Unchoir Your Choir – “I’m hearing a lot of….”

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“Managing quirky personalities is one of the most challenging (but also fun) aspects of choral conducting. You must have a genuine affection for people’s quirks in order to be a successful choral conductor…
…You know those well-meaning souls, the ones who offer artistic suggestions thinly disguised as questions: “Did you want a pure ‘oo’ or more of a Southern California ‘eeww’? Because I’m hearing a lot of ‘eewww’.” How a conductor handles these “questions” (aka forward suggestions to that person sitting behind and to the left of the chorister asking) can be a deciding factor in whether or not the conductor or the choristers are running the rehearsal.”

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