No windowpanes were shattered in the creation of this blog post.
Today I found out I'm an alto and not a soprano.
After responding to an urgent SOS, I had an audition with the director of The Canticle Singers' latest production.
Seriously, I always thought I was a soprano coz my singing voice does go rather high. But my "natural voice", as the guy told me, is actually low. The highness comes with my "head voice". Ah.
I love to sing but I NEVER sing in the bathroom (ask any of my housemates if you don't believe me!). When I enter the bathroom, I'm going in there for a purpose. I just want to get it over with and get out. Same like when I go to get a haircut; I don't want the hairdresser to chat with me and ask lots of questions about my life. I'm there to get my hair cut, just cut it and let me get out of here already!
Back to topic: I've never ever sung in a choir or been part of a musical before. I was asked whether I've ever acted on stage and I said no, and then the guy who was auditioning me asked whether I would have problems appearing in front of an audience. Well, I was a school debater during my secondary school days, so I suppose not... although debating and acting in a drama are two different things entirely.
The funny thing is, I've always been interested in the performing arts, but I just have never put myself out there coz of a certain reluctance to draw too much attention to myself. Sounds dumb, but inside I'm so "look at me!" that I've been scared to act that way in case everybody finds out I'm really like that. Gosh, am I making any sense? Serves me right for blogging at 1:50am...
I won't be joining The Canticle Singers for their August production. They need sopranos, not another alto to unbalance the voice parts even further. I'm kinda breathing a sigh of relief coz I already have so many things going on. I can't believe I was contemplating making myself even busier!