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Val

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to bl

About Me

Hmm. What to say. I am a singer and a voice teacher. Music is everything to me. I am also married to another musician (a drummer!) and we have children so life can get pretty crazy at times. Of course, they are also creative and busy with music and performances. It's a juggling act, no doubt. At least my life is never dull.

I have several music pages here at myspace because all of my music doesn't fit on just one page. There is more to me than meets the eye...or the ear!

Opera is Hot was my first page ever at myspace. It was inspired by all you posers!

Vocal Jazz was "my first love" and you can listen to me sing with the female vocal jazz quartet, Sudden Touch .

And now, I've started another page for my solo jazz singing, Valerie Williams Music .

New! I'm the vocalist with Jazz Impressions , a new jazz trio made up of some excellent musicians. Check it out!

My Interests

Music, music, and music...ok, also friends, family, good food, good times, learning from everything, art, beauty, wisdom and the search for truth

I'd like to meet:

Singers (of all kinds), musicians, artists, writers, performers, free thinkers, people who just love singers, musicians and artists are cool, too.

Also:

Music:

I appreciate most music if it's well crafted, which obviously doesn't include mindless pop drivel by fakers, redundant thumping, constant screaming or other artless effects.

My favorites:

Mozart

Kate Bush

Jazz singers like:

Sarah Vaughan

Ella Fitzgerald, Mark Murphy, Annie Ross, Betty Carter, Blossom Dearie, Jane Monheit and Eddie Jefferson.

A cappella and vocal jazz groups like:

Take 6, The Coats, Double 6 of Paris, The Singers Unlimited, Groove for Thought & Manhattan Transfer.

I also like Sting, Seal, George Michael, Michael Franks, Steely Dan, Tears for Fears, Earth, Wind and Fire, Prince and many others.

In the classical realm, some of my other favorite composers include Samuel Barber, Handel, Debussy, Bach, Faure, Chopin, Satie, Grieg and some living American composers such as Libby Larsen and Dominick Argento.

There's more but I've already taken up half the page.

Movies:

Anything by Miyazaki but especially Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away. Also Room with a View, Star Wars series, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Amadeus, The Harry Potter movies, Moulin Rouge, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Shawshank Redemption, Amelie

Television:

I don't watch much TV except for American Idol. It's about singing so I make an exception.

Books:

The Bible, The Tao Te Ching, Journey of Souls, The Artist's Way, Tom Robbins books

Heroes:

Anyone who lives their passion with integrity

My Blog

The Queen for My Birthday

I'm going to be singing another Queen of the Night in a couple of weeks. Now that I've gotten to the point where I really want to push ahead with my jazz singing, I've been picking up opera and class...
Posted by Val on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:46:00 PST

Spring Cleaning

I'm talking about my myspace page.  :)I am going to add any fun quiz results here.  I like doing them and posting but I want a cleaner look.  I'll add more now, too.Quizzes!People see calmness in your...
Posted by Val on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:40:00 PST

Survey

I have finally submitted to the ultimate myspace experience...>TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The SurveyName:ValerieBirthday:June 20Birthplace:Seattle, WACurrent Location:Silverdale, WAEye Color:BrownHair C...
Posted by Val on Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:12:00 PST

Update

Myspace deleted my Opera is Hot page again. I actually wrote support and they wrote back today requesting the URL. I sent it and they said it was deleted because "fan pages are not alllowed." Huh?I...
Posted by Val on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:27:00 PST

Opera Inquisition

Myspace deleted my Opera is Hot music page. I have no idea why. I was sent a letter saying I was reported from a credible source as not abiding by the rules. I read the terms but I can't see how my si...
Posted by Val on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:29:00 PST

!

My favorite, Taylor Hicks, just won the 2006 title. He won my attention right from the beginning. Here comes in this rumpled, grey haired guy who stood with his arms held nervously behind his back. I ...
Posted by Val on Thu, 25 May 2006 03:48:00 PST

Save the Internet

Subject: Congress is selling out the InternetHi, Do you buy books online, use Google, or download to an iPod? Everything we do online will be hurt if Congress passes a radical law next week that gives...
Posted by Val on Mon, 01 May 2006 03:56:00 PST

Coming Soon to a Bookstore Near You

Why is it so hard to promote myself?  It's one of the hardest things about being a professional singer, always having to always keep people "in the loop" and always having to wonder where yo...
Posted by Val on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:50:00 PST

When boredom strikes...

I told you I was a nerd.Make your own here.
Posted by Val on Sat, 03 Dec 2005 01:43:00 PST