24 things you’ll only understand if you sang in your school choir
15 March 2019, 13:29 | Updated: 15 March 2019, 15:44
Did you sing in your school choir? Take a moment to reminisce over your troubled past life as a second alto.
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Being eternally haunted by the sound of vocal warm-ups
via GIPHY Sorry how many-many-men-men-men was that?
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Doing all the warm-ups and STILL running out of breath in the middle of a phrase
via GIPHY Glo-ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-*collapses with exhaustion*
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Forgetting your words and mouthing along in the hope that no one will know
via GIPHY Adi-adi-emus-a-ba-adi-e-ba-wa-da? Sorry, mum.
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Being forced to partake in awkward dancing and/or swaying
via GIPHY Sorry. Sorry again. Was that your foot? Sorry.
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Being unable to see the conductor because a very tall soprano is standing in front of you
via GIPHY WILL YOU TAKE OFF THOSE HEELS PLS KAREN.
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Learning an extravagant harmonised version of ‘Happy Birthday’
singing along. Picture: Classic FM And bringing it out at every opportunity.
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Getting bored waiting for all the other parts to finish rehearsing their bit
Picture: me.me Can you just get the right note pls guys
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Learning the same choral medley every year
West Side Story medley. Picture: Boosey & Hawkes La la la la America...
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Being pretty much fluent in Italian
via GIPHY Can I get a fortepiano on my pizza please with a cantabile on the side? Grazie.
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The annoyance of singing outside and your sheet music flying everywhere
via GIPHY The great outdoors were not made for music-making.
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Having an unrequited crush on the tall, beautiful tenor
via GIPHY *sigh* so pretty
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Having no room for books because your locker is crammed full of sheet music
via GIPHY Music > serious studies
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Alienating all your non-music friends with your incessant singing
via GIPHY Well, practice makes perfect.
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Feeling ridiculously anxious about singing in front of the rest of the school
via GIPHY Will my non-music friends still talk to me? Will my crush be impressed by my top F? Will I remember to do the repeat?
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Being utterly convinced that your vocal section is the best
via GIPHY Sopranos get the tune for a reason, folks.
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Getting the solo over your nemesis and feeling inexplicably smug
Altos gain strength. Picture: trulyhorriblethings.com *evil cackle*
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Somebody fainting during the performance because the school hall was too hot
via GIPHY U ok hun?
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Accidentally coming in early and everyone in the choir swivelling their heads to look at you
via GIPHY Earth, kindly swallow me up.
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Getting told off for talking
via GIPHY Sorry but I cannot take any more of these Showtime arrangements
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Wearing an ill-fitting black shirt-skirt-trouser combo that closely resembles a bin bag
via GIPHY Far from ideal.
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The distinctly awful sound of everyone trying to sight-read a new piece
Picture: N/A Well, this is going to sound great at the end-of-term concert.
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Losing your voice to flu and missing the concert
via GIPHY After going to all those rehearsals?? Why throat, why won’t you let me sing.
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Relying on one person in your whole section for volume, and having a full-on panic attack when they’re off sick
via GIPHY What do you MEAN you have glandular fever? We need you Helen.
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Being crammed onto a bus with 30 other schoolkids to compete in a choral competition
via GIPHY Are we in Glee yet?
