The other Affordances

Ethics

Burden Vs Joy

Burden           -Waiting for other people to learn their parts

                        -Obligation to attend every week

Joy                  -Getting the sound/song right

                        -Remembering the words

                        -Fellowship with the other choir members

Good Vs Bad

Good              -Community

                        -Social interaction

                        -Chance to sing for other people

Bad                 -Singing a song I don’t like

                        -Not remembering the words

                        -Being late to practice

Aesthetics

By my conformity to the required uniform I contribute to making the overall appearance of the choir aesthetically pleasing.  When we all wear the same uniform we are presenting the choir as one, as a unit of people working together to achieve a common goal.  One choir, one song. 

Spirituality

Choir has a very high spiritual element for me, our choir is more than just about singing songs.  The choir I am a part of is a Gospel choir, so all our songs have a Christian base and are worship songs.  All so, at choir we pray together every week.

Linking with history

As I have been in the choir for two years now, when we will bring back songs that were sung when I first joined it brings back memories of when we originally sung that song.  I remember the soloist who originally sung that song.  I remember where I first performed it and I remember members who were in the choir then who have now left.  I remember how I felt being new in the choir and it shows me how far I’ve come since then. 

Physical

Most weeks we begin choir by doing a warm up for a bodies, followed by a vocal warm up.  When singing we either stand facing the conductor or sit up tall, also facing the conductor. During our songs we alternate between standing still and moving side to side

Connections

(this is my tribute to “The house that Jack built”)

This is the church that the choir is in.

This is the piano

That played in the church that choir is in.

This is the pianist

That sat at the piano

That played in the church that choir is in.

This is the song

That was played by the pianist

That sat at the piano

That played in the church that choir is in.

This is that band

That joined in the song

That was played by the pianist

That sat at the piano

That played in the church that choir is in.