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Q: I'm 13/f, and I think that I have a fairly developed and mature voice for my age. I got admitted to a very advanced choir when I was 11, which is pretty young for the choir. I'm a Soprano II, and the thing is, I can't help losing confidence around the 16+ crowd, especially when lots of them are really, really good and preparing to become opera singers and such. I know that I'm only 13 and my voice is developed for my age (emphasize "for my age." The older kids have much more mature voices), I shouldn't be compared to older kids and this is a dumb shallow worry when there are people starving in India, but I just can't shake my feelings. Does anyone know what I mean?
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This is completely understandable. When I was 14 I started attending a performing arts school, and you had to audition for each department you wanted to be a part of. In my case I auditioned for both theater, and musical theater. Now mind you, I had never had a single singing lesson in my life, but I was placed in advanced musical theater. Now here I am a freshman, who has no experience, with all these juniors and seniors. Really intimidating to say the least. But the thing is, everybody (no matter the age) is talented. Yes there are more talented people out there, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that you're as talented as YOU can be, don't worry how good these other girls sound, worry about your personal growth, both in your voice, and your knowledge of music. Everybody has they're own opinion, and those girls who feel intimidated by, might just feel the same way about you. It happened to me, I felt the same way you did, and then one of the seniors (who I thought had one of the best voices in our class) came up to me, and complemented me, and said she wished she could sing like I did. Really blew me away. And it made me realize that if you're put somewhere it's because you deserve to be there, and you will always be your worst critic. You are NOT as bad, or as inexperience as you may think you are.
I hope this answered your question. I hope I understood your question, and doubts correctly. And always remember to "do you".
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Hey everyone, so it's been a while since the last time I was on here...A LOT has happened w/ my life. But I am back, and I'm here to help as always. So any questions I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask, I will answer them all as honestly as possible, and if I can't answer something I will tell you that I can't, I will NOT give you false information or lead you on.
Also, and this is something I want everyone to know: No matter what I, or anyone else advices you to do, at the end of the day it should be your decision. We're only here to give you perspective, it's up to you to decide whether or not it is the best thing to do. (That was my little disclaimer :D) Feel free to contact me anytime, day or night.
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