music appreciation

         Do you ever just wish you could sing? I wish it all the time. I have good friends who are extremely musically inclined and when I hear her sing so strongly in that deep melodic voice, it leaves me mesmerized and wishing I could captivate people in that same way.

        However, I have the range capacity of a hoarse troll and my singing will pierce your ears like an off key cackling hyena. I remember thinking that I could sing when I was younger, belting "Part of your World" from the Little Mermaid, thinking I could in fact be Ariel herself. Hahah. Oh man. And the time I decided it would be a good idea to sing the national anthem in front of everyone at a school basketball game with Stacy Babeau when we were on the cheering squad. OMG it was horrific. I still feel mortified that my friends didn't try and stop me....

        Oh well.

        It happens.

        I just love how music is such a powerful force and can move you, twist your emotions, send you mood through the roof. I think that's some of the reason why I dance. When the music is playing, depending on what type of song, I am transported to a world that lets me fall from reality and I can't help but let the melody move me.