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An Unexpected Yet Gratifying Detour: A Personal Certified Voice Artist Program Experience

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    And just like that, our Certified Voice Artist Program came to an end... at least in the sense of our usual Saturday sessions and weekly tasks. Our journey, on the other hand, is just beginning! Now, where to start this post? As I type, my mind is still in a whirlwind of thoughts and my heart is still overflowing with feelings. This was more than just a voice acting program for me. Through CVAP, I was realigned with who I've always wanted to be and if I'm going to be completely honest here, I buried that person a long time ago because I thought she was too egoistic, too powerful, too self-centered. Some relationships, romantic and platonic alike, made me think so. I struggled long and hard with some personal principles that made me feel like an odd one out, screaming things in my head, "You shouldn't even be thinking like that in the first place. You shouldn't even be like that in the first place." To compromise, some tailor-fitting happened here and there...
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Certified Voice Artist Program: Day 4 of a Dream 10 Years in the Making

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  I mean... where do I even begin this? As of writing, I don't have a specific train of thought for how this blog post will go because I also just recently spoke about Day 4 on the vlog which was quite a trail mix of thoughts as well.  There are so many things I want to say and all of them are trying to break free from my mind all at the same time. I think that's the thing about CVAP. We're all inspired to be self-empowered, to believe in our voices because someone out there needs to hear them. Our stories, they may not mean much to us as individuals but when shared, they serve a greater purpose. Day 4 was all about feeling and being safe. CVAP gave us a beautiful environment and a loving family that allowed us to be vulnerable without feeling stressed out about it. Some of us shared things that were quite personal and those sharings touched the hearts of most if not all of us in Batch 3.  Imagine that. In just a month, a heartwarming camaraderie has already come to light...
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Certified Voice Artist Program: Day 3 of a Dream 10 Years in the Making

 I'm... still having mixed emotions about the fact that this is our second to the last session. For starters, I won't deny that getting certified and getting to do actual voice artist work is super exciting but at the same time, we'd have to bid goodbye to the fun Saturdays with CVAP Batch 3 and Sir Pocholo Gonzales. Surely this wouldn't be the end of it -- in fact, we barely even begun -- but the CVAP sessions became such a great part of my routine that I can't help but be a tad bit sentimental. Ah, but that's not the only reason why my emotions are all over the place right now as I write this, too. I want to talk about the most important lesson I learned from our 3rd session which is, I think, a valuable one that all of us should always keep in mind. "OUR VOICES MAKE US ALIVE. OUR VOICES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OURSELVES." Okay, let's go beyond the literal sense here. Sure, our voices are a vital aspect of our means of communicating with o...
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Certified Voice Artist Program: Day 2 of a Dream 10 Years in the Making

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  Key takeaway from this session: You only learn by doing You know how awkward it is to be "all out" in front of a group that you've only known for like... 2 weeks? Yeah, I felt so all over the place while anxiety was eating me up alive.  ... at first, at least. But at the end of the day, most if not all of us felt a lot more free and comfortable -- dare I say even more confident than when we started out with our CVAP journey.  Day 2's task was all about finding out what you can do with your voice. How high can it go? How low? How long can you sustain whatever voice you're doing? Ah, let's not get into the technicalities of it since all of them can be found in Sir Pocholo De Leon Gonzales' "Gusto ko Maging Voice Talent" book.  To cut the long story short, I am personally surprised with my output for that day ! The comments of my batchmates blew me away! Best believe I was shaking like mad after my part during the session but these kind words calm...
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Day 1 of a Dream 10 Years in the Making

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  Okay, I'm amazed at how one day can be so different from the previous one. I'm writing this blog post two days after the first day of the Certified Voice Artist Program and my setup right now looks very much different from the photo above! Ah, and not only that. The entire first session was jampacked with so much learnings, it almost made me feel like an entirely different person after! How's that for a one-day progress, huh? It's crazy exciting to think that this will actually run for 4 more Saturdays and if one day can teach me so much, I'm so stoked to see what the rest of the program has in store for us, the CVAP Batch 3. Day 1 was all about motivation and finding the true purpose hidden within us on why we are embarking on this journey. Sure, there's that whole thing about voice artistry being cool and fun, but what goes beyond it? The craft may be a part of our passions, but what was our purpose? Sir Pocholo De Leon Gonzales  helped us navigate through ...
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