Choir is Low-Stakes!

We can all agree there is Too Much going on in the world right now. Everything feels urgent and important and overwhelming, and very High Stakes.

Amidst the chaos and the perfectionism, may I offer a suggestion? Let choir be your low-stakes place.

Let choir be the place to play, and experiment, and make mistakes. The world will not end if you sing a wrong note, I promise! The stock market is not going to crash because you forgot the words. There are very few earth-shattering consequences for making some silly noises.

In fact, I think there are only positive outcomes for singing together, for laughing at ourselves, for trying something new. If we can’t find the joy in something we do for joy, then why are we doing it?

This goes for the conductors too — I know it’s Concert Season, and Important Church Service Season, but in the face of Everything Else, can you release a little bit of your hold and just reclaim the joy?

Bob Ross said, “There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.”

Ms. Frizzle from the Magic School Bus implored her students to “Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy!”

Let choir be your low-stakes place to just HAVE FUN.