Music
Music is such a large part of my life. I realize that my entire childhood was made up of people singing or playing instruments. I do not think I can remember a time when I was scared to sing in front of my family and friends or play my violin. Growing up in an environment where musicality was not only welcomed but nurtured I could not imagine life without it. Recently, though, I was talking with one of my friends and they told me that the only place they sing is alone in their bedroom. “Never”, they said, did they sing in front of their family or friends. I was shocked by this revelation but I was even more surprised as I saw the rise of popular TikToks where young people “surprise” their family or significant others by singing a song. Most reactions in these videos are astonishment, shone on the faces of the intended significant others, that the person has such a wonderful voice. I could not imagine not singing in front of those people who are close to me, let alone my parents. I wondered how these people could hide such a gift from those that they are the closest with. As I thought more about this, I realized that maybe I am an anomaly. I sing everywhere, including but not limited to the car, my house, in school, at practice, and in the middle of a store. I can not seem to bottle up my enthusiasm for something that I love. My point being, how can someone hide such a wonderful talent and passion away and not want to share it. I would kill for some of the voices I hear on TikTok, yet I find that I use my subpar voice more than many of these amazing singers. I wonder if it comes down to the way you are brought up, or your relationship with your family members. I understand that the more comfortable you are with a person the more open you are to sharing things with them. I feel that it is a shame that some people do not feel comfortable sharing their voices because some of them are truly spectacular. I believe that you are gifted with talents and you are meant to share them with the world. I just hope that some of these talented individuals consider coming out of their shells a little bit and sharing their musicality with others. 
Some extremely talented Tiktok voices
Surprisingly, I think about this quite a lot. As someone who sings in the car, Target, hallways, and even as I type this, it is so strange to think about the fact that people do not do the same. At least 40 times a day, I feel the utter and overpowering desire to belt random songs no matter the environment. As you mentioned, this could be due to how I was raised (in an extremely musical household). Despite that, I also wish more people would share their voices in places other than their rooms because it is truly magic.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was involved with music. That's amazing that you are able able to sing and play instruments. I definitely agree that I see quite a lot of talent on Tik Tok. The algorithm of Tik Tok makes hidden treasures more easy to find, and allows them to shine. To go along with people be nervous of sharing such talent, is because are so judgmental online for literally no reason. Especially on Tik Tok, I feel like if that toxic culture ended, more people would share and be less afraid.
ReplyDeleteSince singing originates at a very young age, like four, those singers have no technique and are just expressing themselves freely. Once third or fourth grade comes around, at least personally, singing becomes anxiety educing, I felt socially awkward and self-conscious. Middle school is just awkward, everyone knows, and singing is the number one thing not to do, it's almost terrifying to show others something so personal and probably unpleasant due to lack in technique again. I've only in the last year began to feel comfortable singing in public and that's most likely because of my vocal teacher. I agree with Gabby, our culture is toxic and not just online, it was ingrained in me at an early age that what I loved to do was inappropriate, like some kind of unspoken societal rule.
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