I'm still alive! :) This blog has been sadly neglected for several months now- so I am bringing it back to life! I've recently (meaning a few hours ago...) became part of a blog panel for Julie Cross (author of the HUGE new book, "Tempest"). A blog for teens! :) I'll be posting more info on that as it comes. As for now, let me catch you guys up on everything I've been up to!
I'll start with the biggest and bests news! (why wait for the end?) ;) I am in the children's chorus for St. Louis's Winter Opera- La Boheme!!! This is my first professional JOB as a singer...yep... I'm being 
paid. I don;t know how much...but that isn't the point people! I am as of right now a paid singer! (HALLELUJAH!) :D I am sooo in Heaven right now! This opera is a really fun one, (great for opera beginners!) and I LOVE singing with the adult chorus. I can't help myself to not grin my head off! :DDD Also, right now I am in my second musical at my middle school as Miss Dorothy in "Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.!" It is sooooo much fun! I get to wear pretty, fluffy, pink dresses. Then, I have my character shoes.... For those of you who are not into the musicals and what not, character shoes are just heels (usually in nude or black) that have either taps on the bottom or, in my case, they are really slick so you can do turns/spins etc. Oh my goodness is it hard to walk in those things! I about fell down the stairs just trying them on! Then on top of those darling things, I have to run quite a bit. The choir/ensemble was short on members so my director is having me sing with them in a number as a modern, in addition to my role as Miss Dorothy. This wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have to throw on a dress with Velcro down the back, over my Dorothy dress and change wigs in the matter of seconds each time I went on/off stage....AH! I hope I can do it all okay. That's the last thing I want to do is come on stage with my short brown hair as Miss Dorothy! Hopefully it will all be alright. :) Then what is next week? My choir performance! This one I am very excited for because along with our long black gowns and pearl earrings, each girl gets to add a red accessory for our Valentine's day themed concert! It's going to be beautiful! Then all of our songs are love songs. <3 <3 <3 My favorite is a piece called, "Red Red Rose" words by: Robert Burns and the music by: Douglas E. Wagner. My other favorite piece is, "Heart We Will Forget Him!" Words by: Emily Dickinson (love her!) and music by: Laura Farnell. Both of these pieces are just so beautiful! I love the words in both. "Oh my love is like a red, red rose. That's newly sprung in June. Oh my love is like the melody, that's sweetly plaid in tune!" (Red, Red, Rose) "Heart we will forget him, you and I tonight. You may forget the warmth he gave. I'll forget the light....Dim my thoughts and when your done please tell me that I may straight begin to forget the light he gave." (Heart We Will Forget Him). Gorgeous! I will try to post a link of my choir singing these pieces after our concert. :) Then of course on the tip-top of my heaping plate of things to do. I still am taking voice, dance, piano, and acting lessons. Then also I am now trying Pilates...I don't care what anyone says (or that everyone in my class, except for me and a girl in college, was +45 yrs. old) I think Pilates is a great thing to do! I'm WAY more flexible and healthy now! (I've been taking this class for several months now). I think everyone should try this exercise- especially dancers because it trims you down and makes you flexible without adding on a bunch of muscle. Well, anyways I loved the class (and my dance teacher surprisingly taught it so I loved it even more!) :D Well, I'm pretty tired now so I believe I will post again tomorrow! Goodnight darlings! <3
paid. I don;t know how much...but that isn't the point people! I am as of right now a paid singer! (HALLELUJAH!) :D I am sooo in Heaven right now! This opera is a really fun one, (great for opera beginners!) and I LOVE singing with the adult chorus. I can't help myself to not grin my head off! :DDD Also, right now I am in my second musical at my middle school as Miss Dorothy in "Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.!" It is sooooo much fun! I get to wear pretty, fluffy, pink dresses. Then, I have my character shoes.... For those of you who are not into the musicals and what not, character shoes are just heels (usually in nude or black) that have either taps on the bottom or, in my case, they are really slick so you can do turns/spins etc. Oh my goodness is it hard to walk in those things! I about fell down the stairs just trying them on! Then on top of those darling things, I have to run quite a bit. The choir/ensemble was short on members so my director is having me sing with them in a number as a modern, in addition to my role as Miss Dorothy. This wouldn't be a problem if I didn't have to throw on a dress with Velcro down the back, over my Dorothy dress and change wigs in the matter of seconds each time I went on/off stage....AH! I hope I can do it all okay. That's the last thing I want to do is come on stage with my short brown hair as Miss Dorothy! Hopefully it will all be alright. :) Then what is next week? My choir performance! This one I am very excited for because along with our long black gowns and pearl earrings, each girl gets to add a red accessory for our Valentine's day themed concert! It's going to be beautiful! Then all of our songs are love songs. <3 <3 <3 My favorite is a piece called, "Red Red Rose" words by: Robert Burns and the music by: Douglas E. Wagner. My other favorite piece is, "Heart We Will Forget Him!" Words by: Emily Dickinson (love her!) and music by: Laura Farnell. Both of these pieces are just so beautiful! I love the words in both. "Oh my love is like a red, red rose. That's newly sprung in June. Oh my love is like the melody, that's sweetly plaid in tune!" (Red, Red, Rose) "Heart we will forget him, you and I tonight. You may forget the warmth he gave. I'll forget the light....Dim my thoughts and when your done please tell me that I may straight begin to forget the light he gave." (Heart We Will Forget Him). Gorgeous! I will try to post a link of my choir singing these pieces after our concert. :) Then of course on the tip-top of my heaping plate of things to do. I still am taking voice, dance, piano, and acting lessons. Then also I am now trying Pilates...I don't care what anyone says (or that everyone in my class, except for me and a girl in college, was +45 yrs. old) I think Pilates is a great thing to do! I'm WAY more flexible and healthy now! (I've been taking this class for several months now). I think everyone should try this exercise- especially dancers because it trims you down and makes you flexible without adding on a bunch of muscle. Well, anyways I loved the class (and my dance teacher surprisingly taught it so I loved it even more!) :D Well, I'm pretty tired now so I believe I will post again tomorrow! Goodnight darlings! <3 