I Want You Baby

QUICK DISCLAIMER: If you don't appreciate some sarcasm, ranting, and random movie quotes or song lyrics, then this probably isn't the blog for you.

With that, WELCOME! If you are reading this due to my very interesting 20-Time project pitch, then I hope you got the impression that I am very passionate about what I do. 20-Time is a project for my IB World Literature class where we got 20% of our class time to work on something we have always wanted to do or improve a skill we possess. After taking vocal lessons for four years, I think I am sort- of-kind-of decent at singing (even though I know I have A LOT to improve).

Coming into this project I came up with some specific goals

1. Get my name out there and have at least 20 subscribers to my channel by the end of the school year.
2. Educate myself with different software in order to put together high quality videos.
3. HAVE FUN (I know this sounds really cheesy but I wanted this to be something fun and not stressful like the majority of my other projects and extra curricular activities)

I have had such a great time working on this project. I have tried several different kinds of software for both video and audio programs in order to put together music videos. I have expanded my advertising knowledge in order to get people to come and see my blog and support what I am trying to do. (Sorry if some of those advertising techniques freaked you out).

I hope you continue to read through my posts and watch my videos. I hope to continue doing this for the rest of my high school career and your support would make all my hard work seem worth it. For your amusement, here is a picture of me doing my first show at Dow High, FAME, where I realized my passion for performing and singing.

Yeah, even though I was only chorus, I got to stand center stage. I know. I am pretty cool. 

I hope to see all of you in the comments of my blog posts and YouTube videos :) 

On My Own

Wow. SO much has happened. I guess I haven't really told you guys much about my personal life. I belong to a wonderful family of eight which causes a lot of busy scheduling as it is. SO on top of that, I am involved in Key Club, National Honors Society, International Thespian Society, Assistant Copy editor for the school newspaper, I am a drum major for our band, and I have now been cast as the lead in our spring musical "Bring It On." On top of that I am in several IB/AP classes and I am trying to stay on top of my grades. SO there is a little about me. Sorry for ranting, but I just wanted to put some things into perspective.

This also leads to another conflict. We have the pitch for our projects at Northwood University on April 23rd! {You all are invited :)} On this day I also have:

•  Rehearsal from 6:30-9:30,
•  Production for the school newspaper from 3:30-5:30
•  The pitch from 6:00-8:00. Things are REALLY busy.

So I will probably talk to my director about missing some of rehearsal in hopes that I will be able to put together this pitch of my project.

Before the musical started I was keeping on track with my goal and posting a video weekly. Once my schedule got more and more busy and technology got more and more annoying, it was hard for me to stay on track. However, I am more determined than ever. I have found different ways to simplify my technology problems.

My dad has helped me get accustomed to an audio editing program, called Cubase, and I have also gained another mentor from this process. Her name is Erin Holden and she has been working with computer programs for several years. I am still using Movie Maker for my videos but I am trying to make them less choppy and kind of awkward. I am getting better. In my head. Okay, no I'm not. 

These are the genres I have performed so far: old hits, current hits, and country. Once I get my "Before He Cheats" video out, I am planning on doing a Broadway song called "On My Own" from Les Miserables. I am optimistic about where my project is going now that I am re-motivated and ready to strike.