Youth Choir 's top chamber choir they did. We had an opportunity this year to go to New York and sing in a choir festival at Carnegie Hall. For me this was a huge deal! to be singing on the very stage where The Beatles have sang meant the world to me, and I was going to have fun with it.

When was the last time you were offered a solo, duet, or even a triplet opportunity? My friends and I wanted to take this opportunity and become the best that we could be. Everyone was there including my parents and all the other parents that were there to see the other kids who were performing. The pressure was building up and I was starting to get nervous.