My sole tenor in GRCC Shades of Blue was home sick today with stomach flu – unable to come to our final concert of the semester tonight.
Here are the lessons I learned along the way today.
- Vocal jazz singers are resilient. They’ve worked so hard to master their very challenging repertoire that an extra challenge doesn’t faze them too much.
- I’m willing to just about anything for my students. I spent significant time today mastering the tenor part to New York Voices’ “In A Mellow Tone” so that we didn’t have to cut it from the program.
- Even distant work pays off. I hadn’t sung close harmony on a mic for a long time – let alone one-on-a-part. But the work I did years ago in singing this repertoire, combined with the work I’ve done leading rehearsals this semester, meant that I was more ready for the job than I expected.
- I definitely need to hold those auditions this week. We are seeking to add a few new members to Shades of Blue for next semester. Auditions are this Thursday or by appointment. (Click here for details.)