tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post3223611219764409351..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: My voyage to voice Laurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-9358252503087010762012-11-13T12:15:57.651-05:002012-11-13T12:15:57.651-05:00Not every ugly duckling experience transforms one ...Not every ugly duckling experience transforms one into a swan, but it did in this case. :-)Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-90898027805442155562012-11-13T11:08:18.712-05:002012-11-13T11:08:18.712-05:00I'm glad your story had a happy ending!I'm glad your story had a happy ending!Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-62870305295539094652012-11-13T08:39:03.788-05:002012-11-13T08:39:03.788-05:00It's a pretty rare phenomenon, though Julie An...It's a pretty rare phenomenon, though Julie Andrews went through it too. I suspect some who ended up in opera probably did also. <br /><br />The physical changes and no life experience to put things is perspective does make middle school so, so hard. <br /><br />If you're looking for a writing analogy, it would be that finding a mature voice will mean enduring a period of tunelessness. With time and practice and training it improves, sometimes dramatically.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-12592865814608724542012-11-13T08:35:24.596-05:002012-11-13T08:35:24.596-05:00I think my take-away is that difficult transformat...I think my take-away is that difficult transformations are the most rewarding, and that we have to be patient with change. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the story! Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-27417425106165030422012-11-13T08:33:11.065-05:002012-11-13T08:33:11.065-05:00I've heard that Julie Andrews went through the...I've heard that Julie Andrews went through the same awkward voice change, which is all kinds of comforting, because she was a hero to me as a kid (who doesn't want to sing like Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp?). This happened nearly two years before the big physical transformation you speak of. My "blossoming" into my adult shape happened really fast also, over the exact same time frame as yours, the summer before I turned 13. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-61721362249038860192012-11-13T08:27:45.807-05:002012-11-13T08:27:45.807-05:00Maturation is almost always painful. That's ju...Maturation is almost always painful. That's just the nature of growth, I think. But hard-won changes are more valuable than those that come easily.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-25123411892649071682012-11-13T07:15:49.091-05:002012-11-13T07:15:49.091-05:00I've never heard of anything like that happeni...I've never heard of anything like that happening to a girl! I would've totally freaked out too. There's a reason middle school is the toughest years of your life.Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-14636154480063099192012-11-12T14:24:53.209-05:002012-11-12T14:24:53.209-05:00LOL! What a great story! I never had a voice chang...LOL! What a great story! I never had a voice change like that. I did sing in a choir for several years, and I did see that my voice got stronger the more I used it... Hey! Is that an analogy there that can go with your voice analogy?<br /><br />Funny story, Laurel! <3 :o)LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-54483656774693070742012-11-12T12:49:09.081-05:002012-11-12T12:49:09.081-05:00Wow, I've never heard of the voice change happ...Wow, I've never heard of the voice change happening before--fascinating. <br /><br />I went through a massive physical transition between 7th and 8th grade. During that summer I went through all of puberty in three months. The change was so drastic that several of my classmates didn't recognize me in the fall. Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-5139469131925591992012-11-12T11:52:20.384-05:002012-11-12T11:52:20.384-05:00Wow, that was fascinating! And cool. Glad you got ...Wow, that was fascinating! And cool. Glad you got through that "ugly duckling" stage, though it was painful. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.com