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The Sequin That Bugged Me

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Posted in alto, chorus, head voice, high school, memoir, OCD, pandemic, parts placement, rehearsal, sequin, singing, sweater, tenor, YouTubeLeave a comment

It was on my shoulder, and it was bugging me, one shiny sequin that I’d failed to see when I’d cut them off my second-hand sweater. It was a blue and green floral, found in a thrift store, hardly worn, but the sequins dated it to the 80s. So I’d cut them off, except for… Continue reading The Sequin That Bugged Me

A New Chorus

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 Posted in alto, choreography, chorus, directors, Disney channel, dogs, high school, memoir, pandemic, rehearsal, singing, teenagers, vocal rangeLeave a comment

(re-run) My chorus hasn’t given a performance in two whole years. We are scheduled to sing next month, with only two rehearsals left. Tonight, we rehearsed for two and a half hours, and we were on the risers for half of it. This chorus is not like the one we had two years ago. The… Continue reading A New Chorus

An Ode to Tenor Ed

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Posted in alto, chorus, memoir, misunderstanding, rehearsal, risers, singing, tenorLeave a comment

Last night the chorus director mentioned a past member who passed away two weeks ago. Who wanted to speak about him? My hand shot up, but the director looked to the men and picked one of them. I used to be in that group when I sang tenor (the new director moved me to Alto… Continue reading An Ode to Tenor Ed

Altos’ Angels

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Posted in alto, angel, chorus, cleaning, concert, halo, memoir, photo shoot, teamwork, tenorLeave a comment

It’s chorus photo time again. Each season we take voice-part photos to help pay for the brochure handed out to a couple thousand people over our four concerts. I used to be a tenor with Mary, so we would cook up an idea and tell the fifteen or so guys, and they would do whatever… Continue reading Altos’ Angels