What to do, what to do...
Missing rehearsal was not an option; we were preparing for an important concert—Mozart’s Mass in C minor. Still, I knew that my 50-something year old eyes were not going to be able to decipher the notes much less the Latin text. Thankfully I had faithfully been practicing in the car and at home with my study disk (an essential tool to learning my music, I find).
Determined to do what I could, I slid into my seat and held my music. Even if I wasn’t on precisely the right page at all times, I found rehearsal to be very rewarding. For you see, for me at least, so much of learning my part is LISTENING to those around me, to the other parts I’m not singing, and of course to Fred, who shapes and refines our singing.
Two and a half hours later, I was glad I had stayed, for I had learned much and had experienced a wonderful rehearsal.
~ Patrice Cole, Alto, Longtime SCC Member
