MCH students shared their voices during the first choir
concert of the year on Nov. 17. The Bulldog Café concert at the Waco campus featured
several group, ensemble and solo performances by the MCH choir.
This semester the choir students have been working on blending,
building their sound and connecting as a group according to Jill Sims, MCH
choir director.
"With five returning students and eight new students, it has
been important that we focus on building community as much as we focus on
building our sound,” Sims said. “In each rehearsal, I try to balance singing
with exercises that focus on team building as I teach the students that our
attitudes toward each other affects our singing as a group. It has been
wonderful to see how quickly they have bonded as a group.”
As they prepared for the concert, Sims said students were
heavily involved in selecting the songs to perform. She met with choir vice
president, Iona, prior to the semester to create a starting point for their
repertoire, and she also took note of what students enjoyed singing during
voice lessons throughout the semester. Sims said she wanted her students to
connect with the music.
“I am tremendously proud of the choir students,” Sims said.
“They have worked very hard this semester to learn their music, and have
learned how to blend as a group. They are also incredibly supportive of each
other and they clearly love singing together. They have grown so much in this
short time together and have all shown an increase in confidence since the
beginning of the semester. I am excited to see how they continue to grow as a
group and perform at future concerts and competitions.”
The MCH Choir will perform during the Carols and Candles
Christmas service on Dec. 15 and plan to host a Christmas Coffeehouse where
several of the students will perform Christmas solos they have been working on
during voice lessons. They also plan to carol at the administration buildings
next month.
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