I saw this post on Facebook and thought about it quite a bit. It says "Singing is a miracle. It has been called the most complex coordinative act that a human being is ever called upon to perform" , and it's signed Dan Marek. At first, it felt good, but then it didn't. Singing is a miracle. Yes! But, singing maybe should be no big deal. Everyone can sing. Babies sing before they can talk, and little ones can even sing a melody perfectly when you sing it in a different key and when you change keys. There are lots of examples of singing being something like walking, a thing that we can all do. It's a miracle like walking is a miracle then. Check out the Wikipedia page on Singing. There's so much information about formal singing and pedagogy. This is something that irks me, the idea that singing is something that requires instruction, and the focus is on the singer as a professional, performing for the enjoyment of spectators. (The article is also Eurocentr...
Singing for fun and for Sundays