To our wonderful and inspiring students of our shows...
We are proud of you! This season presented a challenge we have never experienced before. Not only did all of our regular lives turn upside down, but joys that were previously a part of our routine were prohibited. It broke our hearts to think about just cancelling the season entirely, so we turned to the only safe option of recording your work. This was a massive project and came with a number of new challenges for both students and teachers, but we are so impressed with what you achieved. We know you all learned some valuable lessons and we've been really happy to hear about the skills and ideas that you developed throughout this process. Recording can be challenging for everyone and these new skills can be taken into the next season and beyond. I know that I come out of every recording session with a list of skills that I would like to develop for the next time and I'm sure you did too.
As we finish up our season this week, we'd like to remind you to think of all the things you accomplished this season. Think about the new skills you attempted and developed. Think about what skills you'd like to spend more time on next season. Remember that this has never happened before in SoR history and be proud that you rose to the challenge.
We know that not everyone was able to finish all of their recordings and that some songs just weren't able to be finished and that is ok! At this point, if you have anything you'd like to get submitted, just turn it in by Sunday at 11:59pm and let's call it a day! If you have to record your part while listening to the original song, that's ok. If you can't quite get all the way through, that's ok. If you just can't turn in a recording right now, that's ok! Just have fun and turn in what you'd like to turn in.
So, to recap, here are the bullet points:
-Submit whatever you'd like to submit sometime before Sunday at 11:59pm
-Don't stress about anything! Just do your best and have fun. If you can't finish, no worries!
-We'll all meet up next week at our regular rehearsal times to recap, listen to some songs, and talk about all we've learned.
-We are proud of you!
-You should be proud of yourself!
Thanks for everything,
SoR Encinitas and San Diego