It was the night of September 28th and I could not sleep. I was so nervous because the next morning I had my audition for North Carolina High-School Honors Choir. Although I practiced for weeks and sang for my chorus teacher countless times, I never knew of what could have happened in my five minute audition. I would have to warm up and sing an excerpt of the audition piece “Sing Ye to the Lord.” Then I would have 60 seconds to study an 8-measure line of sight singing. Going into the audition room I was as nervous as can be but walking out I knew that whatever happened I was proud of myself. The weekend following my audition all I could think about was if I was accepted or not. So needless to say I had a couple more sleepless nights.
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With only about a month to learn these pieces I knew I needed to work hard. I practiced everyday during and after school to prepare for this special event. It was verbalized to the students that if you did not know your part to the music you would be sent home. I made sure I was not going to be one of them. So on November 10th my parents and I were on our way to Winston-Salem for the long and exhilarating weekend to come. The weekend I had been waiting for for weeks. I walked into rehearsal at 8:45 am still with butterflies in stomach as we were asked to perform all seven songs right then and there. There were teachers walking up and down all five rows making sure everyone knew their part. Luckily, all 179 of us passed the test and we continued to warm up and meet Dr. Kenny Potter, the clinician for 2017 North Carolina High School Honors Choir. He helped us perfect not only our music but our performance overall. I was so impressed with how Dr. Potter got 179 high schoolers to be on the same page at once. It felt like all of us had been singing together for years, not just one day. After that long and impactful 8-hour day of singing everyone was ready for the actual
With only about a month to learn these pieces I knew I needed to work hard. I practiced everyday during and after school to prepare for this special event. It was verbalized to the students that if you did not know your part to the music you would be sent home. I made sure I was not going to be one of them. So on November 10th my parents and I were on our way to Winston-Salem for the long and exhilarating weekend to come. The weekend I had been waiting for for weeks. I walked into rehearsal at 8:45 am still with butterflies in stomach as we were asked to perform all seven songs right then and there. There were teachers walking up and down all five rows making sure everyone knew their part. Luckily, all 179 of us passed the test and we continued to warm up and meet Dr. Kenny Potter, the clinician for 2017 North Carolina High School Honors Choir. He helped us perfect not only our music but our performance overall. I was so impressed with how Dr. Potter got 179 high schoolers to be on the same page at once. It felt like all of us had been singing together for years, not just one day. After that long and impactful 8-hour day of singing everyone was ready for the actual