sing me a song

i am very confidant in my lack of talents and abilities.

nope, they don't get me down no more. it's just the way the cookie crumbles. my efforts and practice don't seem to pay off too much. mostly because the natural innate ability seems to be missing, given to all my siblings rather. i've never been the fastest runner, my 3 pt shot needs some attention. i'd cry if i got tackled. and the fact that i'm ambidextrous messes me up in EVERY sport. i never know which hand to use.

i tried baseball and left with a bruised rear from sitting bench all season and with coach's voice saying "brittany get rid of those noodle arms!"

then i upgraded to basketball (church ball) and made my first basket during my first game. i couldn't wipe that big grin off my face, and neither could the girls from the other team, seeing as i just scored them a basket. i benched myself after that failed charade.

once i was a cheerleader. for 3 days. i left the middle of practice and quit that mess.

in fact, the only club i was involved with in high school was 'tiger friends', where we would go teach the little kids at the elementary.

i think i'm just... more... artsy fartsy.

i dance, draw, sew, recite movies well.. and color.

ya, i kinda cover the whole art spectrum minus the one...

SINGING.

i am no meadowlark.

now not being good at all the stated above, fine, i can still function and live happily. but singing! its just not fair. i loooooooove to sing. and despite not being blessed with great vocals, i still do sing. all the time. my brothers hate it and my friends don't recommend it.

well it's my last semester and i needed a fun class, so can you guess which one i signed up for!? singing 101 of course!

whenever i have room from a "fun class" i choose classes that are a little out of my comfort zone. ya know, something that makes me stretch a bit, i'm all for trying to be more well rounded. well, this one was leaps and bounds more than what i was prepared for!

singing in public, like a lot.

we have a vocal lab once a week where we have to practice 2 hymns and 2 songs of our choice. my brother jordan took this class last year (but remember him, he's the brassell kid who got ALL the talent) and he's my accompanist (bc of course he can play the piano as well as serenade all the ladies with his awesome guitar and vocal skills) which is kinda nice.

so the 2 songs i chose are:

#1 Beautiful to Him (EFY 2006)

#2 See the Light (Disney's Tangled)

i figured choosing a church song was a safe decision. seeing as no one claps anyways, that's not reverent. and you naturally feel the spirit when people sing church songs, so people might get confused and think i'm actually good. a risk i'm willing to take. besides, EFY music is my life.

well then like any other person in this world, i fell in love with the movie tangled. and who doesn't love them sitting in the boat lifting their lanterns into the sky while falling in love and singing about it. but this is where i made my mistake of my song choice...

my teacher informed me she wants us to "be expressive"

sure, in my EFY song, my only option is to be reverent. stand there hands to my side, feet plastered to the floor. that i can handle.

but when she suggested that for my tangled song i move around,

lift my hands in the air,

hold my heart,

blink my eyes, twirl around.........!

i just softly answered, "sister olsen, that is far beyond my capabilities."

well, my performance is next week. in the Barrus Concert Hall, with people in the hundreds. bless my little soul.

my roommates are super excited. they won't ever have to hear me sing "and at last i see the light!" in the shower again.

wish me luck. (:

Beautiful to Him, music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE5KBtePL90

I See the Light, movie version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut1_0cRRYeE&feature=related