- I must've sung the phrase "let him repent" to myself -
during periods when the Sopranos were taking a backseat - a hundred times in
the space of thirty minutes, trying desperately to get it right
It wasn't that hard, or at least not at face value: just B, C,
A, then a beat and a half of F. But no matter how
many times I warbled it under my breath - and got it spot on - when the time
came for the entire chorus to sing it together, my A invariably
became a G.
=SIGH=.
It's not a major problem in the grand scheme of things, obviously, but at
the time, it really bothered me.
It's always been a matter of quiet (and not so
humble) personal pride, you see, that I have a good 'Ear', as it's known in
musical circles. It allows me to harmonize almost effortlessly either with or
without music – which always sounds impressive even when it isn’t really - and
makes up for my frankly quite dire sight-reading skills enough that when under
(unprofessional) scrutiny, I actually look relatively competent.
So, as you can imagine, having it suddenly fail me like that - in front of other people
- is a bit of a knock, ego wise.
Ne'r mind. With practice, it'll come good.
You watch, though.
That phrase is going to haunt my dreams now, whether in tune or not, for
weeks to come.
..."let him repent"... ..."let him repent"...
..."let him repent"...
B.C.B.F.L.B x
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