Personal+Narrative+SSC

I, Cristina Suarez-Solar, have lived the majority of my life singing. My mother has influenced me to sing over the years. My mom sang at state-wide competitions when she was in high school. Out of my sisters, I was the one given the vocal ability that my mother had when she was younger. When I was little, I sang about every song on the radio, especially Disney. Once I hit the age to start choir, I joined. I was eager to be a part of a group of people that enjoyed singing as much as I did. Singing has been apart of my life ever since I was little.

As I got older, I was becoming more capable of being a canter. A canter is a leader in a Church choir that will perform by themselves and be given special singing opportunities. Once I was in 4th grade, I became a canter. I was so excited to become a canter and sing by myself in front of the Church. As I got older, my singing got more serious. I was really prospering in different styles and techniques. In 7th grade we paired up with 1st grade buddies;I then quit choir to be able to sit with my buddies. At this time, I was taking voice lessons. I had been taking these lessons for about two years;my teacher then left for a new job in Atlanta, Georgia. My parents did not want me to stop singing altogether, so they found me a new voice teacher. I did not care for this new teacher, but I still took lessons to help me improve. I would take lessons once a week for an hour long. I took these lessons for about a year with this new teacher. As the time went on my intense dislike for her grew more and more.

In the summer, I came back from camp I told my parents I did not want to continue my voice lessons with this teacher. I complained to them that I didn't care for my teacher but they didn't listen. As I was telling them that, I got in an argument and told them I wanted to quit singing overall. Because my parents never listened to me, I quit the one thing my mom wanted me to do just for her. I wish that my parents would have listened to me because I loved singing and learning new skills. I have told my grandmother about my problem and she made the same mistake with my aunt. Today, I still practice my singing without my parents around, just so my voice doesn't lose its range. I hope that in the future I will be able to take voice lessons again. Music will forever be apart of my life.