So I have to learn to
sing, which means practice and some very frustrating hours for my
teachers. I have been amazed at how I can't hear differences in notes
that they can. I'm flat here or sharp there. It all sounds the same
to me. Then we go right back to basics, just like they did in The
Sound Of Music, and I started practising scales. Do, Ray, Me, Fa, So,
La, Te. Only five notes to start with, C to G. I downloaded a piano
app for the phone and a frequency analyser for the iPad. When I
played the notes on the piano I could see them appear on the iPad as
lines, then all I had to do was copy them with my voice. An hour
later I could copy the 5 notes, two days later I can manager 7 notes.
I need nine for the Exultet, I have 2 months I'll get there.
I have practised every
night this week, and I can feel my voice getting stronger. I can
almost hear the difference between a good note and the normal bad
ones. I am having fun and like a small child I love the surprised
looks on the faces of those around me when I get things right and
improve. Learning something new, learning something as wonderful as
singing is a joy and a privilege. I don't think I will ever be a
great musician or even an average one, but God has given me a voice,
he's given me a love of music, and he's asked me to sing for him.
Lucky me!
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