hey, that worked!
Mar. 12th, 2023 05:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kayreI 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.)
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.)
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Date: 2023-03-13 01:28 am (UTC)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.