I auditioned for a solo in my choir last night!! This is huge for me.

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I sing first alto in a very popular and powerful 60-voice community choir. This is only my second year with them. We specialize in singing sacred choral and folk music from traditions around the world, composed over the past eight centuries. We perform regularly for various churches and we also have two big concerts, in the winter and spring where we perform for 800+ people. We're working on the spring program now.

Last night I auditioned for my very first lead solo in front of everybody. I think I did a great job and I'm planning to send the choir director an email letting him know how much I appreciated the opportunity to audition and how much I would loooove to have the part.

I'm a bit nervous about putting myself out there so assertively. There are many others who have been in the choir longer and who are interested in the lead as well. He'll be auditioning them too, in the weeks ahead.

I've gone back and forth about whether I should just passively and without attachment wait it out and not say anything.....OR, if I should clearly and assertively state my desire for what I want.

In the end, I've decided to send him a very nice "thank you" email because I figure if I don't let him know my thoughts, and he ends up picking somebody else, I'd always regret it and wonder if it would have made a difference.

So....I'm proud of myself for being brave enough to audition and assertively request the lead, but I'm also nervous as hell I'm gonna be turned down. Excited...Scared...Excited....Scared....It's an interesting dance. :D

Wish me luck! :hi: