A rising vocal star

Stephen Little, the son of Terri and Stephen Little, was a vocal standout recently at the Mountain Brook High School Fall Musical, “Brookie School of Rock.” He took time to share with Village Living and its readers what it is like to be in high school, and how he shares his gifts with his friends.

How did you get started singing?

I have been a part of Big Time Ministries since seventh grade. Big Time is really where I started singing. Andrew King and Tucker Deaton played and sang, and those guys let me sing with them. It was great.

How did you decide to get involved in the high school choir?

When I was in junior high, rumor had it that choir in high school was fun – and an easy A. I had seen a couple of choir shows, and it looked fun so I chose it as an elective when I did my schedule instead of a third year of Spanish. Singing is a hobby of mine, so I decided to do something I actually liked instead of Spanish again.

What was your favorite part of the choir show?

Hanging out with the guys (men’s choir) during the practices. It was a lot of fun, and there was a lot of energy. It felt goofy to be up there dancing, but Mr. Kincaid (choir director) told us that the audience loves it if it is goofy as long as the energy is high.  

Do you play any instruments?

Guitar. I picked it up in seventh grade after singing with some friends who played.

 Do you write music?

I’ve written three songs. The first song I wrote I performed in Junior High Art Forms. Our band just completed our first original song. I wrote the lyrics and Tucker Deaton wrote the music, and Andrew King is doing the piano licks. Scott Britton plays the base for the band, and Cain Poynor is our drummer  

What is the name of your band?

We don’t really have a name yet. Right now, we’re Beanstalk and the Jacks. One of our friend’s dads came up with that because we have three short guys and then Tucker is real tall, so the dad said he looks like a beanstalk compared to all the rest of us. We’re still waiting for the right name though.

We got the band started in the summer about five months ago. We meet up about once a week to play and practice.  We’re hoping to play at the Relay for Life event at the high school this year.  

What bands do you listen to?

I listen to a lot of country artists. I also like listening to Dispatch, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Needtobreathe. The Band has some good Music, and I have the Eagles on my iPod. When I pick up my guitar at home, I usually sing songs by some of those (artists).