Singing is one of the most important things in my life. From a very young age I knew that singing was what I was meant to do with my life. In year 5 I got involved with a local music service by joining their choir. I was in that choir for 10 years. The reason why I left was in an attempt to pursue being in a band. This did not go well at all. Leaving the choir allowed me to focus on myself as a solo singer and performer. I am not complaining about this at all, but as someone that discovered their love of music through ensemble singing, the opportunity to join and sing with a choir is exciting to me.
You may be wondering how one joins a choir by accident so let me set the scene. I have need of a piano and my school has individual practice rooms that contain pianos. Of course, being the polite person I am, I asked in advance to use the practice room. As I walk into the main section of the music department I see about 10 younger students and a teacher at the piano. I am slightly confused and the teacher tells me it is the choir. She asks me to join them and I jump on that opportunity. In this session we were doing an easier song with very basic harmonies and I was carrying the melody.
The next piece we started was a much more difficult piece with a three part harmony. My natural vocal range is alto but whenever I sing in groups I sing the (often higher) melody because of my booming voice. For once I was actually made to sing in my vocal range. I have very little experience singing harmonies so this is a challenge for me. Another factor that adds to the responsibility I hold is that I am the oldest and most accomplished of all the singers in this group. The majority are under 14 years old. I need to work hard and allow myself to enjoy this opportunity to the fullest.
Much Love
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