Since I last wrote, I found out that I havent been chosen for a solo part this time. I was a little disappointed, but hey, you cant win em all! I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all those who have been successful good Luck to you all! Since Christmas, progress has been quick. From the beginning of the year weve experienced some awful weather, especially two Thursdays ago when we had terrible blizzards! But itll take more than a bit of snow to stop us and rehearsals went ahead as usual
..albeit with a rather depleted group! Back to normal last Thursday though and its sounding good! We tackled two new songs in the repertoire, New Music and Ragtime, both from the musical Ragtime. This was a pleasant change and quite a difference from phantoms, gang warfare and crawling to Daddy (you'll understand this if you come to the concert!).  I'm sure we're asked to sing this faster every time we practice! |
We also sang through The Rose. With all four parts together, the lyrics and tunes sounded beautiful and a feeling of relaxation descended on the group. We quickly snapped out of that by finishing off with a hearty rendition of Rhythm of Life. Im sure we are asked to sing this faster every time we practice! However, the speed adds to the vitality of the words and rhythmical beat. | It seems that these three little words strike fear into everyone |
Over the last couple of weeks, for some of the songs, we have been asked to close your books! and sing them from memory! It seems that these three little words strike fear into everyone. However, I think the group as a whole was pleasantly surprised at how much we all remembered. We sing quite a few from memory now and I feel it is much easier. You are able to follow Garys lead much better and it enables you to really think about the words and the true meaning of the songs. | 
