Johanna Speaks

The performance went great! Sophie and I had so much fun being in choir this semester. We made lots of friends, especially Sophie. I'm already sad that it ended. Everything passed so quickly! But I can't wait for next semester, which will be the Christmas one. I might try out for solos then, since I didn't try out for any this semester. I'm so glad I didn't try out this semester because my allergies have been so bad that it's been hard to sing well. But maybe next semester. It's just that I get so nervous right before singing that my voice gets shaky, and I sing in the wrong key. Plus, my brain will go blank at the last second. ☹️ I can sing fine when I'm by myself or when people are singing with me, though. It's just facing the crowd that's scary. 

Anyway, the performance went great! My favorite part was when a group of choir people performed an instrumental song called " I'll Fly Away." That's my favorite song, so I was so happy they did that! One of the guys did a banjo solo that sounded amazing. In the ensemble, there was one banjoist, two guitarists, one mandolinist, and two violinists. 

Sophie is in the Junior choir, which is the darker blue shirt. She is in the middle row, last person on the far right. 

I am in the Senior choir, wearing black shirts with blue lettering. If you go from top to bottom, I am in the second row from the top, in the second to last on the far right, if that makes sense. 

Here is the link to the performance:

My dad suggested doing a choir for our church, so Mrs.Orr ( our church pianist who has also directed a choir before ) said she could round up some people and have a choir ready for Easter even though Easter is in less than two weeks. And we only have about three times to practice. 

There are about ten people in the choir. I am also in it. At first, I was going to be the only soprano, but then another lady came, and she was also a soprano. So now it's all good. 

The song we are going to do for Easter is called Resurrection Victory. Here is a link to the song:

We went through half of the song since everybody had to learn the tenor, alto, and soprano parts. Next time we practice, we will go through the other half. I also just realized how high the very last part of the song is for the sopranos. 👀 Hopefully, it won't be too bad. 

I am really happy that I was able to get into chamber choir! Here's how the choir went on Tuesday:

When I got there, I saw so many new choir kids who weren't there last Tuesday. I even saw my old choir friend Sophie Shearmen! The Garza girls were not there because they got sick, so I was afraid of not having anyone to talk to, but I was wrong, thankfully. I even made a new friend named Candice. She's super sweet and easy to talk to. We were sitting next to each other, and we were both nervous about auditioning for the chamber. But she said she had done this before, so she wasn't as nervous as I was. 

So after choir, we all used the restroom, and then it was time for the auditions! 

Candice and I are both sopranos, so we got to sit next to each other, which was nice. 

Mrs.Dummer said that Candice and I would go first and echo her in her singing. I was super glad that we weren't going to sing by ourselves but as duos instead. So we sang a bit, and then Mrs.Dummer had everybody else do the same thing. Then she had us sing Amazing Grace all together while she and Mrs.Brown ( also another music teacher ) went around the room listening to our voices. It was honestly nerve-racking because it felt like we were in the army as they kept walking back and forth between us. 😂 And Mrs.Dummer had a yellow piece of paper scoring our singing. 

Then, it was time to go home. She told us that she would text us who would be making it in the chamber choir. And I just found out yesterday that I will be making it!!! I honestly thought I wouldn't make it in because there were a lot more better singers. But I guess I did! I am super happy about it because I think Candice also made it in!! It said on the piece of paper that Candice Moore is doing chamber choir, so I hope her last name is Moore. I will ask her on Tuesday if it is. 

But yeah, I am just so happy and excited about it!

I had my first day of choir last Tuesday, September 3rd! I was really nervous and excited about it because I wanted to audition for the chamber choir, and I wasn't sure if she wanted us to audition that very day or not. So yeah, I was terrified. 

My mom and I went to Starbucks, a thrift store, and then choir. We had to check me in at a couple of the tables, and then I was all set to be in the choir. I had about fifteen minutes to kill, so I saw the Garza girls, and we ran to the park and back. (The park is right next to the building.) 

Then, it was time for the choir to begin. 

It was actually a lot of fun! She didn't have us audition that day, but since so many kids wanted to audition for the chamber choir, she told us to send her a video of us singing either "Amazing Grace" or " My Country Tis Of Thee." And then, the following Tuesday, she will have some of us audition face-to-face. I haven't sent her a video yet, but I will today. We just have to get the video in by Saturday. And today is Friday. So I am already scared about next Tuesday. I honestly won't be sad if I don't get the part because then I won't have to audition face-to-face. I think......👀

Most of the time, Mrs.Dummer was explaining the rules and other things about the choir, so technically, next Tuesday should be our actual choir rehearsal. But we did sing a bit too at the end. We did a two-part harmony on doxology, which was really nice. And two other songs. 

It's weird; for some reason, whenever I'm at Costco with my mom, I always see choir people—like almost every time! Costco has become my favorite place to be because there's always someone I know there, the delicious samples, the size, and the big food court. I also like the dollar store. I just realized I am getting very distracted by talking about different stores. 😂

Well, anyway, I'll make another blog post about how the auditions went. 

Bye!

My mom signed me up for choir about a week ago, and I am super excited about it! I can't wait! My mom also wants me to do chamber choir because the timing is really good for our bible study, which starts at 5:00 on Tuesdays. But if I want to be in the chamber choir, then I need to audition for it!!👀I am terrified because you have to sing in front of everybody. Then, after that, Mrs.Dummer will choose who will be in the chamber choir, probably a week later or something. I've done it before when I tried out for solos when I was in the Juinor choir but this time I feel like it's going to be a lot worse because I haven't sung in front of people in like two years!

I also get to be in the senior choir, which is for people 13 years old and up. I'm guessing the highest age is 18 or something. So I get to be in that one. And during this semester, I will be turning 14 years old since my birthday is in November, and the choir performance is in December. 

My friends, the Garza girls, will also be doing choir, which is amazing because I will be able to see them every Tuesday! And Abbygail will be trying out for the chamber choir, too. 😊 I am really happy she is because it just makes me a tiny bit less terrified. And Annie might be doing it. I really hope she does!

I will definitely write another blog post about how the first day of Grace Notes Choir went! I also forgot to mention that the choir will be starting on September 3rd. 

Bye!