I want to be a singer!
Dear Karen,
How are you? I’ve read in your site that you give advice on several matters and I decided to get an advice for myself!!
My name is Christina, I am from Greece and I live in Greece. I am 22 years old and my “problem” is that I want to become a singer and a succesful one if possible!!
The thing is, that I do not know what to do, how to begin. There is this summer course in London Music School which is very interesting but also quite expensive for me. Moreover, I found a couple of lessons in Goldsmiths university but they told me to wait until their new schedule is out.
The truth is that my parents don’t really like the idea of me becoming a singer or even pursuing such a career and they also don’t like me living in another country alone.
Honestly, I could use your help!!
What would you advise me to do? What would you do?
I look forward to hearing from you soon!!
Ps: I would like to remain anonymous.
Love Christina!!
Hey there.
This is a bit tricky for me to answer because I think that everyone’s path is so different but if you want to be a singer then GO FOR IT. If you believe in yourself and it feels like the right thing then you have to follow your heart. When I was younger my parents also didn’t want me to be a singer but now they are 100% supportive.
On a practical level I don’t really know what to say to you because for me it was something that I fell into when I was much older than you. For me it happened because someone played my songs to someone and things snowballed. It was never a decision as such.
I have singing lessons and I have had to work really hard on that.
The music schools that you mention over here, I’m sure are very good. I know it is very expensive for a foreign student but London is somewhere where you can make things happen.
Whatever you do, work really hard, practice hard and maybe prove to your parents that you are really going to do it properly and then maybe their support will grow.
At the moment I’m not sure what else to suggest as I don’t know anything about music courses here or the best way in. I do believe though that if you want something enough then it will happen.
Good luck and let me know if I can help more in any way.
Love Karen
