It Won't Cost Much, Just Your Voice!

My concert’s choir took place the week after my visit to Strasbourg and the day before I was to meet my family in Paris. I was quite nervous as we had an entire day devoted to choreography to accompany all of the songs. Singing had been enough of a challenge for me – now I had to do dance moves and smile as well?! Thankfully, the bass section is usually the support and I was able to perform decently in the dress rehearsal which lasted until 1:00 am. I didn’t understand the French system for arranging rides, which resulted in a desperate plea sent at 3:30 pm for a 6:00 pm departure. D and her husband came through for myself, V (the teacher with whom I work), and E, a very nice French student who was embarrassed about her English skills. The concert went quite well – I made some mistakes, but kept smiling and didn’t disrupt the harmony of the choir. Afterwards, my choir director M gave me a big high five and said that she was proud of me for giving my all. M is quite demanding, so her unexpected compliment was a nice surprise. The perfectionist in me holds back all too often, but one of the things I enjoy most about singing is that it’s NOT my day job and it doesn’t have to be perfect all of the time. That’s all for now, but stay tuned for more updates!