American Idol auditions- have empathy.
Well, I know that we all are gearing up to watch the big Hollywood week on American Idol. I just needed to chime in here as a voice teacher for a minute to give you the smallest idea of what these aspiring singers are going through out there.
The anxiety and nerves for something like this is so amazingly huge. They also are under so much pressure, pressure of a life time to make this happen for themselves, their family, friends, and town. Most of us have never been and will never be in such a position.
Before you judge them for crying, breaking down emotionally, forgetting words, or cracking, just take a moment and think about the intense state they are in. Most of us will never have an American Idol moment. It is an incredible phenomenon. One that I think is awesome. It gives singers from anyware, from any circumstance an opportunity to be recognized and selected from thousands upon thousands. I think it is a great show also, because it gives us as viewers an opportunity to see all kinds of people, hear all their diffrerent stories and witness all their varying talent.
I also love what it has done for music and singing. People of all ages sit at home and hear all different kinds of genres of singing, and songs from old to new. It really does educate America about music and our popular song literature. There is so little spent in our schools on music education, so thank god we have a place to start to build an appreciation for the craft.
I am just asking you all to open your kindness to these young singers, have empathy for them. Think about the stress they are experiencing and put yourself in their shoes. Lots of people have anxiety publicly speaking in a classroom let alone on National Television. It is amazing to me that these singers can sound as good as they do without having been under National pressure in the past.
I am looking forward to this season of talent and am going to blog about the show this season. It is a great experience to learn and teach from full of much inspiration and delight for me as a singer and voice teacher.
written by: Ariella Vaccarino- creator of Voice Lessons TO GO and author of Vocalize!
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May 6th, 2010 at 11:47 am
I really enjoyed the top 5 American idol group medley last night. It was a pity to see Aaron Kelly eliminated but I do think the other contestants were better hence he had to go!