Amazing Grace

On Friday, yesterday, I had to sing Amazing Grace in front of the class for it was a test. (I'm taking Vocal Class for non-Music Majors) I chose to sing Amazing Grace out of a group of 3 that we learned for the past 3 weeks. It was either Amazing Grace, Down in the Valley, and All Through the Night. I chose Amazing Grace becuase All Through the Night had high notes and I'm not a soprano so I easily avoided that, and Down in the Valley was...boring to me. So Amazing Grace it was. Our cuts for that song was the 2nd verse to the end, so I ended up choosing the longest song compared to the others. Well, I practiced and practiced and I felt like I was ready for the test. But...when I finally got up to sing, I think I sounded pretty bad. Compared to me practicing in the practice rooms, my voice sounded completely different. I was EXTREMELY nervous, my legs were shaking, my heart was beating fast, and my voice came out small. I felt like I wasn't singing at all. Because I was nervous, I didn't breathe well so the high notes weren't good, I couldn't get my vibrato out...it was pretty bad. Once I got to the 2nd verse, I sounded a little better but...not really.

So, our teacher recorded everyone and she will listen to us at home and she will grade it that way. Ughhh, I'm so anxious to see what she says. When it comes to singing, since I love it, I want to hear the negative comments so that I know what to work on next time. I want a little bit of positive, but mainly critiques. There were alot of good people and some were not that great, but I don't know how I sounded because...it's your voice. When it was piano and clarinet, I easily knew what I sounded like, but the voice is different. It's YOU. We'll see.