I used to sing all the time. It started with Disney records and tapes, Kids Praise albums, and Wee Sing Silly Songs, which I played while hanging out in my room or cleaning. As I got older it graduated to Broadway musicals (Phantom of the Opera was my favorite), 50's bubble gum pop, and The Beach Boys. By the time I hit high school I was in choir as a first soprano and sang almost non-stop. I came home from school and blasted loud music, still usually show tunes or Disney (because that's where my range was most comfortable), while I did my chores. No one was home so I could be as free as I wanted, sometimes acting out musicals, without judgement from anyone but myself. Singing was pure joy and freedom...when no one was watching. I had a friend growing up who was a performer. We were in the children's choir at our church together and she was the one who always got the female solos. She was good, but it had more to do with...