Messages from Big Island, Hawaii, in Japanese and English
There is a saying in English, "All"s grist that comes to the mill"
In Japanese, we say, "even if you fall, you never get up with empty hands". I like this proverb. The other day, our director Susie of Kona Choral Society shared one story with us at our Zoom rehearsal. After a long pandemic break, some of her friends finally could resume singing gathering in a smaller group physically. Then, her friend, who was leading the lesson, found out that singers level have gone up! During this pandemic (that we might be still in) people had no choice but doing Zoom rehearsal. Each singer was listening to his/her voice only and practicing by learning the direction from the director through Zoom screens. They may have learnt how to read the score more precisely. They checked their own tone and voice. When they could gather to sing after a long time, the leader found out the singers seem to have more confidence in their own voices. With those confidence, they could be able to listen to other voices of different sections! All those things turned to make the whole harmony better! Even this pandemic incident is a negative thing, we can still get something out of it and make benefit from them. Comments are closed.
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An Interpreter for JCU Archives
April 2021
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