You know my daughter wanted to be a singer, she's good too, but she feels self conscious about herself and her singing, thinking people won't like her, so she decided not to sing anymore. After knowing what I do now, I'm glad she didn't become a singer (not that it's too late now, she's only 22). I tried to get her to do a youtube channel and just sing, let people hear her, to sing for herself, not so much to be popular and so she would get over her shyness. She made the channel but she didn't really post much. Maybe when things change for the better, we will have good people in the entertainment industry. But I am sad that she stopped singing because it was something that she enjoyed doing and made her happy.
You know what, as the frauds are exposed from the music & movie industries, REAL people with REAL talent who just enjoy performing will be in great demand. If she loves it then she should hit the local coffee houses. She may find the right balance between her love of singing and what is a tolerable level of exposure.
When she started she was too young to go into areas that have singers. Like bars, we didn’t have places for her to sing at that time, now our area has grown more, she may have more opportunities. Her vocal coach at the time said that she has the voice, he was not teaching her, he was coaching her to bring her talent forward, because she was shy. He actually said he would have liked to do a song with her, but between his coaching work, his band that started getting really popular at the time (until a band mate passed away then I noticed they slowed down) & other local gigs, he was pretty busy. And I think maybe her age may have had another thing to do with it, he’s not a creepy guy who goes after teenagers (she was like 17-18 at the time), and she couldn’t go into places to sing with him because she was underage. Once in awhile we get lucky and happen to hit a spot where he’s performing and we say hi. He’s a good guy.
I told her that too, start out just with a “whatever” picture, could be a nice pic of her or a flower or whatever on the screen, and her singing. Until she got more comfortable & confidence. It’s funny because as a child she was outgoing and always said hi to other kids, she always had our family sit down and watch her “perform” for us when she was like 5-6 yrs old, and she didn’t take no for an answer, lol. But the other kids pulled away and were shy of her coming up to talk to them. I don’t know if eventually that hit something in her or what. I’ve always encouraged her to do what makes her happy and to pursue her dreams. When I drove her unexpectedly to her first coaching session with her vocal coach, she gave me the “if looks could kill stare”, lol. But I said you’re going in there and at least talk with him. She was 17-18 yrs old at the time. After she talked with him and she actually came out saying she would like to keep going, made my day. She stuck with it for a year, until we said there’s not much more he can help her with and if so she could message him and ask advice.
Get your daughter to the point where the content of her lyrics are too important that she must overcome her shyness rather than keeping herself to herself.
Hollywood empty, D.C. empty...I could live with that
Wouldn't that be something?
You know my daughter wanted to be a singer, she's good too, but she feels self conscious about herself and her singing, thinking people won't like her, so she decided not to sing anymore. After knowing what I do now, I'm glad she didn't become a singer (not that it's too late now, she's only 22). I tried to get her to do a youtube channel and just sing, let people hear her, to sing for herself, not so much to be popular and so she would get over her shyness. She made the channel but she didn't really post much. Maybe when things change for the better, we will have good people in the entertainment industry. But I am sad that she stopped singing because it was something that she enjoyed doing and made her happy.
Hey, she could always join a church choir and be cantor or something else. There are many oppurtunities to put a talent like that to good use.
You know what, as the frauds are exposed from the music & movie industries, REAL people with REAL talent who just enjoy performing will be in great demand. If she loves it then she should hit the local coffee houses. She may find the right balance between her love of singing and what is a tolerable level of exposure.
When she started she was too young to go into areas that have singers. Like bars, we didn’t have places for her to sing at that time, now our area has grown more, she may have more opportunities. Her vocal coach at the time said that she has the voice, he was not teaching her, he was coaching her to bring her talent forward, because she was shy. He actually said he would have liked to do a song with her, but between his coaching work, his band that started getting really popular at the time (until a band mate passed away then I noticed they slowed down) & other local gigs, he was pretty busy. And I think maybe her age may have had another thing to do with it, he’s not a creepy guy who goes after teenagers (she was like 17-18 at the time), and she couldn’t go into places to sing with him because she was underage. Once in awhile we get lucky and happen to hit a spot where he’s performing and we say hi. He’s a good guy.
People sell their souls to get ahead. I’m glad she is still in tact. The price of fame is too costly
You probably mean "intact". (I'm trying to suggest this with tact.)
Problem with the likes of YouTube is that any criticism in the comments can be brutal.
? thanks for being tactful
I told her that too, start out just with a “whatever” picture, could be a nice pic of her or a flower or whatever on the screen, and her singing. Until she got more comfortable & confidence. It’s funny because as a child she was outgoing and always said hi to other kids, she always had our family sit down and watch her “perform” for us when she was like 5-6 yrs old, and she didn’t take no for an answer, lol. But the other kids pulled away and were shy of her coming up to talk to them. I don’t know if eventually that hit something in her or what. I’ve always encouraged her to do what makes her happy and to pursue her dreams. When I drove her unexpectedly to her first coaching session with her vocal coach, she gave me the “if looks could kill stare”, lol. But I said you’re going in there and at least talk with him. She was 17-18 yrs old at the time. After she talked with him and she actually came out saying she would like to keep going, made my day. She stuck with it for a year, until we said there’s not much more he can help her with and if so she could message him and ask advice.
Get your daughter to the point where the content of her lyrics are too important that she must overcome her shyness rather than keeping herself to herself.
Yeah I told her that.