Welcome/Background
Welcome.
My name is Montario. Monty for short. Why Monty? Because people have a hard time pronouncing my name. Just a little about me. I am a 25 year old African American male who lives in Southern Maryland. I have 2 brothers and 5 sisters. I am #7 out of 8. The youngest boy. I skipped 2nd Grade, somehow. I don't why but it happened. I graduated from high school in 1997. I moved to Baltimore and attended Morgan State University in the fall of 1997. My mom died of Breast Cancer in 1998. I went on to continue in school and graduated in May of 2003 with a degree in Vocal Music. I moved back to St. Mary's County to move in with my father, who was blind and had kidney disease. I was a substitute teacher for a year before I decided to teach full time. So that I could be closer to my new school, I decided to move out of my father's house. I moved in with a friend and his brother, who is now my friend as well. I finished my first year of great teaching with a bunch of success. My chorus won many competitions nationwide. Who could ask for a better first year? At the start of my second year, I was faced with tragedy. My father decided that he wanted to depart earlier than intended. He committed suicide. One of the most emotional and tragic turns in my life. I will admit that I have not been the same. I decided to resign from teaching at the moment. I went to New York to be a part of a show that will remain nameless. The show had to cut a couple of people and so the "newbies" left first. So here I sit, back in St. Mary's County, trying to finish a demo and find a way into the business permanently. Music is my heart and soul. It is the one thing that has kept me sane. Well I hope that you enjoy. I plan to use this blog as a diary and possibly a ray of hope for aspiring performers.
Much Love,
Monty
My name is Montario. Monty for short. Why Monty? Because people have a hard time pronouncing my name. Just a little about me. I am a 25 year old African American male who lives in Southern Maryland. I have 2 brothers and 5 sisters. I am #7 out of 8. The youngest boy. I skipped 2nd Grade, somehow. I don't why but it happened. I graduated from high school in 1997. I moved to Baltimore and attended Morgan State University in the fall of 1997. My mom died of Breast Cancer in 1998. I went on to continue in school and graduated in May of 2003 with a degree in Vocal Music. I moved back to St. Mary's County to move in with my father, who was blind and had kidney disease. I was a substitute teacher for a year before I decided to teach full time. So that I could be closer to my new school, I decided to move out of my father's house. I moved in with a friend and his brother, who is now my friend as well. I finished my first year of great teaching with a bunch of success. My chorus won many competitions nationwide. Who could ask for a better first year? At the start of my second year, I was faced with tragedy. My father decided that he wanted to depart earlier than intended. He committed suicide. One of the most emotional and tragic turns in my life. I will admit that I have not been the same. I decided to resign from teaching at the moment. I went to New York to be a part of a show that will remain nameless. The show had to cut a couple of people and so the "newbies" left first. So here I sit, back in St. Mary's County, trying to finish a demo and find a way into the business permanently. Music is my heart and soul. It is the one thing that has kept me sane. Well I hope that you enjoy. I plan to use this blog as a diary and possibly a ray of hope for aspiring performers.
Much Love,
Monty
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