OneStepBeyond wrote:
Jeyradan wrote:
When I was in reception class (kindergarten), my school had something called "assembly," and each class in turn had to present a song or two.
Whenever it was my class' turn, I would simply go up and stand there, not singing or doing anything. One day, I noticed the teacher marking me down for not having participated in assembly (and to this day, I don't know for sure that that's what she was doing, but it's what I thought I saw), and so from then on, I decided to "mime."
aw. i was the first one to learn to read in my class and the only person who could read well for a year or two so i was always 'narrator' in those class assembly things. i remember reading 'the hungry caterpillar' infront of the whole school whilst my class just sang the odd song inbetween haha. it was the same at christmas- i read the nativity story whilst they sang little donkey
The few times we sang anything, I was VERY quiet.
However, I was the first one to learn to read, also, so sometimes the teacher would have me read to the class while she did paperwork. It was one of the few things that calmed me down and helped me to stop feeling physically ill.
I can memorize songs now after hearing them several times and reading the lyrics while listening to them.
My bf tells me I'm on pitch, but I don't know if that means I'm "good" at singing.
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The existence of the leader who is wise
is barely known to those he leads.
He acts without unnecessary speech,
so that the people say,
'It happened of its own accord.' -Tao Te Ching, Verse 17