【我的故事】《Masterclass》|林颖昭 Amelin |

      Today was a great day. Big day. because I got chosen to be one of the candidate in the vocal masterclass led by Mr. Tommy Ng who flew here from London. He has a really thick British accent which I liked it very much. He was very humorous ( I think I like mostly everyone who can make me laugh), he was a wise man because he praised me ( I like mostly everyone who can see my potential).

I was the forth to go up on the stage, which Mr. Justin announced before the masterclass started. I was indifferent but with a weird feeling, because my stereotype told me either the first or the last would be the best, but never mind. when Cornie, the first candidate, my senior, went up the stage, Tommy has already begun to praise her, about she was the best that's why he put her the first one, and it went until she came down from the stage. Lovely comments, not much of anything that she has to improve but that she had done really well. So there went the second and the third, went up and came down, it was my turn. And he said," now come the First junior." Oh I was the first one too.

You know what Terrence told me before I went up to the stage? He told me to enjoy the stage. I meant it was a good comment, but why not something like " don't worry too much about that", or " keep calm it would be fine", because that's what I was telling myself. So I reckoned he was actually put a lot of faith in me which I was happy and grateful for.

And after the show when I went out to eat with Hellen, Agnes and Shawn Yun Kimmie Josh the six of us celebrating Hellen's birthday, Kimmie Hellen and Agnes were telling me that I'd actually improve a a lot since the last time they heard me sing. I always wonder where did they listen to my voice from? Because as far as I knew, I seldom sing in front of them. My youtube channel, maybe they were one of my subscribers. Because from what I observed they always seemed to be very familiar with my voice. And they said I Really improve a lot. Thanks, my friends.

Yun told me that I was very funny on stage (in a good way), she was laughing at my reaction when me and Tommy were communicating. Because when Tommy said that he was a frequent acquaintance with Amy Winehouse which is the singer whom I was going to sing her song, Rehab. I thought," Shit, I didn't do the research on her, I didn't know about her background, and he's going to throw a lot of questions at me." I answered," Wow." Weird answer. Then he asked me if I understand what the lyrics was talking about. And I said the lyrics was depressing and crying for help sort of feeling. But, he said I didn't get the feel right when I sang the song (or I sang the song the opposite way he didn't say it out loud). But one thing was good he said I were so young (why? He didn't know my age) and I picked the hardest song to sing, I was very talented, and he told me to say it. I was bewildered, and returned," say what ?" And the people packing the hall roared to laughter. Then he told me to repeat after him," I am talented, and I can perform this song better to make the audience fall into it." That's what he made me repeating after him, wow, so powerful.

After the masterclass I heard a lot of congratulations and you'd done well, those comments, I felt light and happy. And, yeah, all I want to say is to all the individuals to fall in love with my voice I really appreciate that, because that's the only thing that made me proud of myself and the one thing that I actually have a life goal to make, on every single stage I was going to step onto in the rest of my life. Thanks to Mr. Terrence who always said I was on the right track, I was improving enough, who always came in class with a smile on his face, so I wouldn't be stressful and I can be myself. Thanks to Mr. Ian who taught me all the important and useful singing techniques which I practiced at home, and his never-give-up spirit and all the funny movements and jokes he endeavored to make to keep us from falling asleep in his choir class. Thanks to Jazz who encouraged me to step out and do something and try everything that I can try including this blog I'm writing right now, to see my potential more that I possibly understood. Thanks to all my friends, who believed that I can create miracle on stage. Thanks to mum and dad who listened to my voice every single day and gave me permission to study music. Thanks to my siblings who were proud of me standing on stage and who would always be there sitting in the first row.

I always secretly thought that those people standing on stage performing during a masterclass were actually so cool and brilliant and how do I supposed to be one of them? Today I had the answer, if not for Mr.Terrence pushing me to submit the video that day in the last minuets, I wouldn't get the chance.