…So, why would you go to just anyone for voice lessons? If you’re an aspiring singer, your voice is your most precious possession.  It’s yours!  It cannot be replaced! It’s really easy to destroy!  And, once the damage has been done, it’s very expensive to fix! (If it even can be fixed, that is…) In [...]

From ImprovEverywhere: Their latest mission, a 13-member handbell choir provided some unexpected accompaniment for a Salvation Army bell ringer on Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.

1. You get to be loud. Always feel like you’re being shushed by teachers and adults? In choir, you’re actually encouraged to make noise.

2. Friendship. More than 42 million Americans sing in choruses, so you’re sure to make some new buddies.

3. See the world! Many choirs go on tours to exciting and faraway places.

4. Begin the path to stardom. Mega-celebs Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake started their careers singing in school and church choirs. Even President Obama was once a choral singer.

5. Bring home A’s. Research shows that…

This is a fabulous clip from CBS’s “Sunday Morning”, regarding the benefits that singing in a choir not only has on singers, but everyone in their community.

As I sauntered out of the choir room with my back hunched over, and head down, memories from the past three years overwhelmed my mind. It was over. Three years of opportunities I felt I could receive nowhere else. Three years of experiences that I would never forget. Three years of strenuous, demanding rehearsals. Three years [...]