I don't suck at singing! :D

[Shiny Grimer]

Okay, so let me tell you straight up that I love singing. It is the closest thing I have to a hobby. I go outside everyday and just sing to music (sometimes without music) for a half-hour to an hour. I walk around school humming songs to myself, and I actually sing when I'm certain I'm alone. I like to record myself singing songs. I have a book on singing. I like learning about different styles of singing. I was in a chorus class. In short, I like singing.

However, an event at my 5th grade graduation changed my life forever. I was humming "Stayin' Alive" and this girl next to me said "You really shouldn't make that your career" in a really derisive tone. I was crushed! I was already shy about singing in front of other people, but this was the kicker. With my dreams torn, I retreated from any sort of public singing.

Let's go to 6th or 7th grade. I did something which was brave at the time: I recorded myself singing and uploaded it to Youtube. No, you can't see it -the videos are private now. I got a horrible comment on one which said "You sound like mickey mouse". I was even more discouraged and convinced that I could never do anything as basic as sing a song I liked without having someone tell me "hah you suck".

A few hours ago, I uploaded a song I had recorded (fandub of "Maru Kaite Chikyuu") to Youtube. It had been a long time since I had done this, but for some reason I felt optimistic. It was not my best performance. What comments do I get?

This is AMAZING. :D! *fav's* Really nice work, and you sang it well~!
Holy shit, that was actually pretty good bro!!!
Really god job!
Actually, this is one of the greatest dubs I've ever heard. I'm impressed. Truly. :D
Woah! I love it~! *favs~*
aww that was so cute~!

:3 I'm so happy right now. I can't describe it. Maybe February is optimism month.

 

[Dannichu]

Haha, that's awesome. Getting nice comments, especially on Youtube of all places, is really great. Congratulations :)

 

[Chopsuey]

What is your Youtube alias? I've got an account. I'll find you.....you can run.....but you can't hide.....

 

[Ether's Bane]

Pretty chill. What's your range?

 

[Shiny Grimer]

Pretty chill. What's your range?

E3 is my lowest note (though not particularly loud) and I can get up to E6. My comfortable would be around G3 to C5, and beyond that I have to use head voice.

What is your Youtube alias? I've got an account. I'll find you.....you can run.....but you can't hide.....

lynxrunner you silly cat.

 

[Chopsuey]

lynxrunner you silly cat.

I'm sorry, you must be mistaken, as I am a mongoose.

 

[Minish]

Ahhh this reminds me of me. :D

I made a YouTube account years ago to record my singing, and when I first started there were bad comments (the video actually got to someone from school pretending they liked it, and then it got around the WHOLE SCHOOl -__-), and that really shook my self-esteem. But then I made a few more videos and got some comments like that, which just gives you so much pride and confidence. Of course I probably was crap back then, but recently I sang in front of my friends (took a looot of courage-plucking), and they thought I was really, really good.

So basically... go you! :3 Singing is such amazing fun. I don't think people realise just how much of a positive effect they make by telling you how good they think you are on YouTube, heh.