8 days to go.

there are just 8 days to go until the Manx Music Festival. I am starting to feel nervous with excitement as well. I hope that I do well in the competition and, even if I don't win, the experience is what couts. At least I can say I've done a competition :) Talking of feeling nervous, people keep coming up to me and saying they are nervous about something. I always say to them when they go onstage they will be fine, it's just the annoying waiting that makes them nervous. They can be a little nervous in my opinion, but not too much. Let's hope everything goes well for me in 8 days time. :)

the Manx Music Festival is getting closer!

Now there are a few weeks until the Manx Music Festival. I am still practicing. I cannot wait to go on to the stage as I will love the feeling of it. I will be a little nervous but not that much. I will let you all know how I felt after the classes are over.

discovering my voice and its progress.

Hello. Today I was practising and I discovered that my voice sounds a lot fuller than it did last week. There is more vibrato and I now know where my passagio or bridge notes are. they are from f4 to gsharp4. I am very pleased with the way my voice is progressing now. I have been told there is a dramatic tone to it which is rather similar to Maria callas. I am not trying to imitate her though I can assure you. :) Enjoy. Samantha Jade Ash

Preparation for the Manx Music Festival competition in April.

Hello all. I am trying this again for the 3rd time. The other 2 times failed as safari quitted. It is now time for me to learn all my songs for the manx music festival competition in April. I hope I do well there. As I am totally blind, I can learn my songs by two ways, braille music, or by ear. I know how to do both of them. I will be a little nervous however, as it will be my first time on a propper stage. I have done small performances but not any like this one. I am not a professional opera singer yet but would love to be sometime :). Let's hope this works this time, or that the other two haven't been put up there as well. :) Samantha

Merry Christmas!

Hello all. Just wishing you all merry Christmas and a happy new year. Hope it brings good things. :) Samantha

Hello

Hello everyone. My name is Samantha Jade Ash. I am 17 and love singing. I am soprano and can hit f6. I am totally blind and love classical music. I would love to become an opera singer. I also play the piano. If you want, there are some recordings of me on twitter. Thank you for reading. Samantha :)