In a message dated 10/17/2001 4:24:05 AM Central Daylight Time, Idbelsey@y... writes: Idbelsey@y... writes:
<< Mind you, still not quite convinced by lower voices for instance doing the crooner thing. . .? Having said that, I'd far rather have Moon River than Mozart's Figaro anyday!! Lol! >>
Kind of related, but not really - I had my studio recital on Sunday - 22 students sang, every one of them who signed up SHOWED up, which was gratifying in and of itself (I was expecting someone to be too terrified and call in "sick"), and they brought 70 people with them, many more than we expected. One of my HS students is extremely timid, and was very nervous about singing in front of people. She sang "Moon river" and we decided that since the song was so short, we would do a repeat and have a singalong for at least the first part of the song. She got thru the initial statement of the song fine and then I cued the audience for the repeat (text was in the program). To my surprise, not only did all the students join in, but their families and friends as well. The room was filled with this sound, and it was such an amazing sense of community. I listened to it on my mini-disc later (what a good investment THAT was!) and it was almost as moving played back as it was live. The student was so moved that when she came in she had a little trouble getting thru it - so since I was standing there, I joined her for the end of the song, and went into harmony with her. It was just a really gratifying experience for all of us.
Christine Thomas Wauwatosa, WI <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html"> http://hometown.aol.com/mezzoid/myhomepage/profile.html</A>
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