Treasure
I decided to post this as a separate blog entry so that it would not be drowned in the overwhelming information I just HAD to type in there (it was my first time to blog about my lessons with teacher--which explains my incoherence and jumbled thoughts).
In my last post, I mentioned being able to put sincere and meaningful emotions in the songs I'm singing for the first time since I started my vocal training 8 years ago. And it is quite a feeling to have people tell you how touched they were by the song. Some, even going as far as crying because of it. It is a feeling I'm not sure I can aptly describe. Just that it felt like my soul touching their soul and their soul touching back mine.
I have heard many compliments over the years, and none has been as touching as that.
Just last week, we did a play for the 7 Last Words. We presented in front of the church. I was in the 6th word, playing the part of the youngest teenage daughter whose mom was in the last stage of cancer. The scene we played was the scene where she dies. I had to cry and scream in woe and a moment or two later, I had to sing a song.
I chose not to worry how I will sing my song so that sadness would be apparent. Instead, I chose to internalize my character and the emotions that came along. In the end, it was such a joy to hear my cast-mates say they were so moved by how I sang that even my "dead" mom had a hard time trying NOT to cry because she was already supposed to be dead. It was also touching to see the audience get teary-eyed and cry. (Of course, I'm not saying it's all because of ME, ALL of us did such a great job that we managed to pull it off despite never having the chance to practice together!)
All the while, I thought I sounded like some strangled person trying to play a kid who's trying to sound sad, but it was a pleasant surprise to hear people say I sounded good despite all that. And I don't mean to be boastful or anything, but it's really just a surprise to me. Because this "new" voice (i.e., new way of singing) is something I'm still getting used to.
Last Monday, during my lesson with Teacher Lionel, he reminded of how, 1 and a half years ago, during the Guico Friends and Students' Christmas/Birthday Party for Teacher Cynthia/New Year Party, Edgardo "Dodo" Crisol, a Tenor superstar in his time, said that he thought I was a treasure after hearing me sing.
And that was probably one of the most memorable things anyone has ever said about me (in singing anyway). Until now, I couldn't quite grasp how he thought that. I mean, I wonder, how was I a treasure? When there are lots more singers out there who can do so much more than I can and who have more talent.
One thing's for sure, I treasure every I'll try my best to keep touching other people's souls. and THAT is MY treasure. :)
In my last post, I mentioned being able to put sincere and meaningful emotions in the songs I'm singing for the first time since I started my vocal training 8 years ago. And it is quite a feeling to have people tell you how touched they were by the song. Some, even going as far as crying because of it. It is a feeling I'm not sure I can aptly describe. Just that it felt like my soul touching their soul and their soul touching back mine.
I have heard many compliments over the years, and none has been as touching as that.
Just last week, we did a play for the 7 Last Words. We presented in front of the church. I was in the 6th word, playing the part of the youngest teenage daughter whose mom was in the last stage of cancer. The scene we played was the scene where she dies. I had to cry and scream in woe and a moment or two later, I had to sing a song.
I chose not to worry how I will sing my song so that sadness would be apparent. Instead, I chose to internalize my character and the emotions that came along. In the end, it was such a joy to hear my cast-mates say they were so moved by how I sang that even my "dead" mom had a hard time trying NOT to cry because she was already supposed to be dead. It was also touching to see the audience get teary-eyed and cry. (Of course, I'm not saying it's all because of ME, ALL of us did such a great job that we managed to pull it off despite never having the chance to practice together!)
All the while, I thought I sounded like some strangled person trying to play a kid who's trying to sound sad, but it was a pleasant surprise to hear people say I sounded good despite all that. And I don't mean to be boastful or anything, but it's really just a surprise to me. Because this "new" voice (i.e., new way of singing) is something I'm still getting used to.
Last Monday, during my lesson with Teacher Lionel, he reminded of how, 1 and a half years ago, during the Guico Friends and Students' Christmas/Birthday Party for Teacher Cynthia/New Year Party, Edgardo "Dodo" Crisol, a Tenor superstar in his time, said that he thought I was a treasure after hearing me sing.
And that was probably one of the most memorable things anyone has ever said about me (in singing anyway). Until now, I couldn't quite grasp how he thought that. I mean, I wonder, how was I a treasure? When there are lots more singers out there who can do so much more than I can and who have more talent.
One thing's for sure, I treasure every I'll try my best to keep touching other people's souls. and THAT is MY treasure. :)