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Date Posted: 19:12:58 02/26/06 Sun
Author: Patrick Clinage
Subject: World Class Choir

Do you think it would be right to single a person out of the group if they had a voice that was trully a work of art....is it right to give them all the solos because they sound better.....

I think if we did this sort of thing (which some teachers tend to do without actually meaning it) then the person would start thinking that he is better than everyone and as teacher's should we do that. Yes we want our students to succed but should we just tend to one person?

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[> Re: World Class Choir -- Rita, 20:00:30 02/26/06 Sun [1]

Here's my take on the issue... Your going to have talented singers in your choir and some are going to stand out above the rest, but to give EVERY solo to them is unjust to the collaberation of the ensemble. Your members will see it. Besides, diffrent solos will call for diffrent styles and most singers really excell in one type of singing and not in another (for example, someone may sound good singing baroque music but not gospel)

Take a look at concert choir right now. We have numerous solos that are being sung by someone diffrent, some pieces even have alternate soloists for tour. It hasn't always been like this, but I think it works for the best intrest of the choir. I can remember a time on tour where one of our soloists got sick and Cook really didn't have a replacement and instead of allowing someone to step up and take a shot, he gave it to someone who already had a solo whose style wasn't really right for the piece she was covering for. I'm not sure I agree with his decision, but in the end, it wasn't the end of the world, it worked.

Honestly, it depends on the director and what he/she feels about soloists. My take is that it should be evenly dispersed as it can be...


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[> Re: World Class Choir -- Kevin Endres, 13:00:15 03/21/06 Tue [1]

I think Rita is right with this. I do believe that giving solos to different people is good. However, it is determined by the people. If there is a low demand for a solo and it calls for one you just have to make due with what you have. So what I am trying to say is if you have lets say five solos in your choir's song set and you only have three people that can or want to do solos. You almost will to double up on some. But also I do not think you will ever have a shortage of people wanting to do solos. If I had a shortage of people wanting to do solos I would do my best to encourage others to step forward and give it a try. Of course how many times have you had a shortage of people wanting to sing solos.


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[> Re: World Class Choir -- Honoree Pouly, 17:44:42 03/22/06 Wed [1]

I think that it is important to have diversity in who sings solos in a choir. It is important that not only one person receives solos. That could be very bad for the moral of the choir. I think that solos should be given to those who are talented, but also that the type of voice for the style should be one of the most important factors. I also agree with Kevin, I have never known a choir that had a shortage of soloists. I know from my experience that even if someone gives off the impression that they would not like a solo they really do. I think it is important to give everyone a fair chance and not just pick favorites. When one person is being showcased and has all of the solos then it is basically like a recital with backup singers, and not a choir.


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[> Re: World Class Choir -- Cory, 08:28:32 04/12/06 Wed [1]

I would tend to disagree. I think it makes no difference if one person has all the solos or ten people do. I think for my part at least if you are the leader of an ensemble you owe it to them to allow them to give the most musically adept performance they can give. It might happen that you have a soloist who just by far outstrips everyone else. Now I am not saying that that person will get every solo but depending on how many there are that person might get a majority of them. I also always think you should audition your solos and give them to the best person to sing it. Also when we pick out music with a solo in it we do not like to admit it but we are already thinking of who is going to fill that role so we already have a preconceived notion of who the solo will go to that is just the way we as humans are. At least thats how I feel about it.


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