[Choir] 2 requests

[Tom Schersten]

When I attended the October 2nd meeting of the "Team of Chairs," our prompt
was, "Why are you involved with this "committee"?  What do you get out of
it?"

Here is what I shared:


"Singing is intrinsically pleasing, and learning new songs feeds my soul.  The
breathing and the singular focus on producing pleasing sounds takes my
attention away from the chaos of living.  Singing leads to a sense of peace
and calm.



"Singing with others in unison and/or in harmony is literally caressing
each other with our voices, and the resonance in our upper bodies feels
like hugging.



"Singing is worship.  There are messages in the songs we sing, and it is
gratifying for the choir to offer our celebration of music to the
congregants."


I stand behind my choice to sing, and you can use my name.


Tom


On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 9:03 AM Lindsay Wade via Choir <
choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:

> I’d like to write something short on why I sing with choir.  Should be
> able to send it to you later today.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 11, 2024, at 8:25 AM, Donia Prince via Choir <
> choir at unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello dear singers!
>
> 2 requests for some help:
>
> *First,* I want to put something in the e-news to try to recruit some new
> choir members.  I thought it might be more meaningful to have a statement
> from an actual choir member that both says what you get out of
> participating, and possibly, as appropriate from your personal perspective,
> that addresses what people might see as obstacles to joining.  The 2 big
> ones that I see are the time commitment and feeling that they aren't good
> enough singers or don't read music well enough.
>
> I'd like to put something out now, either this or next week, and then also
> at the beginning of the new year, so more than one is welcome!   Let me
> know if you are willing to write out a short paragraph, or just send one
> along.  And say whether you are willing to have your name attached to it.
>
> *Second,* John Poeten has requested us to "sponsor" a themed basket to
> raffle off at the holiday fair.   I would imagine it might include things
> like small musical instruments--percussion, whistles or flutes, etc, maybe
> some music or music books, cd's (if anyone listens to those anymore), music
> related art or jewelry.  *Would anyone be willing to actually
> create/decorate the basket,* and do folks have things they could
> contribute?
>
> Thanks all!
> Donia
>
>
>
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