Getting ready for this concert has been like preparing for both a final exam and a big race.
Do I know all my words, all my notes? I’ve been cramming. Anyone who’s ever taken a final knows that cramming doesn’t really help, but I’m trying anyway.
But we’ve been saying all along that it really doesn’t matter if not everyone knows everything 100%. Whatever you don’t know, someone else does. There are 85 of us. It’ll be okay. Some of us are still stressing, but those of us that are stressing are the kind of people that are prone to stressing. The ones that I know the least are the one’s that the choir has performed before, so there are a lot of people that do know those ones.
On top of the mental prep, there’s the physical prep. I’ve been chugging the water all week. Lots of people have been sick. I think there are a couple people from my section that won’t be able to perform in the concert. I’m trying to stay away from sick people, take my vitamins, take it easy, rest my voice, get enough sleep.
Dress rehearsal last night was a good test. Four hours. Standing most of that time. Singing most of that time. This is an endurance event, and a lot of it’s mental. We’re as ready as we’re going to be. Now’s the time to have some faith and have some fun. Plus, this is a friendly audience. It’s all our friends and family. Not like most other events where we’re performing for strangers.
And then there’s the afterparty.
I’m excited.
