obliviously obvious

i did a little singing today, and i’m starting to get a little worried that i won’t be ready by february. my lower register’s fine, but i haven’t been working on the higher one. i can barely get a c above high c, let alone the f i used to be able to manage. this bothers me. i’ve always prided myself in my high range, now it’s going to take work to get it back to where it used to be. on a higher note (get it? i’m a terrible person, i know) i got in touch with a Canadian opera singer who’s working in Italy right now, and she agreed to do an interview with me. i had never even heard of this person before i started looking for singers to interview, but it was beyond cool to me that she actually wrote back and said yes. it probably has to do with the fact that she studied at u of t and i said i was from toronto. plus, i doubt she gets requests like that every day. still, it was uber cool for me. i was actually excited when i read that email.

at some point, i’m going to have to study abroad. the work is better in europe, and they have far superior teachers and institutes, for singing that is. i guess it all depends which route i want to take too. i don’t think i have the right voice for opera. i can sing it technically correct, but i have a pure tone, which means it doesn’t sound like singing, especially in the higher ranges. i guess we’ll just have to see. first i’ll get a tutor now, and see what happens from there.

it’s amazing how some people can just read you. i’ve been told that i have that ability. i’ve never experienced it like this though. at the oddest times too. people have wanted to be able to read me, and that’s a good thing, but it’s not the same as actually being able to do it. maybe it’s just a connection you have with certain people. i don’t know, but it feels good. i like having someone that knows me that well. it’s comforting.

i’ve been tired all day, so i think i’ll finally hit it.