In Tune

Last night during Stake Choir practice we, as a group were not quite being the choir that we are capable of being. Singing and sight-reading is not a walk in the park. Sometimes you nail it on the head, sometimes you miss it by a mile. Being in this choir, knowing what we are capable of as a group takes a lot more than people think. It takes heart, determination, dedication, and most definately accountability. For the last few weeks attendance has been horrendous, and I don't blame MB for being frustrated. The full size of the choir: 85, the number that attended last night: 50.

In our being a little bit blockheaded, we were making the rudimentary mistakes that one would expect out of a new choir. Our choir has been together for three years now, and have blown minds with the spirit we bring to a meeting. Out of pure frustration, MB stated " I know this choir is better than this. You can't say 'let's learn to read...oh wait no, let's learn the A-B-C's' and continue to bounce like that. We have to do it at the same time. You can do so much better than this, so let's do this and get it right!" I believe that statement fed all 50 of us enough to make us realize that though she was frustrated, MB would NEVER give up on us as long as we tried our hardest. She might give the music stand or the top of the organ a good hard thump, throw what ever was handy at us, or tug our ears individually, but she will NEVER give up on us. Being able to meet the standards that we have set for ourselves, and that she has set for us is worth all of the extra knowledge about our vocal instrument that she shares with us. We are an AWESOME choir (yes, I am incredibly biased).

So in order to turn heads as we plan to do on June 18, we as a choir need to get ourselves back in order, realigned with the Holy Spirit, live up to our own expectations, and those that were set for us, and get our butts back in tune!