@Former-Member
Hope you enjoy the show.
Choirs are not for everybody.
Everything you said made absolute sense to me, but seemed your situation was not well handled. I have been in accompaniment and conductor roles in community, but found all the politicking too hard so signed up for choir as a regular cheap night out when my son was a teenager, so we could have space, and I could learn some repertoire. I was learning about it as a skill mode, I had studied a bit at uni and the family had long interest. I definitely distinguish between community choir, classical choir and opera chorus. They are 3 different beasts. I am more skilled than a chorister and my 2 current conductors know that and value me. Last night I was hamming it up with the tenors singing robustly ... after ditching the super squealiy sops for the blokes. I was super shy when young and did not sing .... spoke behind my hand ,,, decades later ,,, now I have fair technique and enjoyed Wagner spinning chorus, but the repetitieur put me off ... .... and I am on a broader musical artistic and life journey ... I also wanted to check out the total environment my son had been involved in before he had a bad episode ... hmmmm ... he had sung with them the year before ,,, I saw enough to understand.
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.