LJ Idol: Blood Harmony

[xlovebecomesher]

My Bubby both pre and post Holocaust loved to be a part of choirs. She had a gorgeous singing voice and loved to sing. She would sing along to anything with a smile on her face, lost in the melody as if it took her to a far away place. When I picture her in my memories, I think of her with her eyes closed, rocking back and forth, singing holiday

Comments

[ragnarok_08]

This was just wonderful, evocative and very relatable :D

[xlovebecomesher]

Thank you <3

[weebleswobble]

love your bubby and mom for pushing back against a horribly rude/cruel teacher to say that to a child!

i cant sing worth a damn. but i can play instruments. i can hear those instrumental notes and repeat them and find them on the exact right notes of those instruments. but i CANNOT fucking sing those notes i hear. to the frustration of many music teachers.

[xlovebecomesher]

My mom and Bubby were awesome :D

That's awesome that you can play an instrument! I tried but because I struggle to keep a rhythm even when clapping or tapping my foot, I'm not very good at playing.

[nikkiii_brown]

Kudos to all 3 of you! I'm so happy that you didn't let that teacher break your spirit! Lovely story!!

[xlovebecomesher]

Thank you <3

[enchanted_jae]

Shame on her! At that age, it doesn't matter if children sing well, so long as they sing with enthusiasm.

[unbound_ophelia]

I completely agree with you!

[xlovebecomesher]

I actually had my 5th grade music teacher tell me as well to mouth words at our 5th grade graduation but I refused to do so and sang loudly. I ended up in 7th grade getting placed into choir as a class because it was the first year they were offering it and they placed student into the class and she was actually a lovely teacher who never once said anything to me about my singing.

[stuffy34]

I can't believe the teacher would say something like that!

[xlovebecomesher]

I actually had my 5th grade music teacher tell me as well to mouth words at our 5th grade graduation but I refused to do so and sang loudly. I ended up in 7th grade getting placed into choir as a class because it was the first year they were offering it and they placed student into the class and she was actually a lovely teacher who never once said anything to me about my singing.