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I have plenty of imposter syndrome when it comes to directing a choir, because my training is entirely observation and a bit of mentoring.

This week one portion of my choir's anthem kept feeling shaky and rough in rehearsal. Pondering it afterwards, I figured out where the problem lay, figured out how to explain it, and devised a warmup to correct the problem.

It worked like a dream; the spot smoothed out, and choir sounded amazing and were proud of themselves.

(music geeks-- there was a short series of cascading entries. They were hitting each entry just slightly late, and falling out of sync. I had them echo short phrases I sang until they got the feeling of doing so in rhythm with no lag.)

Date: 2023-03-13 01:12 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] gingicat
Hurray!

Date: 2023-03-13 01:28 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] cellio

Congrats on figuring out the problem and fixing it!

I've learned a lot by observation, without formal training (I'm not talking specifically about music but more generally). I think some of us -- you sound like one too -- are naturally observing and introspective, and that can teach us a lot! Sure, there'll be gaps, but there always are anyway. Please don't knock what you've clearly learned just because of how you learned it.

Date: 2023-03-13 11:46 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] amaebi
I'm sorry to hear about the impostor syndrome-- you're so brilliant, and this is merely one instance! :/

Date: 2023-03-13 08:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] hitchhiker
hooray for a win!

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