Apr. 8th. I like singing. When I was a child, I was a member of chorus group which TV station had. My mother asked me if I want to had an audition for it. It was because I like music. I said to her "

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Apr. 8th. I like singing. When I was a child, I was a member of chorus group which TV station had. My mother asked me if I want to had an audition for it. It was because I like music. I said to her "Yes" of course. After passing the audition, I had many opportunities to sing in front of audiences. These experiences made me feel confident by myself, and good memories. Now I have taken voice training. It is for not classical but American pop or musical. I rather pop music than classical one. My teacher told me to open my soft palate over and over again. I was surprised because I'd never been taught to do that. But when I opened my soft palate, it was easy to sing. Besides my English pronunciation became better. I definitely found out English native speakers and Japanese are different how to use their mouth when they speak each own languages.

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Apr. 8th.

I like singing. When I was a child, I was a member of a chorus group which that a TV station had*. My mother asked me if I wanted to had have an audition for it. It This was because she knew that I liked music. **
I said to her "Yes" of course.
After passing the audition, I had many opportunities to sing in front of audiences.
These experiences made me feel confident by myself, and provided me with good memories.
Now Lately*** I have begun taken taking voice training. It The lessons are is for not for classical music, but for American pop or and musicals.
I rather prefer pop music than over classical one.
My teacher repeatedly told me to open my soft palate over and over again.****
I was surprised because I'd never been taught to do that before. But when I opened my soft palate, it was easier to sing. Besides it improved my English pronunciation became better.
I definitely found out English native speakers and Japanese are different in how to use their mouths are used when they speaking each their own languages.

Shizu-san, this was really fascinating, especially the last part, about how English speakers and Japanese speakers use their mouths differently. I think knowing more about this could help us all improve our pronunciation.

A few specific comments:

* ". . . that a TV station had" - There are complicated rules about when to use "that" vs. "which," and honestly, the rules are バカと思います. But many English teachers will correct you if you don't follow the rules. The rules are complex, and have several layers, but a short version is: Use "A that B" if "B" is very important to understanding "A." But use "A, which B" as if to say "A which, by the way, you might also want to know B." Also, if you feel like you can say the whole thing in one breath, then use "that," but if you find that you should pause between part A and part B, then use "which."

** In this sentence, I changed two verbs ("want" and "like") to the Past Tense. But "to had" is not correct. With the Infinitive ("to do") form, you have to use the simple form of the verb. ("I loved to sing" "I needed to eat" "I wanted to have")

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