The Voice That Worked
I’ve always thought you should do everything like any good singer. Sing from your diaphragm. That’s what I was doing in choir practice in church as a young man when practice stopped for the pronouncement that no one needed to sing so strongly that it overpowered other singers.
I remember the glance toward me during the pronouncement.
This reversal of what I’d learned in a few private lessons said more about the other singers than me.
I was the one was strong, emotive, enunciating, clarifying each word and phrase with concern for the rhythm, the story, the progression.
I didn’t stay in the choir very long after that. I felt restrained, performing to a lesser ability, staying below my potential. I might have been a great member of the choir, a soloist, a cantor, a music director.
Photography became my passion of choice. A place where criticism was still important because it was always about my ability to make a good photo, not my effort, not the process, not the inability of others to match my talent.
I continue to sing very little in church. I still want to bring density to each note, most times overpowering people around me with my voice.
I continue to make a photo a day with as strong a voice as I can. Making it overpowering. Making my own choral arrangement each day.
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