Finding the right voice
As you will know by now - from my Blog's name, if nothing else - I was a singer before all of this newness started. If you want an idea of the kind of thing I did, take a look at this (but please don't feel you have to!). At work in a recital in Southern France in 2014 This was a real job, which took time and effort. I worked hard to keep my "instrument" in shape and have lost count of what I have spent on coaching over the years; I made sure I looked the part; and I studied for qualifications in both performance and teaching so I had credentials. I wasn't a big star and was by no means the best professional singer but I was (and continue to be) grateful to God for the gift of a voice I can use and that other people seem to enjoy hearing. As I mentioned in a blog post last year , as I began to explore my call to ordination, it felt right to lay down any active pursuit of performing. I don't regret this one bit but it has left me with a bit of a g...