Although more than half the
choir is freshmen, with five soph-
omores and just one junior, they
became a surprisingly close group.
An unexpected outcome of join-
ing choir was that students quickly
bonded as they performed together.
Freshman Eric Shin described
the choir to be a more diverse
environment. With students from dif-
ferent grades present, Eric saw choir
as “a chance to meet other students
and get to know each other.”
Several students admitted sing-
ing alone is “nervous” and “less
engaging.” Hansol Lee, a freshman
and new addition to the choir, had
the privilege of meeting the return-
ing choir students as they learned
and performed at the fall and
spring concerts. He explained that
“singing as a group” had made him
more confident.
Freshman Kevin Ju described his
time as a choir student saying, “I’ve
been in choir for four years includ-
ing this year. The class was fun and
the teacher was nice.” With several
years of experience, he was able
to comment about some of the
changes he had seen. He said, “I
think coming up to upper secondary
choir improved the teamwork, so
we were able to have some higher
quality performances.”
Another aspect of the choir class
that students showed appreciation
for was Ms. Cindy Choi, the choir
director. She gave the students the
opportunity to select songs of their
choice.
When directing her choir, Ms.
Choi divides her students into three
groups: the sopranos, altos, and
basses, whom all have roles in pro-
ducing music with their given vocal
range. “When she finds mistakes
while we sing, she directly points at
us and gives tips on how to change
and help us get better,” Jason Park
explained.
Freshman Julie Lee explained
that Ms. Choi would tell her stu-
dents to “wake up!” Followed by,
“You’re in high school now!” Julie
believed that those comments re-
vealed Ms. Choi’s spirited nature.
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