I rehearsed last night with the other tenor in my chorus. She's new, and hasn't had the music as long as I have, and we needed to figure out what was still problematic, as the concert is this coming weekend. She is very different than me, and hyper where I am laconic. She's also single, dating, and in a different universe. It struck me that learning to find commenality is a great practice. She is challenging for me. I do know we both have Ethel Merman voices and big laughs. That's a great start. We don't have to be friends, we have to get along. I let myself be irritated a few months ago, but now I get it: it is what it is. I need to help her learn her part. Yes, maybe she should pay for voice lessons with the director, and she has seen her recently, but she has chosen or can't afford to learn the material that way. So I'm it. And it is to my benefit to have her on the right line with the right note. I get confused when I try to sing over her in that instance. She, also, has tips to offer me. She is great at rhythm, and reads music well. Last night she showed me a couple of places where I was off, and I appreciated that. So we're accomodating each other. She sings an octave up from me, and I can live with that. I had a problem, and I solved it by changing my attitude. And being patient. She has pretty much caught up now.
Now this lesson applies to me as well. I need to be patient with my feelings when they are not "good". I need to sit with them, and not label myself bad for having them, but not be impulsive. Things change. With or without me. If I'm in a stew, I forget to notice. When I shift, so do the other beings I am interacting with. Amazing!
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