I practiced piano... willingly... yeah I'm still getting used to that feeling. I also attended my voice lesson and ugh, what an exhausting lesson. I'm working on an Italian opera aria called La Figlia Del Reggimento. The thing about singing opera is that it's a solo, you have to pronounce the Italian perfectly, and you have to sort of know what's going on in the song in order to sing with the appropriate expression and creative interpretation and most of the time you have to learn the song in one lesson and then work on memorizing it, and everything else at home.
It's definitely taken a toll on my patience and vocal chords. I'm pretty hard on myself when I make a mistake and when one must take all of the aspects of singing opera correctly into account, it's almost more than I can handle.
The awesome thing about it though, is that my voice has improved by leaps and bounds. I can hear my head voice and chest voice blending together, and I am now able to sing a high F! (If you need some context as to how high that is, listen to the song Phantom of the Opera. In the very end of the song, the woman sings a high E flat. I can sing a whole step above that. *Puffs out chest in pride* ...but you can't really tell cuz I have no chest... Awkward? Yeah, but I flourish in awkwardness... that's my excuse anyway.)
...You could probably care less about this... Blah blah blah says the music nerd who desperately wants a record player, sings into hairbrushes, sings in the shower, enjoys music theory, ear training, playing piano, and (I'm even scaring myself here) OPERA.
Okay moving on to more pressing matters. Today I found out that we have been offered an apartment. The deal is that if we want it, we have to respond by tomorrow and move in by Monday.
*Boom goes the dynamite*
I will have to pack up everything and uproot myself to the downtown area of Galesburg in four days if my mother accepts. I've decided, though, to focus on the fact that God is good, He is providing for my family, and worrying about it would be pointless. (Only after the initial panic wore off and the Holy Spirit kind of backhanded me, did I come to that realization.) God is in control. This is for my good. Glory to God forever. (And yes, I'm sure it's obvious that I am listening to that very song right now)
I am still looking forward to the goings on of my summer. I am just looking forward period. It's been a while since I have actually looked to the future for hope. I like it. Maybe it's just a change in my attitude... okay yeah... definitely a change in my attitude. God is growing me and right now I've just got that warm, fuzzy, cliche feeling inside that my future is very bright. The brightness of my future even brightens up this ridiculously rainy and cold day in the burg. One could even say... I'm... BLINDED BY THE LIGHT! WRAPPED UP LIKE A DEUCE, ANOTHER ROLLER IN THE NIGHT!
(Had to sing it, couldn't resist) A little fun fact about me: when I first heard that song, I thought the lyric was "Wrapped up like a douche, another roller in the night." After a stern correcting from my mother, I learned the correct lyric... but I still sing it the wrong way sometimes, just to give myself a cheap laugh.
I'm super excited about my bible reading! I've finished reading the minor prophets in the Old Testament, and now I'm going to read through Psalm and Proverbs in 31 days! I'm well on my way toward accomplishing reading my bible before the year is out! (One of many new years resolutions, and one of the only ones I've actually worked toward accomplishing.)
Alright time to wrap this puppy up... In conclusion, I'm a nerd, God is good, life is crazy, music is fun, and yay Psalm!
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