Semester I:
By far my favorite class, Choir is my fifth period, so I get to sing first thing in the morning. Here, I'll write about the TMEA competitions. I really hope to make it far. For starters, during the summer, there was a three-day camp, where we got to rehearse the upcoming songs we needed to learn. It's not mandatory for me, since I'm a freshman, but I went either way. I only went for one day, since it was too complicated for me, but when the year started, I went to after-school rehearsals because my sister convinced me to.
District Auditions (Sep.14) - I went to after-school rehearsals to practice my songs, and it honestly stressed me. I sang like I never sang before, and when the day came, I was terrified. Even then, I made 8th place and passed to the next round. Unfortunately, this is when my sister failed to make it, so I was ON MY OWN.
Region Auditions (Oct.21) - The whole "On my own" thing didn't last, because I got along with just about everyone in Choir at that point. They're all super cool and helpful, and I'm glad to have them with me. I rehearsed, and once the day came, I was still nervous, but got 10th and moved on.
Pre-Area Auditions (Dec.3) - By far the most stressful auditions so far. At this point, there are 16 people left on each section, and the top 5 from each would move on. Only this time we had to sing our three songs, AND sightreading. I haven't had to sightread in any audition yet. We still weren't allowed to practice, so that was fun. Only 3 GP kids were left, and one of them failed their classes so it was just me and someone named Kim. It was awkward at first, but we got along well, and eventually, I sang, then I sightread.
I'm impressed with how far I made it. I went up three whole spots from region auditions. I went from 10th to 7th, but even then, it was top five only, so, unfortunately, my run ends here. Kim got 13th, so she's done too. All-State was so close, and I was doing great, but it was sightreading that knocked me down in the end. But being a freshman and reaching 7th chair in round 3 of 5? That's an awesome achievement considering how competitive TMEA is. I still have a ton more I can do to improve, and hopefully my luck sides with me next year.
Semester II:
I still sing first thing in the morning. Not that bad, since I love singing. Since my TMEA run ended a while ago, I will write about UIL.
UIL: Not as grandiose as I had hoped. We didn't get sweepstakes. This one judge wrote down all of the qualities of a 2 star choir. He was a bum, so after writing that down, gave us a three. Otherwise, we would have gotten sweepstakes.
Pop Show- I'm going to sing "My Way" by Frank Sinatra, and I plan to sing a different solo each year. Hopefully you enjoy my performance.