What a stressful week this has been! With all the news of cancellations and closures, you must be wondering what will happen to choir.
We will join in solidarity with other groups and the YRCC will stop meeting until COVID-19 is under control. Already researchers have made headway, and with people withdrawing themselves from the potential pool of victims, and from the potential need for medical care, etc., together we will stop this thing.
Keep your eyes on the website. There's an announcement on the home page. We'll continue to watch Facebook for news and will post there too.
While you're on the website, head over to the recordings and sing along with your part and then sing along with the accompaniment when you're strong on your part. For songs that don't have recordings, take a look here at my blog. I've posted links to YouTube videos of performances of the songs we're doing, and often they are the same arrangement so you can sing along with those too.
Keep singing.
Sing while you wash your hands, sing in the kitchen, sing in the bedroom, sing in the bathroom in the shower as usual, sing in the car and sing while you walk in the park. Sing to the dog and sing to the kids and grandkids (maybe you're babysitting during the extended March Break).
Singing will help you to take deep breaths and maintain your composure. You will feel less stressed and in better control. Try it.
People hearing your singing will benefit too, and maybe they'll join in to benefit even more.
Keep singing.
