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Keira Godfrey

Ms. Woelke

Pre AP ELA 9

23 August 2018

Personal Narrative

I tend to be a spaced-out person as it is, but the one thing that can make me completely

lose contact with reality is singing. When I hear a catchy song on the radio, or my playlist gets to

my favorite tune, by the great god in the sky, y’all better believe I’m about to belt it out! In my

eyes, signing is like therapy; whenever I sing my problems, they seem to just be a little bit

smaller.

For example, if you were to tell six year old me that in the future I would sing in two

talent shows, be singing in my middle school production of The Lion King (albeit as ensemble),

and sing the national anthem at three consecutive belt tests all within the time span of three

years, I would have freaked out. When I was younger I was a bit shy, but as I began to sing

catchy tunes from the music my parents played, and get reassurance from my friends and family

that I was doing well, I became more confident in my abilities. Now it has become a normal

thing for me to plug in my headphones, pull up my playlist, and sing for hours on end, lost in my

own little world of music.

One of my biggest triumphs in singing, along with massive amounts of time wasted from

practicing, came with my friend and I participating in our first talent show together. We

practiced, both individually and together, every day leading up to auditions, sometimes for hours

at a time. When the day came for us to audition, we were both anxious. We had both practiced
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our song “Good Girl” by Carrie Underwood so many times, that it was ingrained in our

memories; there was no way we could mess up that audition. As we went on stage to perform,

the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. I was especially nervous at the fact that my

teacher, Mr. Mills, was on the judge's committee. When the music started, however, all my

nervousness melted away, and I returned to my world of music, belting out the lyrics. My friend,

Grace, quickly followed suit. The rest of the song went by in a blur, as I continued singing the

lyrics I knew oh so well from our hours of practice. When the song was over, Grace and I looked

at each other, then at the judges, and all the other hopeful auditioners. I don’t remember if it was

out of tradition, or the fact that we did well, but everyone applauded.

A few days passed, without any word of the results from auditions. Grace and I began to

get nervous. Were we not good enough? Did we not make it in? These questions were answered

about one agonizing week after auditions, when our teacher came up to us and said, “Listen girls.

You made it into the show. The only problem is your song. The teachers all agreed that your

song isn’t the most appropriate for the younger students of our school. Is that alright?” Grace and

I were ecstatic over the results, and Mr. Mills said that we had the rest of PE to come up with a

song, and practice. After much deliberation, we settled on the song “Firework” by Katy Perry.

Since the show was in two weeks, we practiced every day at school, and at home, losing track of

time just like we had before auditions.

When the day of the show came around, we had to perform twice for both halves of the

school. Just like during auditions, as soon as the music started playing, my stage nerves melted

away, and I sang my heart out every time. Long story short, we did amazing and from what I

know, the students loved us. My friends were ecstatic and congratulated us both many times.
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I would never have imagined at the time that this small, school wide event, would spark a

lifelong passion of singing that I enjoy to this day. Getting lost in the lyrics, and melodies of the

songs is an amazing experience that I hope I will always be able to enjoy. Sincerely, my spaced

out, music loving, nerdy self: Keira Godfrey.