I had a hard time getting started today. I was feeling very reticent to start practicing and wasn't enjoying the idea of "Singing Week." Which is weird because I love singing and I always have. I took voice lessons for a short time in 11th grade and loved the practice. I was also in choir that year and loved it. I tried out for and made it into the next level choir for 12th grade, but ended up moving and missing out on that. I did a little bit of singing with my Aunt Mary the Fall before Mitchell, and I got married and I loved it then. So I was trying to figure out why I didn't want to sing today. As I thought about it, I realized that, because of the method in this book of recording yourself, this was the first time I'd really heard myself sing. And I don't sound as good as I thought I did... I was having a lot of trouble getting my "Yoo-hoos!" to sound right, too. I've always had people tell me that I'm a good singer, so I've always felt good about my singing, but now I worry that they are just saying it to be nice.
Even though I was feeling all of this, I decided to just practice anyways. I'm glad I did because I really enjoyed myself tonight. I practiced some more "Yoo-hoos!" and then I did several more exercises. I sang "Ah-ha!", "Whee!", "Oh, No!", and "Hey, Ray!". Then I sang the alphabet, but I had to sing it high-pitched and legato. That was all of Chapter 2. I started Chapter 3 and read about vocal imagery. Then I sang "Mary Had a Little Lamb" like an opera singer.
Now I feel really good! I actually feel kind of like I was working out. Singing actually is a good workout for the lungs. I'm excited now to keep trying and work on making my voice better. I'll finish up Chapter 3 tomorrow, which will have more of me using vocal imagery to sing like different people as well as listening to different musical artists. It's always awesome to learn about great singers.
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