A Blog Space for Singers to Share Parts of Their Experience Singing in a Choir
I think that a lot of us have been reflecting on the “New Normal” that is quarantine recently in the midst of this Pandemic. One thing that I really never considered to be able to be “normal” by any means in the middle of everything that has happened is choir and music making as a group. There was a lot of uncertainty about how choir would be leading into last quarter and at the start of this quarter, and in the end, it really is not normal. However, over the past few month in choir, I have been able to process music making in a completely different way. I have been able to consider what it means to be a singer that is a part of a whole in a time where we are so separated. It feels extremely weird, but I think that a lot of us would agree that there has been some growth that has happened in the process. I know that personally, I have come into touch within my own individual voice and the part that I play in the broader reflection of a choir. We are often told by our directors that it is important to support each other through supporting ourselves, and I don’t think I truly understood the depth of that sentiment until I was in a practice room by myself recording a part that would be joined with the rest of my choir later in the studio. There really is no place for silence in that moment as you know that everyone else is experiencing the same thing alongside with you. You have to be strong even in the moments where you feel extremely awkward. In the end, it was beautiful. The product was a choir, and the unified spirit was there even we weren’t. At least not physically. Once again, that is the undeniable power of a choir.
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