Monday, December 26, 2011

The Curse of the Alto Part

Way back in 1954, I was in the Girls' Glee Club II in East Orange High School. I was much more of a bookworm than a singer, but I got to learn the alto parts of many Christmas carols. Every year since then, I cannot hear certain carols at a sing-a-long or on the radio without recalling the alto part. It is a bit maddening    to be subject to this stimulus-response effect from so long ago.
But it occurred to me this year that if I ever fall into a coma in my old age, the best thing to do would be to play "Joy to the World" and I will immediately sit up and sing the alto part!

--Bernice
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 27, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Bernice,

    You are not alone in that aspect. Though I can no longer "hit" the notes. They ring in my mind.

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  2. MARIA MIJARESDecember 28, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Bernice!
    I lived in East Orange in 1954, too!
    Regards—
    Maria Mijares

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