When we were singing together with the Minstrels, for some reason, I had
this "aha" moment greater than any other. Even greater than the feeling I
got the first time I performed, or than that excitement during Winter
Whingding.
Just surrounded by not only the Sings' own talent, but also these other
voices this is why I love a cappella. We had just met, came from totally
different places, different ways of thinking (musically). But we happened
to know the same song. Even though you would see totally different notes
if you compared our sheet music with theirs, when sung together, it would
work, and sound beautiful. They had what we were missing from our
arrangement, and we filled in parts that they didn't think to include. It
was such a cool experience.
Of course the "aha" moment came form that fact that I was SO CLOSE to not
auditioning. I had a nervewracking experience freshman year, and I ended
up dropping out of a cappella auditions after I made the Glee Club. So
things were set. I didn't think you could really join new groups after
freshman year, because of how scheduling and commitment works. But somehow
with the encouragement of some friends (including Pranam), I started
thinking about how much fun it would be for a second chance to join an a
cappella group. I was kind of stubborn, especially because of memories
from last year. The morning that auditions started, I hadn't chosen a song
to sing, and frankly I was still sleeping. Something clicked though. I
realized, I just had to give myself the chance. So, I ended up straggling
in late, managed to get a time slot, and looked up the lyrics to a Phantom
of the Opera song in the 15 minutes that I was waiting in line.
Well hey! After a really long day, of auditions and call backs, I was
woken up early Monday morning by the Sings... With a musical invitation to
join the group. I guess I was just one second thought away from not being
able to make some of these best memories of my Dartmouth experience.
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