There are singing competitions all over the country today, where young singers can vie for money prizes, and the chance of fame and fortune. These are terrific showcases for hot new music. American Idol is the best known of these singing competitions, but there are countless others as well. There is one in Las Vegas with a $50,000 money prize just for winning the singing contest. Besides which, there is European Idol, that is sweeping much of the rest of the earth with its unprecedented popularity. Some are internet-based, like the Doritos Crash the Superbowl competition, won by Kina Grannis.
My friends and I all love to sing, but we pretty much fully ignore these singing competitions. It’s just not our exact niche. I do not even think the singing is especially solid. It’s all bad pop music, saccharine sweet and altogether without soul. We have our own singing competitions, and although no 1 ever gets 50 grand for winning them, I think that they’re a lot more fun regardless.
At times, after several rounds of drinks, we will pick a song and compete, doing a kind of renditions of it. Whoever can sink it in the loudest, grittiest, most raucous and audacious intonation automatically wins, and everybody has to buy him or her a drink. By the next round of which contest, the winner of the previous 1 has a clear benefit, and commonly whoever wins the first one wins all night, or until he passes out.
Since we are classically trained vocalists, our singing competitions are not always rather so ridiculous. Occasionally we form duos, trios, or quartets among ourselves, and entertain our other non-singing friends at parties. They have to vote on that piece is top, or probably we informally decide among ourselves.
Additionally, for the reason that we’re all in authority choirs, every so often we go to attend real singing competitions. Although they get little attention, and many professionals shun them, nonetheless there are in fact singing competitions where choirs from all over the state compete for a prize and the recognition of their peers. The greatest thing about these singing competitions isn’t really the trying to win (although the winning is nice). It is the festive atmosphere of the whole thing. It is remarkable to spend all day just singing some classics with some of the best singers in the country, singing our pieces and listening to them singing theirs. These singing competitions are always the highlights of the seasons, because of the fact that it is such an opportunity to be around other awesome artists, hear what they are doing, and pick up new ideas.
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