I worked on my first Kickstarter and it got approved! It’s for the Special Edition Hardcover of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 1: Archer and the release of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 7: Spinster. I contacted my graphic designer about the Special Edition Hardcover of vol. 1: Archer—it’s going to be SO beautiful! The Kickstarter focuses on the Special Edition Hardcover, but it’ll also include vol. 7: Spinster so that it’ll sort of be like a launch day for vol. 7, too. A third special thing that’ll be in the Kickstarter is Special Edition Paperbacks of all the books in the series. They won’t be available in stores, just in the Kickstarter (and later, from my website, and also in my Patreon book box tiers if I decide to do them). The Kickstarter is not live yet, but you can follow it to be alerted when it has launched. (You may need to create a free Kickstarter account.) Follow Camy’s Kickstarter
So, the backstory because I know you’re just dying to know: My aunt was classically trained in opera, and my father has a nice bass voice although I only occasionally heard him sing when I was growing up. I’ve always loved singing and I sang in an a cappella group in college, although I know that I’m nowhere near good enough for American Idol or Broadway.
Right now, I lead worship music for church 1-2 Sundays a month, and I lead worship for youth group meetings at church 2-4 times a month. Singing worship songs is not the same as opera or Broadway musicals, and I’ve lost some of my upper range, so I decided to take voice lessons. I wanted to not only regain some of my range, but also I wanted to sing better for my own enjoyment and for my worship leading.
I’m really fortunate because one of the staff leaders for youth group just graduated college and she majored in music, and she hooked me up with a friend of hers who’s a music major at one of our local universities who also teaches voice lessons. I had my first lesson yesterday and it was so fun!
It was a little weird, too, because she taught me things about breathing and about technique that I had never heard of before, so it felt strange to be doing them. It was kind of like learning a new sport.
But it was fun and I now have a new song to learn. I also discovered that I am a soprano, whereas I had thought I was mezzo-soprano for a long time. I don’t quite have the extended range of the top professional sopranos, but I can hit that high C without straining.
Do any of you sing? Any tips or advice for me?
Right now, I lead worship music for church 1-2 Sundays a month, and I lead worship for youth group meetings at church 2-4 times a month. Singing worship songs is not the same as opera or Broadway musicals, and I’ve lost some of my upper range, so I decided to take voice lessons. I wanted to not only regain some of my range, but also I wanted to sing better for my own enjoyment and for my worship leading.
I’m really fortunate because one of the staff leaders for youth group just graduated college and she majored in music, and she hooked me up with a friend of hers who’s a music major at one of our local universities who also teaches voice lessons. I had my first lesson yesterday and it was so fun!
It was a little weird, too, because she taught me things about breathing and about technique that I had never heard of before, so it felt strange to be doing them. It was kind of like learning a new sport.
But it was fun and I now have a new song to learn. I also discovered that I am a soprano, whereas I had thought I was mezzo-soprano for a long time. I don’t quite have the extended range of the top professional sopranos, but I can hit that high C without straining.
Do any of you sing? Any tips or advice for me?
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What helped me the most when I was learning to sing was to watch people like Celine Dion and Whitney Houston's performance videos. Both of them open their mouths wide and have their breathing down to a tee. Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Simpson, and Amy Grant are others who are great to watch to learn better technique. Julie Andrews is also great to watch.