Promising beginnings

[mundungus42]

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from rehearsal last night, but I certainly walked out feeling better about our performances this weekend. It helped that I know I wasn't the only one who reviewed their music this week, because the music was the most solid that it's been. It also helped that our guest conductor clearly knows this piece exceedingly

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[gelsey]

Sounds like such a good rehearsal!!!

Oh yuck car trouble! I'm sorry!

[mundungus42]

It was really helpful to start off a busy week with making lovely music!

Yeah, Mr. 42 wasn't able to return the mechanics' call before they closed yesterday, so we're still waiting to hear the diagnosis and how much it'll set us back. At least he seemed receptive to the idea of getting a new-to-us car if the repair bill is too extreme, so at least the topic has been broached.

[too_dle_oo]

UGH. Car issues are the worst. If I could just eliminate one grown-up chore, it'd be everything to do with car maintenance. I'd own a magical car that never needed oil changes or repairs, and all would be well.

You know, that's not the first time I've heard a male singer talk about the last pieces they sang as boy sopranos. Fascinating! You're totally right about singing conductors and breathing, though. You can always tell when you have an instrumentalist behind the baton because they think the phrase just MUST continue!

[mundungus42]

It's times of car trouble that I am stupidly grateful to live in a city where rideshares are abundant and not too stupidly expensive, and also where there is at least some public transportation between my workplace and where I need to be in the evening.

I'm not surprised they particularly remember such things. I've always felt bad a bit bad for boy sopranos, because it must be somewhat traumatic when their voices break and they have to learn to sing again with a new voice, at least as traumatic as when a girl gets her period, and it's an even more public experience.

Heh, sometimes close study of non-wind instruments does make childhood singers forget to let their choirs breathe. Although to be fair, it's less important in a huge symphonic choir where as long as some people carry over, folks can breathe whenever they need to.