Gully G. Que
Stories (1/0)
"Selfless Encouragement"
I remember when the pandemic began, March 13th, 2020. Now me, as a teacher, teaching 9th grade English, I assumed things would work themselves out for my students. We were being instructed to create and progress towards virtual classrooms ,which was an easy transition. However, My artistic side, my vocal performance side, craved to help ease the pain of my friends lists on Social Media. So I created “#LockDown Freestyles”, an extension of my #VocalDiaryEntries series I’ve done on social media. Basically, every other Tuesday, Thursday night of the pandemic I would do virtual concerts involving myself, a bluetooth speaker & friend’s list. Each request that was given by my followers, I sang! This led to nights of connection, testimonials and rapport being built with friends from around the globe, experiencing the pandemic but also by providing musical selections as an aid to soothe and entertain quarantined families. I remember wanting to do it free the first weeks and as the pandemic continued, people would encourage me to include my payment information so that viewers could support financially through the pandemic. There was one night I started at 8p.m and we didn’t end until midnight. People were connected, entertained and tuned into the selfless act of me just singing songs in an effort to just appease the masses and it provided so much of a comfort to everyone who was apart. I remember having a friend who passed during the pandemic and doing one night totally free of charge just to commemorate her memory.
By Gully G. Que3 years ago in Beat