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To paraphrase an idea I heard whose source I forget: all kids sing, but at some point they start to feel ashamed about it. And then singing becomes an activity
by bobbiechen 4y ago
To paraphrase an idea I heard whose source I forget: all kids sing, but at some point they start to feel ashamed about it. And then singing becomes an activity reserved for people who are "good at it", which becomes a cycle as the only people you hear singing are way better than you.
I don't really know how I got out of it, but at some point, I figured out how to sing again, and then in front of other people again. I just performed in an amazing concert with the best choir I've ever been in - like previous groups, I'm certainly not among the best singers. But it's just a joy to be a part of it.
- ghostpepper 4y ago> And then singing becomes an activity reserved for people who are "good at it" I wonder how recent a phenomenon this is. I would imagine that all throughout pre-history everyone singing along was much more normal than everyone sitting quietly and watching one person sing.
- tastysandwich 4y agoMaybe I'm lucky in that while my dad is an OK singer, my mum is completely tone-deaf. To hear her is an experience in dissonance I can't fully describe. It's the worst you can imagine, like a caricature only seen on TV. Yet she does not care one bit, and will happily walk around belting out Mariah Carey at the top of her lungs. To the haters (her family) she says a resounding: "Whatever!" Now _that_ inspires confidence!
- _carbyau_ 4y agoI lived with a housemate who was similarly tone deaf. One day as they were walking around singing a song I knew well and it was really getting on my nerves... and then I realised they are at home, singing because they are happy/content. There is no way I would be the person to dump on my housemate's happiness while they are in their own home, over something as trite as tone!