Learn How To Sing With Online Vocal Lessons
If my life is a map of the world, music then is its lines. I was born in black and white. I know what I want. And what I want is to make my music. Most people go through life not knowing what they want to do for themselves, what to accomplish to make life purposeful. I know in my heart, that music and words, is a calling that I simply cannot ignore.
It is in my blood, having parents that are musically inclined. It did not exactly bring food to the table on a regular basis but pursue they did, or my father at least. Music became taboo at my household when my mother had enough of cutting coupons and the like. It is time to put silly passions aside and live in the real world. That time was the most difficult me. Singing is an outlet for me. Kids my age would be selling drugs to support their lifestyle of booze, tripping air force one sneakers and of course, drugs. I, on the other hand, am scheming for a way to get singing lessons, to further my “prowess”. Confidence was never a problem. Funny because talent and confidence can and will take you places. Not for me though. There should be more input on my part. And that is skill.
As I have mentioned, music is unmentionable at home. Where I am from, the crucial decisions are always based on its ability to pay the bills, to put food on the table three times a day, to have heat during the dead of winter. The biggest beef I ever had with my mother was when I pushed singing as a career choice. How dare you! She says. I do not work three jobs for you to waste away, trying to catch a break. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love my mother immensely. It’s just that we have different priorities. I have my heart and mind set on being an artist, not a slave to the man. I appreciate all of her efforts and hard work but I consider my good behavior as a repayment to her kindness.
I have reached a compromise. I will go to school as she says. I am currently enrolled in a community college, learning the rules of business. Not to neglect the rules of singing, I am also enrolled in online vocal lessons. I do not consider it as a rebellion but rather a constructive way in handling my present situation. It costs less than actually hiring a vocal teacher. I am able to pace myself with the lessons online. It saves me money too because I do not have to commute to a different location. Online vocal lessons can be done at my school’s computer laboratory. Talk about hitting two birds with one stone. I am using the facilities that I have paid for, for my college education and utilize it for my musical enhancement.
Online vocal lessons do not fall short of expectations or structure. It is a whole better than practicing without direction. This way, there is a breakdown of what I should learn and accomplish per day, as opposed to belting it out on any random song in my IPOD. There are techniques to enhance my tone, guidelines for being on pitch, warm-up exercises for my voice. I also learned tricks of the trade by enrolling in an online vocal lessons program. I learned how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, to the delight of my parents and authoritative figures.
I cannot begin to express how online vocal lessons help me achieve my goal. Without realizing it, I became a better person, a better daughter because I am more disciplined and focused. Recently, I opened up to my mother about my secret workings. She refers to it as my double life. Well, if my double life makes me happy, so be it. Now, the compromise I made a long time before is now accepted by two individuals, me and her.
