"God has given to some people ten talents; to others, he has given one; but they who improve the one talent will live to see the day when they will far outshine those who have ten talents but fail to improve them."
Heber J. Grant - Teachings of the Presidents of the Church: Heber J Grant
i haven't performed regularly in almost 7 years. i dust off my old vocal chords most christmases and choke out a solo... usually hitting the higher notes on a prayer. do you have any idea what that sounds like? rusty. maybe most people can't tell, but i can.
once upon a time, i was pretty good at singing. i've never liked solos, but i was well-practiced. i sang for at least 90 minutes every day. i performed all the time. i know what good sounds like (which means i know what bad sounds like, too).
tonight, i sang after a girl who really deserved an 11 out of 10. she was a vocal performance major, sang with the byu singers, and now teaches voice. she was... wow. feeling very unworthy, i followed with my little descant (not entirely a solo, phew!), smiled graciously, and went home.
it felt good to sing. i love to sing, i really do. but i love to sing well.
i suppose a 6 out of 10 isn't too bad when you're as critical and unpracticed as i am. but what did i expect, having a talent and making no effort to improve it?
3 comments:
I wish I could have been there. I love to hear you sing.
Ha Ha that was me, Kirsten. But I'm sure Josh loves to hear you sing too.
Oh I just had to laugh when I saw Josh's name. That always happens to me. I end up commenting on someones blog under Nate's name. Well Riss I love to hear you sing too. I am sure it was beautiful!
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