by Nancy | Apr 8, 2010 | Expression, Singing
Okay, so it’s been waaaay too long since I last updated this silly thing. First off, I got the part of Maud Dunlop, one of the pick-a-little ladies and had a fabulous time with my Grecian urns. And the woman who played Eulalie (Mel, fabulous woman, generous...
by Nancy | Nov 19, 2009 | Expression, Inner Voice, Singing
The scene is Choir on Tuesday night. That’s my “over-the-hill” chorale. No, they’re not all old. Although, I suppose that’s arguable. It’s certainly not a “youth” chorus, although there are young punks there. (Then...
by Nancy | Nov 11, 2009 | Expression, Family, Inner Voice, Singing
I realized that I put this blog on hold while I waited to hear back about the Music Man auditions. To be truthful, I put just about everything on hold. I still haven’t heard, but I realized that I don’t like living in the future like this (way out in front...
by Nancy | Nov 4, 2009 | Expression, Inner Voice, Singing
I auditioned for Music Man last night. I thought I was simply going to audition for the chorus, but they had anybody who wanted to, read lines. And I, by the purest chance, got to read for Eulalie MacKecknie Shinn. I say the purest chance because the coordinator of...
by Nancy | Nov 1, 2009 | Family, Inner Voice, Singing
No, the cat didn’t vomit on the keyboard. That stands for National Novel Writing Month, or some such thing. Now, I’m not planning on writing a novel; I’m far too flighty for that, but I am planning on writing more often. I see, with chagrin, that I...
by Nancy | Mar 11, 2009 | Singing
I’m in the part of a choir set that I love. I mostly know the music and can now get down to truly making music. This set with the Santa Cruz Chorale felt a little more difficult to learn than others because for so much of it, my part is written in tenor clef....
