Friends, Now that we've moved from listening to the piano to listening to a performance group, I'll comment on that. Usually band/orchestra/choir members enjoy the performing, but they rarely get to hear the rest of the group as the audience does. I am directing a small (19 members) church choir for a Christmas musical. Last week during rehearsal I had them stand in a circle and not beside anyone singing the same part, so they could hear all parts. That can be a splendid experience when all you've heard before are the other singers on the same part. When I directed high school choirs, I used to pull a couple kids, one or two at a time, out of the group so they could stand by me to hear the whole group. As part of our Christmas program the whole audience will sing some carols standing around the edge of the church. Each person's contribution is the same as if they were all sitting in the pews, but the aesthetic experience is entirely different and, in my opinion, much better! Regards, Clyde Joseph Garrett wrote: > After Terry's post, It brought back some images for me.<G> The most > "engulfing" experience, IMO, is to be sitting in an Orchestra and it's > really "cooking"! Nothing like it! [G]
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