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Once again, I'm considering leaving the choir I once helped to create.
I've already left it once, for a whole year, and the reasons I might leave it again for, are basically the same: favoritism towards certain members, regardless if they can carry the solo parts or not (they can't), choosing way too ambitious pieces, regardless if we can pull them out properly (we can't), and our choir leader (although she's a doll otherwise) forgetting that we aren't a big, impressive festival choir, just a bunch of overworked, not-so-youn-anymore teachers, who just happen to love to sing.
Add our completely insane educational reform that has caused us running out of steam without even first term would be over, I'm not sure I can take this additional burden. Which is a shame, because I really love to sing, but it no longer gives me the joy that would balance out the effort I have to put into it. And seriously, spending an 9-hour-day at school every Tuesday instead of an 11-hour-day sounds very tempting.
I'll pull through the Christmas concert, of course - it would be irresponsible not to, seeing that I've got 3 tiny little solo pieces, which would have to be sung by other people if I didn't show up - but I might not return after Christmas break.
On other news, I've finished Christmas baking. I think. It's highly unlikely that I'd do anything else for the feast. Added a few links for you, and will post the recipes I owe you as soon as I can bring up the energy to translate them from German into English. Too bad I didn't get these double-yolk eggs before I'd start baking. They're really funny; and they would be great for biscuits where you only need the eggyolks.
Oh, and have I mentioned that I got all Miss Marple books in English original? "Bestsellers got them for me, and they weren't even all that expensive. I'll try to order DVDs through "Bestsellers", too, perhaps they can get me the new Hobbit film and the 3rd season of Sherlock.
I've already left it once, for a whole year, and the reasons I might leave it again for, are basically the same: favoritism towards certain members, regardless if they can carry the solo parts or not (they can't), choosing way too ambitious pieces, regardless if we can pull them out properly (we can't), and our choir leader (although she's a doll otherwise) forgetting that we aren't a big, impressive festival choir, just a bunch of overworked, not-so-youn-anymore teachers, who just happen to love to sing.
Add our completely insane educational reform that has caused us running out of steam without even first term would be over, I'm not sure I can take this additional burden. Which is a shame, because I really love to sing, but it no longer gives me the joy that would balance out the effort I have to put into it. And seriously, spending an 9-hour-day at school every Tuesday instead of an 11-hour-day sounds very tempting.
I'll pull through the Christmas concert, of course - it would be irresponsible not to, seeing that I've got 3 tiny little solo pieces, which would have to be sung by other people if I didn't show up - but I might not return after Christmas break.
On other news, I've finished Christmas baking. I think. It's highly unlikely that I'd do anything else for the feast. Added a few links for you, and will post the recipes I owe you as soon as I can bring up the energy to translate them from German into English. Too bad I didn't get these double-yolk eggs before I'd start baking. They're really funny; and they would be great for biscuits where you only need the eggyolks.
Oh, and have I mentioned that I got all Miss Marple books in English original? "Bestsellers got them for me, and they weren't even all that expensive. I'll try to order DVDs through "Bestsellers", too, perhaps they can get me the new Hobbit film and the 3rd season of Sherlock.