Every Wednesday, all the voice majors who take lessons have to show up for Voice Studio. In this class, every student has at least one opportunity to sing in front of the other applied voice students. Then we have the chance to make comments/observations. Finally, one of the voice teachers does a little work on you. Basically, it's like having a mini voice lesson in front of other people.

I've had the chance to hear some really beautiful music these past Wednesdays. I've really been appreciating classical vocal music a lot more now. When I ran into my friend Nikki, I told her, "I'm glad I decided to do this, or else I would be missing out on a lot of wonderful music."

And it's true. I've discovered arias and solos that, when sung right, can move you whether or not you can understand the language being used [usually Italian, French, English, even German.] I actually can't stand French, but when I hear a song by Francis Poulenc, I forget my dislike for it and end up enjoying it -- at least for that song! Poulenc's songs are great, and there's a whole bunch more out there that I would have missed out on had I not decided to pursue music.

Self-discovery is always nice.