On 7/7/2019 5:56 PM, John Hudson wrote:
If there was a necessity of the choir looking that it was an enjoyable experience suggests that who ever expressed
that necessity was doubtful that the event might not, in fact, be enjoyable. Perhaps the leader / conductor was
lacking in musical, organizational or managerial skills and instead had to rely on some level or persuasion to paint a
picture that varied from actuality.
There's another factor at work here. Some leaders I've encountered believe that smiling changes the timbre of the voice.
Some of us sobersides may be enjoying ourselves, but not showing it in our faces when singing. Hence the encouragement
to smile.
Some also encourage hand clapping, finger snapping, even mildly choreographic movement for some songs, in the firm
belief that getting the body involved improves the sound. I generally eschew such activities, as I seem to have a "walk
and chew gum" problem. :-) I don't, in fact, disagree with them, just tend to lose the thread of the music. I'd never
have made it in a Motown group.
The one and only time I ever attended a large scale choral concert there was no doubt that the choristers were fired
up to their maximum and it showed ....................... Christmas 1983 [or 1984], Salt Lake City, UT, Mormon
Tabernacle Choir, LDS Tabernacle........ an astounding experience.
Never heard that. I did attend an orchestral performance there; remarkable
acoustics.
We enjoy group singing; Carol is an angelic soprano, and I'm a passable baritone. Unfortunately, we can't be in real
choirs, as they all require rehearsal schedules, and sometimes performance dates, that conflict with our travels.
/Valderi, valdera, valderi, valdera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha/
Happy Wanderer Moose
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