Love To Sing

As a third and fourth grader, I participated in choir. I enjoyed it then but decided to stop so that I would have more time for homework. In the beginning of seventh grade, when it came time to decide if you want to join choir, Maria Abbulone and I chose to sign up. We thought it would be a fun experience because we enjoy singing, and we had done it in past years. As choir practices began, Maria and I thought that it would be a fun experience for the year, and we might decide to do it in eighth grade. As the choir kicked into full swing, everything was going well.

I seemed to find my voice, and my teacher proposed the idea of me joining Circle of the State with Song. I gladly accepted the offer. It was considered the next level of proficiency in music at that age. Preparing for the exchange with other schools in a few months, one day there was auditions for the best of best to be in the Indiana All State Honor Choir. There were about twenty of us in Circle of the State with Song from Winamac. I thought I should audition for a spot because the worst they could tell me is that I did not make the cut. In the past, there have been little to nobody that had made all state, so it is quite an honor to be part of

I never sang too loud so if I messed up, no one would hear it .After every class I would go up to my Choir or band director with about five questions. But it simply was not enough. So my sophomore year I was given vocal lessons that taught me that I can match pitch consistently , and that my range was bigger than I ever thought it could be. I discovered a talent that I loved and I intended to perfect it .I performed in multiple cabarets and had the opportunity to sing with my choir at the Carnegie music hall. I was finally getting the swing of music; but that was not enough due to my obstinacy. I wanted to learn

I almost got kicked from the vocal program. Well, not exactly, but in the moment I felt as if my world was falling apart. Before I knew it, I was in a technical varsity show choir and an on level show choir at the same time. At first I couldn’t handle it all but now it has become second nature with me and I’ve been able to make countless friends doing it.

I was reluctant at first because I didn’t want to make new friends. I liked my old ones. But on the first day, I made friends with the girl sitting next to me and from there; everything seemed to fall into place. That girl ended up being my best friend, up to this day. Everything was going fine but with a new school comes new clubs. Out of all of them, one stood out the most for me; Choir. But unfortunately, I never had the guts to join until the sixth grade. I remember being nervous, even though I would be singing with a large group of students. But it turned out to be fun, all until a girl told me I shouldn’t sing because of my “speech problem”. I ignored this of course and kept singing but a part f me became angry with her. I hate it when someone tells me what I can and cannot do. So I did what I could to prove her wrong; I joined the school talent show. Making the two cuts and singing in front of a crowd felt great, and when I stepped off that stage, I really felt like I accomplished

For the past three years, I have participated in A Cappella. It is a chamber choir of about twenty students who are dedicated to learning and performing higher-level choral music. We meet for about an hour and a half, twice a week, which allows us plenty of time to bond. I auditioned for A Cappella because I liked singing and wanted to challenge myself musically, but I have received so much more from this group. I met some of my best friends through the group. My involvement has also fostered self-confidence, not only in my music skills, but in myself as a person. I have diligently honed my leadership skills as well. Last year, my school hired a new choir director. I was in an awkward position because, while my peers did not want to

The prospect of standing up in front of a room packed full of people terrified me. I tried to get out of it, but my mom stood firm. I was going to try choir, at least for a semester. I knew better than to cross my mom, so I gritted my teeth and gave in to my inevitable doom. However, once school started, I discovered that choir really wasn’t that bad. In fact, it was kind of fun. My anxiety over the class soon dissipated and I found myself looking forward to Friday mornings. As I grew older, choir became an important aspect of my life, and looking back, I know that I would not be the person I am today without

We started learning our show choir songs at the end of August, rehearsing every day after school for an hour. Then during the last two weeks of September, both show choirs learned our choreography with 3-9 p.m. rehearsals every other day. At the time, I thought those rehearsals were the worst things ever because I was worn out, in pain, hungry, tired, and had no time to do homework. The dancing was more intense than it has ever been for anyone who was in show choir in recent years. Now that this year is coming to a close, I would go back to those days in a heartbeat because even though they were horrible at the time, I made some great memories and grew closer with the girls in Tiger Mystique. Looking back to those rehearsals make me emotional because from the time we learned the dance to performing at nationals, we got tremendously better and I’m so proud of how far both choirs have come. About a month later, we performed our opening numbers at the talent show. It was alright but there was still a lot of room for improvement. From that performance to winter break, we worked every day to get our dancing clean and all together. During that time, the

My first year in the River Bluff Choral Choir has been an amazing experience. Sadly I am not doing choir next year, but I may change my mind for my junior year. My favorite aspect of choir this year is that we got to sing with the orchestra at their concert and we sang at theirs. The reason being is type of song we sang was a very dramatic piece; the orchestra did an amazing job of portraying the dragons footsteps in the song like the creators intended. As well when we sang at their concert we got to see a different audience for a change.

I started singing in my elementary school choir during the third grade and singing in choirs has followed me throughout my life ever since. I now attend a performing arts magnet high school for choral performance.

I went into my freshman year of high school with little to no knowledge of anything about music. Right off the bat my amazing choir teachers started teaching me and my classmates solfege and sight-reading. I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew that I was a part of something very special. After my first semester, I gained a serious amount of confidence in my solo singing. I auditioned for the first time ever at the Missouri district solo auditions at the end of my second semester freshman year. I sang my two pieces, and thought I would just sing for the experience not caring if I went to state solo auditions. I ended up receiving the best score possible, and a near perfect judging sheet. Looking at my accomplishment, I realized that I was

In the beginning, although I wasn't involved in much, I did always take a liking to choir class. I knew I wasn't much of a singer, but I liked being in that class. Every now and then I caught a glimpse of my own individuality, but it would be quickly taken away from me as the bell signaled for the class to conclude. One day, in 6th grade I decided to do something to get more involved. So I signed up for the musical stage crew. I wanted to actually be in the show, but I was too nervous to audition. So I just did stage crew and stayed on the sidelines to watch. To me, this was just another thing, but I had no idea I would take such a liking to performing on stage. Sometimes I would stop doing what I was supposed to be doing and just watch the older kids performing. I was amazed. It was at that time when the choir teacher started to notice me. I mean, she knew every student and cared for them, but here she really noticed me. I think she realized that I had a lot of potential.

I remember the first rehearsal. There was nothing but girls in the room. We had already known the instructor pretty well due to the previous years of music classes. She had already been one of my favorite teachers. A roll of toilet paper got passed around. None of us knew what for. The only instructions are to take as many as desired. I take four squares. We then get told that each piece we have we must tell something about ourselves to the group. After that was done, we gradually had a better understanding of all the choir members. We learned some music

I've been singing classical music since 7th grade, when I entered the choral music program at my high school. It was due to my love for music that I chose to join then, but I stayed for so much more. From choir, I have built relationships, travelled the world, and learned much more than I ever expected. I met my best friend in my first year of choir, one that I likely would've never met otherwise. Our love of music bound us together, and it allowed us to discover many other similarities between us. In more ways than one, I have crossed the globe with choir. My director, Dr. Brookey, gave us pieces in languages and from countries of all kinds, expanding our worldview by teaching us about the meaning and culture behind each of them. West Africa,

Going back to Elementary, I cannot recall the name of my music teacher but she was a sweet lady with short hair who had every student play the accordion. If could not purchase one she gave one to you because she really wanted everyone in the music class to participate and learn the music. She also awarded prizes to everyone who memorized certain songs that got harder as you successfully played them to her, and of course I was one of the few students who actually practiced all the songs. Another thing I remember about my elementary music experience was joining the choir. I loved this experience because even though I could not sing I loved to sing. One of my favorite moments was when we had a choir performance after school and everyone in the program practiced so hard for it. I don’t remember all the songs but I