Sunday Musings (in pursuit of classical singing)
From the Little Soprano archive.
Originally written one Sunday morning, almost ten years ago, the comment it makes is still as pertinent as ever, especially for new or beginner singers, or those who have a penchant to return to classical singing.
August 2014
I read the quote below earlier this morning and paused to think on it a while.
I love to sing - everyone knows that - but I also love to write, and that love goes way, way back to before I ever sang a note. It was, I think my love of words that lit that first little singing flame. A beautiful marriage between verse and music. I was clearly thinkingĀ about singing at quite an early age ...
Iām not fearful of my singing path; Iāve pursued my craft tenaciously, very conscious of the journey and the absolute need to improve, spurred on by the excitement of improving ability and the lure of achieving my goal. But writing is something else - ultimately far more private. Iām more fearful of failure when I write.
Yet my love of word...
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