Reflection on the choir warmup

            Much like the trumpet lesson, I was a bit scared at the prospect of leading the choir warm-up.  When it came time to decide which one in our group was the least experienced, it was a run away.  I can’t think of too many other musical activities that are further outside my comfort zone.  For one thing, I can barely sing.  I suppose I would call myself of baritone, but that’s just because I can’t sing high enough to be a tenor or low enough to be a bass.  I’ve also never once conducted any sort of ensemble.  That being said however, I sort of wish that I had tried conducting rather than snapping.  It definitely seems much more musical, and I could really observe as the other warm-ups went on that it really has a tangible affect on the singers.  Another thing, which I clearly should have done, was to make better eye contact with the rest of the class.  This is no surprise to me that I stunk at this aspect.  I’m terrible at making eye contact with people that I talk to, let alone people that I’m trying to conduct.  I’m sure I came across as quite uncomfortable, and that’s basically how I felt.  I realize that I can be quite hard on myself, but it’s hard for me not to be.  On a positive note, I felt just a tiny, tiny bit proud of myself for going up there before anyone else and ultimately following through with it.