tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post2803714304823273421..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Life Lesson from Choral ExperiencesJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41100407393507992202017-05-07T22:19:06.895-04:002017-05-07T22:19:06.895-04:00I've never had much musical talent (can you sa...I've never had much musical talent (can you say tone deaf?) but I've always enjoyed listening to music, and live performances have a charm all their own.<br /><br />I remember a friend's totally non-musical son being excited in early elementary school because everyone was trying out for the choir. His mother was worried because she was sure there was no way he could make it.<br /><br />He came home happily, though, and informed her he was a member of the "listening choir."<br /><br />A position I am pleased to have filled on many occasions.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80393142508602631282017-05-07T15:31:16.254-04:002017-05-07T15:31:16.254-04:00Shari, glad you enjoyed that small sample of Lauri...Shari, glad you enjoyed that small sample of Lauridesen's work. <br /><br />Grace, it's all relative, isn't it?Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42403178139423095142017-05-07T14:59:52.843-04:002017-05-07T14:59:52.843-04:00I've always enjoyed hearing talented singers. ...I've always enjoyed hearing talented singers. Growing up, my idols were Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, Mario Lanza, and Kathryn Grayson. (I'm showing my age.) I sang in school and church choirs and thought my singing voice was only passable. However, after standing next to a friend during church and discovering that she is absolutely tone death, I find that my singing voice isn't as bad as I thought.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79664628987434613012017-05-07T14:35:52.098-04:002017-05-07T14:35:52.098-04:00Dirait on! What an utterly gorgeous piece of music...Dirait on! What an utterly gorgeous piece of music. What a thrill it must be to lose yourself in that. Thank you for sharing.<br />This is why I dance - singing is not my strong suit.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88727468280208466562017-05-07T14:31:19.024-04:002017-05-07T14:31:19.024-04:00Jim, my dad sang to us from the time we were littl...Jim, my dad sang to us from the time we were little. I sang in a high school choir, too, and sang around the house and to my little ones when I married. Over the years I took piano lessons, learned to play a guitar and a lap dulcimer. Unfortunately, my piano got a cracked soundboard and I never got it fixed. I stopped playing guitar when I became so busy teaching, and the lap dulcimer had a key break and I didn't know where to get it fixed.<br /><br />I didn't join the choir at my church, which only sings maybe once a month, although we have a wonderful woman who plays the piano and the organ. At every Mass we have someone who leads us in singing, and I love singing with the congregation. We are lucky to have a congregation in which almost everyone joins in singing the hymns. I went to Mass in Bethesda Sunday morning and almost no one in the congregation sang with the woman who led the music, and that woman somewhere behind us was quite loud and not always in tune. It made me appreciate my church and congregation so much especially at today's Mass.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62691514383866239602017-05-07T14:21:43.848-04:002017-05-07T14:21:43.848-04:00That's lovely, Jim. I admire a well-sung choir...That's lovely, Jim. I admire a well-sung choir but know I can never be part of one. It's one of the pleasures of high Mass for me. You, Warren too as he is also in a choir, are inspirations. I hope to hear you both one day!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-37900008983014908182017-05-07T08:28:07.826-04:002017-05-07T08:28:07.826-04:00Tina, I've heard people link musical ability w...Tina, I've heard people link musical ability with mathematical ability, but yours is the first time I've heard the proposition linking creating prose with creating music. I'll have to give it some thought.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-70399532372811027992017-05-07T08:25:25.345-04:002017-05-07T08:25:25.345-04:00I have always suspected that for some people, the ...I have always suspected that for some people, the ability to create great prose is closely tied with their ability to make great music -- you are now my Exhibit A. One day I hope to hear you and the UUs in Savannah.<br />Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843235860651070479noreply@blogger.com