I just had my last vocal lesson before I go pop my junior. Why call it LaLaLa? At least that is what I saved as my weekly appointment in my hand phone's calendar.
It all happened one fine day early this year when The Man came home with a piece of paper and shoved it into my face.
"Look! I have signed you up for vocal lessons :)"
"You what? Hey, doesn't mean that you are having your mid-life crisis and start learning piano, I also need to go learn something mah..."
"Trust me, you will like it"
And he was right.
Although it is only an hour weekly, it falls on a weekday and back then, I was worried that I may end up skipping more lessons than attend them due to the hectic and unexpected work schedule. However, the thing is I found out I was pregnant just before the lessons commenced... all the better... since I started my LOA by then and had all the time in the world.
Then came another worry... can pregnant women do vocal trainings?
Innocently, I posted the question to my Gynae.
For a moment, he looked stunned and then chuckled.
"You know what... in all my years of being a gynae, this is the first time I am asked this question! I get lots of questions like can I do yoga... can I travel etc but not this!"
He paused for another moment in deep thoughts.
"Well, it is mostly about breathing techniques right?"
I nodded.
"And you do enjoy it right?"
I nodded again.
"Well... guess there shouldn't be any problem then! Maybe you can be my first patient who sings during delivery :)"
I took that as a joke of course.
That was moons ago... and thinking back, I enjoyed the lessons and did it make me a better singer? Well... perhaps not but it did expose me to different ways to treating a song, sight reading and also understand my own range and tone better.
To sum it up, I will do this over karaoke anytime :)
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