It really strikes me how many of us find our voices in middle age and beyond. Might it have to do with the confidence that comes with maturity? Not confidence in our talent, perhaps, but confidence that it is really okay to do what you love; to do what feeds your spirit. Or perhaps its the confidence to try and sometimes fail or err badly in public, knowing that all you did was make a mistake like other humans do all the time.

I have been singing all of my life, but only in the past few years have I been comfortable enough in my own skin to relax enough to sing with confidence with other people. And as some of you know from another thread, I will be starting voice lessons next month, at age 51.

So many of you who have posted to this thread, and to other threads about singing and voice, are incredibly encouraging. Mudcat empowers music and musicians!

Happy Holidays,

Janie