'Tis the voice of the Alto: I heard her declare That note is too high, I'm not going up there!
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It's that time of year when many people on twitter announce their Messiahs and I get to enjoy trying to match up how many of them could be in the same performance
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If you tell me to dance along pretending I'm a child again, you're not getting uninhibited boogie, you're getting someone hiding behind a curtain. Who else couldn't freestyle as a child?
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Please don't make all your security questions about your spouse and children.
Some of us have neither.
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AnonymousAlto retweeted
Excerpted comments from a list of singers submitted to the cardinal's commission of 1565.
Tag yourself.
We're "Poor, useful, and acceptable; has no voice".
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Is it some Conductor training to talk about voiced consonants... such as f and k?? This has happened with multiple conductors now 🤔
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First rehearsal of the year is off to a good start as I realise the packed dinner I have to eat on the train... is cold lentil curry... rather than the sandwiches I normally make
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Congregational singing: if I can sing the whole hymn/carol an octave down, then you're playing it too high!
Please, organists . . . may we have Hark the Herald in F or even lower! Otherwise the congregation has 18 top Es. 18! Ghastly! @ChoirOfKingsCam @SJCChoir @annalapwood @RCO_Updates @WAbbeyChoir @jonathanpeyre
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AnonymousAlto retweeted
Tell me you're an alto without telling me you're an alto. #spotifywrapped2022
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Imagine... a carol concert *without*... a soprano solo...
Has anyone ever done one? Been to one?
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But like seriously, of the pieces that I have the music for this year, 4 have sop solos (sometimes multiple ones), 5 have no solos, and 1 has no solos but lengthy bits where it's just sop tune and nothing else #CarolsForAltos #WeSingToo #NotJustSops
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I fear sometimes we may be referred to as a 'drone'...
🎶🎶 Hard at work for our concert on November 19th!
Question of the day: what is the collective noun for altos?
A flock? A gaggle?
Then again, both of these suggestions came from the sopranos...
🎟️🎟️ Tickets here, don't miss out: rwcmd.ac.uk/events/2022-11/c…
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I feel that with current news combined with Christmas, it is worth a reminder that *David Willcocks* is the music one, and not to be confused with the *other* David W. Not that I've ever made this mistake, of course...
Seeing so many people tweeting lovely things about amateur music making - adding to that, it means pieces can get performed/recorded much more easily - my choirs record a lot of less popular music, and so many of the performances I love listening to are amateur too!
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Never more intimidated than when someone emails their 'singing cv' while enquiring about joining my choir...
AnonymousAlto retweeted
We heard @PetrocTrelawny announce that the @BBCRadio3 Breakfast Carol Competition with @GarethMalone has opened.
We offer this very singable rendition of @NiallCPoetry's words, which can be sung by anyone, but is particularly suited for altos.
bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/bbc…
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And once more for audition season: NO I CANNOT ASSESS YOUR SIGHTREADING BY EMAIL PLEASE STOP ASKING ME IF YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH just come and ask our MD in person who knows more about music and can *hear* you
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Having already discussed money, religion and politics at work, this week we went for the big one: women and girls in cathedral choirs. (yes, we are still speaking to each other)
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