I vaguely remember those moments when my step father would take me to church on a Sunday morning. I was about 5 years old. I would take the best naps on his lap throughout the pastor's whole sermon. However, I would always awaken to the sound of the pianist playing the same song my mother blasted on Saturday mornings, when she did her daily cleaning. I am not quite sure what had gotten in to me, but I would always courageously volunteer to go up to the podium and sing in front of a small group of enthusiastic believers. Singing gave me a feeling that was unexplainable. It gave me a rush I had been unfamiliar with. It was the same type of rush you feel when you fall in love for the first time and you feel the butterflies kicking in. Singing was my first love.
As I grew older, I began to lose my courage. I became extremely shy, as entering school was something new to me. It wasn't until middle school that I stepped out of my comfort zone. I volunteered to sing Long Distance by Brandy for the TMA Fashion Show in 2010. Only this time it wasn't in-front of a small group of church folks, but an audience of nearly 200 people. My music teacher helped guide me through my performance. She eased some of the nervousness I had. When the day of the show came, chills ran through my body. As the host introduced my name I took a deep breathe and that's how it all began. The first 5 seconds of the song I was forcing each and every syllable out because stage fright had began to creep up on me. Suddenly, I stopped focusing on how I sounded and began to focus on the actual words I was reciting. I began to feel each word and I began to live each word and that's, when I became lost in the music. It was just me on that stage. I was at home, with a brush in one hand where my microphone once was, and I'm singing my heart out. Singing is my passion and it is the one thing I am most confident about. It gives me this escape where I can express myself in a melodic and clever way. I would not be the same person I am today without it.
Jaylene you sound so beautiful. Its like I know you can sing but it still surprises me when you do. Your voice is so natural and I hope you continue to sing throughout your life. Jaylene, you are an amazing singer and person and you deserve nothing but good things in life.
After reading this post I felt like I could learn to sing. I felt your passion through your description of how it feels to sing and what it's like when you're on stage. One thing I would say is to never doubt your own ability part of doing that is not relying on anyone else to give you approval or praise for your talent. The one and only person who needs to believe in you is you. Although, for what it's worth I do believe you would have done great in a performing arts school and I hope you continue to grow as an artist.
You have such a beautiful voice! Don't ever discourage yourself from what you love doing. I really enjoyed reading on how you felt when singing in front of a huge audience. To see how nervous you were at the beginning, and seeing how you succeeded at the end was amazing. Keep it up. I feel like with your talent it can take you very very far!
STAYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow this was truly amazing what wonderful voice im glad that u have this voice so you can uplift my spirits when im down you have great potential
I vaguely remember those moments when my step father would take me to church on a Sunday morning. I was about 5 years old. I would take the best naps on his lap throughout the pastor's whole sermon. However, I would always awaken to the sound of the pianist playing the same song my mother blasted on Saturday mornings, when she did her daily cleaning. I am not quite sure what had gotten in to me, but I would always courageously volunteer to go up to the podium and sing in front of a small group of enthusiastic believers. Singing gave me a feeling that was unexplainable. It gave me a rush I had been unfamiliar with. It was the same type of rush you feel when you fall in love for the first time and you feel the butterflies kicking in. Singing was my first love. 
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ReplyDeleteDo you write your own lyrics?
ReplyDeleteI did at one point but then stopped because I became discouraged.
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ReplyDeleteJaylene you sound so beautiful. Its like I know you can sing but it still surprises me when you do. Your voice is so natural and I hope you continue to sing throughout your life. Jaylene, you are an amazing singer and person and you deserve nothing but good things in life.
ReplyDeleteDon't let anything discourage you from what you love especially if it is having a positive impact on others.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this post I felt like I could learn to sing. I felt your passion through your description of how it feels to sing and what it's like when you're on stage. One thing I would say is to never doubt your own ability part of doing that is not relying on anyone else to give you approval or praise for your talent. The one and only person who needs to believe in you is you. Although, for what it's worth I do believe you would have done great in a performing arts school and I hope you continue to grow as an artist.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a beautiful voice! Don't ever discourage yourself from what you love doing. I really enjoyed reading on how you felt when singing in front of a huge audience. To see how nervous you were at the beginning, and seeing how you succeeded at the end was amazing. Keep it up. I feel like with your talent it can take you very very far!
ReplyDeleteSTAYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow this was truly amazing what wonderful voice im glad that u have this voice so you can uplift my spirits when im down you have great potential
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