"Hell", eek
Accidentally said that to my choir director last night. We were taking our tea break, and he mentioned leadingly, the church will need some soloists this summer while the choir's off. So I mentioned my sister's spasmodic disphonia (I'd been thinking about telling him), and that my voice sometimes "jumps like hell"
oops, this is the choir director, and he regards his job as a ministry...
"Uh, sorry, I mean ... it jumps a lot. Still, even after I've been singing regularly, though I admit I don't practice scales every day."
He took it calmly, and offered contact info for an ENT who works with singers. My sister ended up having to see more than one specialist (including a neurologist), but I may take him up on that. It may just be that I'm not practicing enough/right, or damage from acid reflux I had a while back, or something like that.
At the end of the evening when we were sharing news and concerns, I mentioned the gamer symphony orchestra that I'm in, and our concerts coming up in June (in Virginia and Maryland). I mentioned that the video game industry makes more money than movies these days, and that was where a lot of the serious money for composers is going these days. One of the tenors behind me said something about how we're (America?) going to hell if more money is going to music for games than for church. I *think* he was joking ... I hope. I think there are more obvious reasons for America to be going to hell (if it is).
Coincidentally last night, my sweetheart was watching a play about a Christian church, identity, and a pastor's grapple with conscience.
oops, this is the choir director, and he regards his job as a ministry...
"Uh, sorry, I mean ... it jumps a lot. Still, even after I've been singing regularly, though I admit I don't practice scales every day."
He took it calmly, and offered contact info for an ENT who works with singers. My sister ended up having to see more than one specialist (including a neurologist), but I may take him up on that. It may just be that I'm not practicing enough/right, or damage from acid reflux I had a while back, or something like that.
At the end of the evening when we were sharing news and concerns, I mentioned the gamer symphony orchestra that I'm in, and our concerts coming up in June (in Virginia and Maryland). I mentioned that the video game industry makes more money than movies these days, and that was where a lot of the serious money for composers is going these days. One of the tenors behind me said something about how we're (America?) going to hell if more money is going to music for games than for church. I *think* he was joking ... I hope. I think there are more obvious reasons for America to be going to hell (if it is).
Coincidentally last night, my sweetheart was watching a play about a Christian church, identity, and a pastor's grapple with conscience.