Creative: 56 hours.
This season was definitely...interesting to say the least. I need to acknowledge first, though, that this year, I was not enrolled in the Advanced Choral Ensemble. A mix of schedule conflicts and personal choices resulted in me unfortunately dropping the class. That, however, did not stop me from rehearsing endless hours and performing through countless set-lists in order to express my musicality. That is why I decided to list this year's winter season in creative hours because I received no academic/elective credit for any of it.
Throughout the winter season, I joined ACE in doing all kinds of things, starting with the annual run-around day. Run-around day, as explained in a previous post, is a day when the choir goes around to nursing homes and elementary schools in the district in hopes of spreading Christmas cheer. As usual, it was an extremely warming experience, and many tears were shed both in the celebration of the closing of the year and the mourning of such finality. I always tell my choir peers after the event that every time I sing in front of the elderly in the nursing home, all of the heightened emotions somehow expand my vocal range several notes. They all agree, of course, as they experienced the same phenomena that I did. Creativity is a powerful thing, and when we use it to share with our community a sense of holiday that not all get to experience, it becomes worthwhile and invaluable.
Also throughout the winter season, I spent a great deal of Charger Time's in the choir room instead of studying or doing homework. This was all because I was also a part of a choir group called Jazz Choir, and we worked on a beautiful arrangement of Chestnuts. Moreover, I helped perform in several smaller gigs, including one at Ms. S's own church, where I sang a solo!
In terms of the actual Winter Showcase itself, much blood and sweat was sacrificed...okay maybe not blood, but the image helps back up the idea! We spent several days together from 3pm-6pm and even more from 3pm-9pm trying to perfect set lists, choreography, and, of course, our voices. When the actual showcases came, all of our hard work payed off, as usual, and it wasn't until the final night that it sunk in that this was our last Christmas concert. Again, we were able to use our sense of creativity, our own unique form of art, to extrapolate into our local community and help aid in the building of a better sense of holiday and Christmas joy. Between the designing of the actual set, perfecting of harmonies and melodies, and practicing choreography, creativity was most definitely prevalent.
This season was definitely...interesting to say the least. I need to acknowledge first, though, that this year, I was not enrolled in the Advanced Choral Ensemble. A mix of schedule conflicts and personal choices resulted in me unfortunately dropping the class. That, however, did not stop me from rehearsing endless hours and performing through countless set-lists in order to express my musicality. That is why I decided to list this year's winter season in creative hours because I received no academic/elective credit for any of it.
Throughout the winter season, I joined ACE in doing all kinds of things, starting with the annual run-around day. Run-around day, as explained in a previous post, is a day when the choir goes around to nursing homes and elementary schools in the district in hopes of spreading Christmas cheer. As usual, it was an extremely warming experience, and many tears were shed both in the celebration of the closing of the year and the mourning of such finality. I always tell my choir peers after the event that every time I sing in front of the elderly in the nursing home, all of the heightened emotions somehow expand my vocal range several notes. They all agree, of course, as they experienced the same phenomena that I did. Creativity is a powerful thing, and when we use it to share with our community a sense of holiday that not all get to experience, it becomes worthwhile and invaluable.
Also throughout the winter season, I spent a great deal of Charger Time's in the choir room instead of studying or doing homework. This was all because I was also a part of a choir group called Jazz Choir, and we worked on a beautiful arrangement of Chestnuts. Moreover, I helped perform in several smaller gigs, including one at Ms. S's own church, where I sang a solo!
In terms of the actual Winter Showcase itself, much blood and sweat was sacrificed...okay maybe not blood, but the image helps back up the idea! We spent several days together from 3pm-6pm and even more from 3pm-9pm trying to perfect set lists, choreography, and, of course, our voices. When the actual showcases came, all of our hard work payed off, as usual, and it wasn't until the final night that it sunk in that this was our last Christmas concert. Again, we were able to use our sense of creativity, our own unique form of art, to extrapolate into our local community and help aid in the building of a better sense of holiday and Christmas joy. Between the designing of the actual set, perfecting of harmonies and melodies, and practicing choreography, creativity was most definitely prevalent.