The first thing I want you to know about me is I genuinely give a damn.

Lots of damns. Maybe too many damns.

Mostly because of a bucketload of disappointment and tough lessons as a young singer.

I rode the rollercoaster of mismatched teachers, confusing instruction, vocal fatigue and strain, feeling like a failure, struggling in exams and competitions and wanting to give up more times than I can count.

The reason I give so many damns is because I’m on a mission to make sure you don’t ride that awful, rickety death trap of a rollercoaster yourself.

And if you already have, I am so sorry.