Choral Speaking Script - Friendship (2013)

“You are the cause of all this pain.” Sometimes there is a friend in your life that is more important to you then you are to them, and that’s perfectly normal, that’s life. There are one or two friends like that in my life. And I admit, once I realized that, or once they started ditching our plans for other people, it stung for a little while, but I got over it. “You are the cause of all this love.” The reason the sting only hurt for a little is because I remembered how these people are still always there for me when I need them to be. I remembered how much fun we have when we do hang out. I remember how these people go out of their way to make one of my bad days good. I remember that they think to do something as simple as asking me if I ate that day because we have practice. I remember that at the end of the day if I REALLY need someone, they will be there no matter what. “You are the thing I can’t forget.” There are some people you meet, some friendships you make, that are just irreplaceable. Sometimes you connect with someone so strongly, so remarkably fast that nobody believes it. Sometimes you connect with someone that you hated for years over something so small that even you have a hard time believing it. Another connection I made with this piece is also with color guard. Color guard is the cause of all my muscle aches, back aches, the reason I had to wear a knee brace for a week, the cause of half my frustration most of the time, and also the reason I have bruises on possibly every single part of my body, but it’s all worth it because guard is something that I love with every ounce in my body. No matter how rough times get, I know that I’m still going to be at practice the next day, and the next, and the next, and the next. And

Good morning choir members, I pray all is well with each of you. As each of you know, Sister Kimberly Edwards decided it was best to step down as President of the Liberty Hill Choir. The church administrators set standards in which the next president must already achieve or have before he/she could become president of the choir. Some of those standards include:

If you are not familiar with what Show Choir is, and the amount of time and work ethic you need, then you are in for a big surprise. Show Choir has evolved over the past years increasingly. Forget the young men and women in dark jackets and dresses standing on old risers and singing nice choral pieces. Show Choir has become a mini-musical sport. Many claim that Cheerleading and Marching Band is considered a sport, why should Show Choir be any different? Yes, show choir is mostly singing and dancing, but there is much more to it than one would think. I would know this because Show Choir has been a part of my life for almost 3 years now. I have experienced the hardship, fun, disappointment, pain, time, and joy, but it all paid off at competition when we would go to awards and see how we placed. Show choir is a sport, just as much as “cheerleading” or “marching band.”

I chose to join show choir because I thought it would be a good way for me to leave my comfort zone and try something new and fun. The first time I thought of auditioning for show choir was when I saw them perform during my sophomore year. They sang and danced to a song titled, "Till the Love Runs Out" and the sound and choreography they did just blew me away. I knew then that I wanted to be a part of that choir.

Meena Isabella Shirazi, I have truly discovered what a best friend is through the many adventures we have had. Through every up through every down, you know I’ll always be around. There has never been a moment since we have become friends that you haven’t made me practically die of laughter from a joke you have made. I’ve never had someone that knows me like you do. You are the person I tell everything to and we practically do everything together. That is why you should audition for Dulles High School’s production of High School Musical.

This year has flown by quickly and sometimes I wonder where all the time went. When I first got my classes I was nervous because most of them were honors with two pre-AP classes. I learned that the classes were not hard if I studied and did my work. I wanted to drop out of my English class but my mother convinced me to stay in. My favorite class was science because we were always doing something interesting and I connected well with everyone. I got the opportunity to be in the school’s Show Choir which was amazing. I feel sad because in our Show Choir we are mostly composed of seniors so I got used to them and now I will miss them terribly. I feel like they were my second family.

Show choir, a favorite activity among many high school students, requires preparation and practice to be a top-notch performer. Although some schools go for a more complicated look, there are also schools that go for a simpler way. Whether the preparation is over the top or simple, you must follow the steps of doing your makeup, fixing your hair, and getting dressed.

On December 5th, the University High School Show Choir and Jazz Band performed. The show that the UHS Show Choir put on turned out to be fantastic. There were seven songs that the Show Choir performed, which varied from Ella Fitzgerald as well Broadway Musicals from Anything Goes, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, and Chicago. The first number was a song called “Anything Goes” from the 1934 musical Anything Goes, which was sung by soloist, Madelene Raneses. Madelene has very good potential in her singing as well as dancing. The dancing in this performance was greatly choreographed by Mylan Biltz. Furthermore, the concert moves on with their second number, which was Ella Fitzgerald’s minor, but lovely tune, “I Got Rhythm”. This song was performed

“When you’re up in life, your friends get to know who you are. When you are down in life, you

There’s a bigger song emerging from the music wing this year, but even though the women’s choir has more than doubled from the 36 girls in the fall of 2012 to the 82 girls enrolled this fall, choir director Elliot Kranz said that teaching that many girls at one time isn’t any different than teaching any other ensemble. There are just more girls.

For my concert report, I attended Rancho Alamitos High School’s Fall Choir Concert that was hosted on October 11, 2017. The concert was held at the Don Wash Auditorium, which is owned by Garden Grove High School, in the city of Garden Grove. Furthermore, the auditorium’s setting could be described as quite wide, dimly lit, live, and air conditioned, which allowed for a better performance.

I had the privilege of going with the DBC High School choir on a mission trip for a week last month, and it was an experience I had never had before. There were almost 100 total people on the trip, and we had two buses that took us everywhere that week. This included 5 different hotels, fast food restaurants, two churches, one flash mob at a mall, and seven different juvenile detention centers or children’s homes. There were many hours of travel, lots of late nights doing bible study, and many times of putting up and breaking down risers, speakers, and microphones, whether we liked it or not. I have to say this was one of the most physically, spiritually, and mentally challenging weeks of my life.

I recently attended Hillcrest High School’s choir concert. The first group to perform was their Women’s Chorus. They sang three songs, “Soul Fetch,” “Sing to Me,” and“Solla Solew.” In the first song, there was a good ensemble movement and the choir stayed together well. However, their crescendos/decrescendos were not very gradual and at times they were a little timid and had to scoop to find their next note. Their second song had good dynamics, staccatos, and cutoffs. However, on their third song, the sopranos were slightly overpowering.

THE ROLE OF THE CHORUS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE AUDIENCE IN OEDIPUS THE KING

As the type of person I am, I always want to be busy and don't like to just sit around doing nothing all the time. Almost all of the time I am out doing something that involves my family, friends, meeting new people, or trying new things. Most people think that it is weird that I like to be in so many things, but to me sitting around doing nothing is a waste of time and is boring.