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azuriteWHEE! The concert went great! Admittedly, I was there only 5 minutes before we had to get into the auditorium to rehearse, but I managed to get dressed as quick as I could (good thing I was already wearing my pantyhose and heels) and get out there... we practiced "Moment Like This" before breaking off into our groups. We had *6* minutes to get ready before we had to go into the choir room to sing in our individual groups... and since it was nearing 7:00, I was starting to get nervous.
On my way to the Beacon after Media Academy, I was sort of hyper and surprised Leanne and Rochelle, who were walking to the choir room. ^^;; I hate embarassing myself like that. Anyway, I learned a few new tricks, like working in Final Cut Pro, and making these neat graphic effects in Photoshop. I actually managed to look nice in those 6 minutes before we had to rush into rehearsal, and despite my dress feeling a little tight, we all managed to pull off looking good.
Come the concert, it was a bit difficult listening to Chorale and Intermediate Choir. I mean... *shudder* they're bad, they know it, and Mr. Ulrich just doesn't crack down on anyone but the Chamber Choir. But they hate him for it... so, go figure. During one Intermediate song, it sounded like they sang "Some people want to die..." and I coughed, and said "The hell?!" and several of the girls in front of me turned and looked. >///< GAH. I kept silent till it was our turn to sing-- and thankfully it was dark, I couldn't see anyone. I decided against wearing my glasses, and since my eyes had been watering, itching, and generally hurting all day long, I nixed the contacts idea too. I was unable to see the clock, other choir singers, or the audience. ^^; Rochelle did my hair up in a back ponytail, simple but pretty considering the time constraints. She snipped some uneven ends (she was bothered by them when I first cut my hair) and it all looks nice in the back now... and without those stupid bangs in my eye (which I cut in 6th) I feel better myself. =D
ANYWAY... so when we finally sang, Pavane for Spring sounded GREAT! I remembered all the words, and I don't think I slipped into the Soprano I part by accident (which I tend to do, since my range extends pretty far up and down). It's a beautiful song too, once it's all memorized and sung properly. But tomorrow we should be seeing the tape, so I'll get to see how well I *really* did. @_@; For the Latin Motets, the changing positions was very messy and disorganized; I was terrified that I'd trip and fall on the risers... that would have been bad. But I didn't thankfully... and even though Crystal was loud and in my ear, she actually pronounced "Oliveti" correctly this time! Yay! We didn't have a perfect "mysterious" air, since we were a bit loud, but both songs "In Monte Oliveti" and "Tristis est Anima Mea" sounded really good. Then came the big "favorite," Kalinka. I'm so glad I've finally managed to memorize a foriegn song, and make it sound good! Even better, I'm one of the few people that memorized everything, while some people forgot bits and pieces of the second verse. WA~I. We even got the tonals and the accents right! YATTA YATTA!
We did well on "Moment Like This," the mass choir piece at the end too. I noticed Alicia wasn't in the Chmaber Choir; I wonder why... o.o Anyway, so everything was great, it all went by fast... Leanne was even pleasant tonight! The only weird thing was this girl in Chorale that kept asking me questions and looking at me... and when she was singing, she was so loud and squeaky. ^^;; Ah well, practice makes perfect. Which brings me to my next topic!
Music, along with ALL the other SFUSD high-school electives and visual and performing arts MAY BE CUT NEXT YEAR! Your school could be next! I, like my principal and choir teacher, encourage all SFUSD students and their parents to write to the superintendent, school board members, commissioners, and members of California's government, as well as the State Senator and Congressmen/women. PLEASE, ask that the budget defecit be directed at somewhere else other than schools! Visual and Performing Arts classes as well as electives not only offer a new perspective on the world of education, but new opportunities, new experiences, and so much more. You get to meet new people, go to interesting places, and be proud of work that you make or express yourself! Schools like SOTA that focus entirely on the Arts will find they have less funding, and class sizes will be shrunk-- rising juniors will have top priority in staying, but that doesn't mean they won't find themselves relocated either! Regardless of where you go, if you have ever enjoyed an Arts, Drama, Music, Computer Science, Dance, or other similar class, I encourage you to KEEP THEM ALIVE! Go to http://www.sfusd.edu and look up the appropriate addresses and SAVE OUR SCHOOLS!
*cough* Now that I'm done with that rant, I'm moving on to Fanime. Amber and Will are registered; I checked the list earlier this afternoon. I'm considering finishing up the G-on Riders AMV and possibly entering it in the Fanime contest. The only problem is the encoding-- I can't get it onto VHS myself, but there's no guarantee that burning it digitally onto a CD will turn out well when the execs try to put it onto a tape. Hmm... I could use some help here. I'd love to just get it finished to show even at FX, if I could. I might need more footage though, 4 episodes isn't much to work with...
There's also the Fanficton Author's Panel. Maybe I should sign up? GAAH... what an idea! But I could. So could Will. So could Dez, if he were going. The latter two have never been to Fanime before, so doubtless it'd be somewhat weird, but it'd definitely be a cool, memorable first experience for a con! Tee hee, so many eyes riveted to you, hanging on every word you say...! *cough* Yesh, so, there's that looming... I want to enter Karaoke too... not the Open Mic, but the actual contest? Do you think I can do it? I know a few anime songs, like ones from "Full Moon O Sagashite..."
People will have to tell me tomorrow if I give those that missed my concert (read: all who knew about it, and, for one reason or another, didn't come... that is, all but Vince -he came!) a little snippet of what they missed. I'll probably sing "Kalinka" and maybe one of the Latin Motets. I can't sing "Moment Like This" without an Alto and a Baritone, and I can't sing "Pavane for Spring" without a Soprano I and an Alto. @_@; So there ya go.
I'm actually kinda tired and stuffed... I'm just glad that the stupid Canterbury Tales test is over (crap, there's a paragraph portion! And I still have to do that poster for the Beacon's Girl's Day! GAAH!) and I still managed to turn in my folder for Gilmore's class. And Siggy and I are actually working on our fic for WvT day on the SMRFF mailing list. Yay... it should be cool. I can't wait to start making awards again. I wonder what my award "theme" should be? It was anime before, then manga... hmmm hmmm hmmm... =D
Mata~!
On my way to the Beacon after Media Academy, I was sort of hyper and surprised Leanne and Rochelle, who were walking to the choir room. ^^;; I hate embarassing myself like that. Anyway, I learned a few new tricks, like working in Final Cut Pro, and making these neat graphic effects in Photoshop. I actually managed to look nice in those 6 minutes before we had to rush into rehearsal, and despite my dress feeling a little tight, we all managed to pull off looking good.
Come the concert, it was a bit difficult listening to Chorale and Intermediate Choir. I mean... *shudder* they're bad, they know it, and Mr. Ulrich just doesn't crack down on anyone but the Chamber Choir. But they hate him for it... so, go figure. During one Intermediate song, it sounded like they sang "Some people want to die..." and I coughed, and said "The hell?!" and several of the girls in front of me turned and looked. >///< GAH. I kept silent till it was our turn to sing-- and thankfully it was dark, I couldn't see anyone. I decided against wearing my glasses, and since my eyes had been watering, itching, and generally hurting all day long, I nixed the contacts idea too. I was unable to see the clock, other choir singers, or the audience. ^^; Rochelle did my hair up in a back ponytail, simple but pretty considering the time constraints. She snipped some uneven ends (she was bothered by them when I first cut my hair) and it all looks nice in the back now... and without those stupid bangs in my eye (which I cut in 6th) I feel better myself. =D
ANYWAY... so when we finally sang, Pavane for Spring sounded GREAT! I remembered all the words, and I don't think I slipped into the Soprano I part by accident (which I tend to do, since my range extends pretty far up and down). It's a beautiful song too, once it's all memorized and sung properly. But tomorrow we should be seeing the tape, so I'll get to see how well I *really* did. @_@; For the Latin Motets, the changing positions was very messy and disorganized; I was terrified that I'd trip and fall on the risers... that would have been bad. But I didn't thankfully... and even though Crystal was loud and in my ear, she actually pronounced "Oliveti" correctly this time! Yay! We didn't have a perfect "mysterious" air, since we were a bit loud, but both songs "In Monte Oliveti" and "Tristis est Anima Mea" sounded really good. Then came the big "favorite," Kalinka. I'm so glad I've finally managed to memorize a foriegn song, and make it sound good! Even better, I'm one of the few people that memorized everything, while some people forgot bits and pieces of the second verse. WA~I. We even got the tonals and the accents right! YATTA YATTA!
We did well on "Moment Like This," the mass choir piece at the end too. I noticed Alicia wasn't in the Chmaber Choir; I wonder why... o.o Anyway, so everything was great, it all went by fast... Leanne was even pleasant tonight! The only weird thing was this girl in Chorale that kept asking me questions and looking at me... and when she was singing, she was so loud and squeaky. ^^;; Ah well, practice makes perfect. Which brings me to my next topic!
Music, along with ALL the other SFUSD high-school electives and visual and performing arts MAY BE CUT NEXT YEAR! Your school could be next! I, like my principal and choir teacher, encourage all SFUSD students and their parents to write to the superintendent, school board members, commissioners, and members of California's government, as well as the State Senator and Congressmen/women. PLEASE, ask that the budget defecit be directed at somewhere else other than schools! Visual and Performing Arts classes as well as electives not only offer a new perspective on the world of education, but new opportunities, new experiences, and so much more. You get to meet new people, go to interesting places, and be proud of work that you make or express yourself! Schools like SOTA that focus entirely on the Arts will find they have less funding, and class sizes will be shrunk-- rising juniors will have top priority in staying, but that doesn't mean they won't find themselves relocated either! Regardless of where you go, if you have ever enjoyed an Arts, Drama, Music, Computer Science, Dance, or other similar class, I encourage you to KEEP THEM ALIVE! Go to http://www.sfusd.edu and look up the appropriate addresses and SAVE OUR SCHOOLS!
*cough* Now that I'm done with that rant, I'm moving on to Fanime. Amber and Will are registered; I checked the list earlier this afternoon. I'm considering finishing up the G-on Riders AMV and possibly entering it in the Fanime contest. The only problem is the encoding-- I can't get it onto VHS myself, but there's no guarantee that burning it digitally onto a CD will turn out well when the execs try to put it onto a tape. Hmm... I could use some help here. I'd love to just get it finished to show even at FX, if I could. I might need more footage though, 4 episodes isn't much to work with...
There's also the Fanficton Author's Panel. Maybe I should sign up? GAAH... what an idea! But I could. So could Will. So could Dez, if he were going. The latter two have never been to Fanime before, so doubtless it'd be somewhat weird, but it'd definitely be a cool, memorable first experience for a con! Tee hee, so many eyes riveted to you, hanging on every word you say...! *cough* Yesh, so, there's that looming... I want to enter Karaoke too... not the Open Mic, but the actual contest? Do you think I can do it? I know a few anime songs, like ones from "Full Moon O Sagashite..."
People will have to tell me tomorrow if I give those that missed my concert (read: all who knew about it, and, for one reason or another, didn't come... that is, all but Vince -he came!) a little snippet of what they missed. I'll probably sing "Kalinka" and maybe one of the Latin Motets. I can't sing "Moment Like This" without an Alto and a Baritone, and I can't sing "Pavane for Spring" without a Soprano I and an Alto. @_@; So there ya go.
I'm actually kinda tired and stuffed... I'm just glad that the stupid Canterbury Tales test is over (crap, there's a paragraph portion! And I still have to do that poster for the Beacon's Girl's Day! GAAH!) and I still managed to turn in my folder for Gilmore's class. And Siggy and I are actually working on our fic for WvT day on the SMRFF mailing list. Yay... it should be cool. I can't wait to start making awards again. I wonder what my award "theme" should be? It was anime before, then manga... hmmm hmmm hmmm... =D
Mata~!
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dude
Date: 2003-03-15 03:12 am (UTC)thanks for the compliment though =D
and I wanna hear you sing!
Re: dude
Date: 2003-03-16 01:03 pm (UTC)