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What are you thankful for this holiday season?

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unspoken whisper	What are you thankful for this holiday season?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 215 (12/03/08 3:48 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	I love this time of the year! I don't know about all of you, but Thanksgiving was such a rejuvenating time for me. As part of the holiday spirit and mood, I thought it'd be great for us to share what we are thankful for, especially pertaining to our voices, vocal development, singing, and so forth. As singers, we can be SO self-critical. Let's take a moment to think about what we appreciate about our voices, whatever stage in development they are right now. You can also share non-vocal related things you're thankful for but include at least one thing about your voice. (P.S. I don't know why the spacing in this topic doesn't like me! That's why I keep editing, hehe.) Last Edited By: unspoken whisper 12/03/08 3:59 AM. Edited 6 times.
JollyJake		#1	[-]
Posts: 2329 (12/05/08 2:01 AM) Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	I'm thankful for how well my life is going right now; it worked out so that I could finish up my Associate's degree in the spring instead of taking a summer class - I'll be able to be free from HW for a few months at least!!!!! I'll start towards Bachelor's in the fall. My voice is coming along so well. I am pretty satisfied with my sound right now, and although I'm still a work in progress, I'm excited for what the future holds. The higher stuff is becoming easier and easier as time goes by! Got a nice car... Girlfriend... Good job... Great family... I've been blessed! Jake "Work very, very hard - be grounded, be passionate about what you do and find the thing within yourself to make you want to be you. Go beyond me, be yourself, say what you want to say." - Josh Groban "The better you are at vocalizing, the better you will be at singing." - Musiciano Last Edited By: JollyJake 12/05/08 2:07 AM. Edited 1 times.
Neonotso		#2	[-]
Posts: 574 (12/05/08 10:41 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	Good idea, unspoken whisper! It can certainly be easy to see how far we are from our goals and dreams, but I think it's important to take some time and be thankful for what we already have. Not that I'm always so great at this, but I think it's good nonetheless. I'm thankful that originally I failed at SS so that I could get help from Dante. For one reason, I think I'd be a lot less comfortable singing loudly in front of people and in general if I had just done SS (I have been pretty "shy" before). I'm thankful that I really like my singing tone, that I'm able to some simple trills, that I can at times (and more-so as time goes on) sing sort of high (really, I guess, mid-range) notes in a pretty full way comfortably, even in songs. I'm very glad that I'm getting better at songwriting and that I can play (guitar) and sing the songs for people and they often like them (the new ones, anyway). I'm thankful that I can play and sing at the same time, and that I'm usually pretty good with pitch accuracy in my singing. I'm glad to recently be having the opportunity to lead worship for the Sr. High at my church, and play and sing at various places. I'm thankful for such forums as this one, and for such people as the ones here - for the great help and encouragement. I'm thankful that my parents and family in general are supportive of my singing and most everything I want to do, and that my dad has a good job to help pay for the things I want to do. Heh. I'm very glad to have such a great family and good friends. Most of all, I'm thankful for God's free gift of salvation, which He graciously gives even to a no-good person like me just because of my trust in Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. Thanks, unspoken whisper! I feel more grateful now. Ryan Galatians 3:22 But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
unspoken whisper		#3	[-]
Posts: 215 (12/10/08 1:20 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	Great responses! When I read Ryan's post, I was thinking, "That's exactly the kind of post I was hoping for!" So yay for that! First, I'm glad my Organic Chemistry final is over! Whoo! Now, I can actually reply to my own post, lol. Gosh, what an amazing vocal journey this has been! Where to start? I'm thankful that my fruitless attempts at finding the mix on my own led me to this board--twice! The first stint ended with me not getting twang at all, but I'm so glad I "rediscovered" this board because the second time was the charm! I am so thankful for everyone on this board. <3 You're all amazing! Dante and musiciano for your incredible posts, Josh for always being there to talk to, and Jake for your kindness--and that's just a few! I just love the spirit of encouragement, the heart of this board, and how willing everyone is to help. Concerning singing, I'm thankful for reaching my summer goal (of being able to sustain a G5 in heavy mix!). That was such a dream come true; I'm very blessed by how quickly my voice progressed after my initial "discovery" of the mix, which started everything! As of recently, I'm most thankful for my growing consistency. Definitely. I admit, I was frustrated for a while because I knew that I could hit those high notes, but I was very inconsistent about them. And recently, reinforcing good habits (going back to the basics!) has made me so much more consistent. I'm thankful that my random apartment assignment led me to have two fellow musicians in my apartment! It's so amazing to be able to sing freely, and I don't take it for granted. Jam sessions are so fun. I've learned so much from one of my apartment mates about emotion and the heart of worship; I'm so glad for that. I am also thankful for my church, the leadership there, and praise team. I am thankful for my family and friends. And I'm definitely most thankful for Jesus Christ, the only One who truly matters. Yes, God is good. =) Hehe, no problem, Ryan! Writing this made me feel a lot more grateful too. ^_^
confused		#4	[-]
Posts: 748 (12/11/08 6:05 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	I've been blessed with a McDonalds fast-food restaurant that is a 2 minute drive from me. That's better than a C953 in heavy mix. Hooray for McNuggets!
JesseNemitz		#5	[-]
Posts: 901 (12/12/08 6:33 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	mcdonalds is bad mkay ~Jesse Nemitz
leonetha		#6	[-]
Posts: 1674 (01/11/09 2:20 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	Your holidays are over, but i am stil very greateful. For the fact that i am still alive. .... Last Edited By: leonetha 01/11/09 2:22 PM. Edited 1 times.
suzylynnhd		#7	[-]
Posts: 62 (01/12/09 1:52 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	You stay safe over there.
leonetha		#8	[-]
Posts: 1674 (01/16/09 10:13 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Report Post	thanks with God help I hope so today after our Israely and Egypt preperations for peace - there were rockets thrown on Ashkelon, Kiriat gat, Ashdod, and In Beer Sheva there was an alarm but al least here nothing fell, thanks God. I could have stayed in Tal Aviv Where there is no danger now, but i REALLY wanted to come homedespite the rockets and the wounded in this city yesterday., I feel more comfortable and safe here with my family * To Jesse and Jake: I am really not into starting a political discussion here. I just tell "the news"....from here..whats going on....so don`t get mad at me i am not gonna get into that kind of talk... "hey are bad we are good.."not that. i am scared but i pray and trust God I love home so much... no grad rokets are gonna keep me away from this quiet safe place. God`ll keep it safe I know

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