Bitching time!

Once upon a time, there was this Mr. X, who thought he could sing in a choir, and so he joined the NUS choir. Due to the fact that the NUS choir audition is one person at a time, he managed to get in to the choir no problem. But that's when the choir members realised they made a big mistake. Mr. X has no problem singing notes, imitating notes and reaching high notes that tenors can reach. In fact, he'd make a good soloist(or not, I dunno). The problem with him is his voice couldn't blend in with the others. And add to the fact that he always blast his notes with all his might -_____-'

2nd problem with Mr. X is he dunno how to count the beats. During practice rehearsals for VV's small ensemble, one of the altos standing in the middle tell us that the tenors(or should I specify, one of the tenor) on the right side is faster. Actually she didn't phrase it that way, she said that the tenors on her left are slower than those on the right, as if it's the left-side-tenors' fault. No, actually it was Mr. X, he counted a minim as a crotchet, and so is one beat faster than the other tenors. The tenors only got to know about it after they practice sectionals later on, where he sang faster than the rest of the tenors. Luckily during the actual performance he did manage to get the correct timing(Thank Goodness). Additional info from a secret source: miss A informed that miss S, who was standing to Mr. X complained about Mr. X's singing affecting hers, so in the end an unlucky bass guy was put in between them to stop Mr. X's jarring voice.

In the latest practice, Mr. X dunno how to sing Tenor's part, but still, he wanna show that he's good by blasting his voice again. To the wrong rhythm! For the 1st 3 times, the tenors keep getting the wrong rhythm because Mr. X wouldn't keep his voice low but just blast out the notes in the wrong rhythm, affecting all of the other tenors into a frenzy of trying to follow back the rhythm. By the 4th time, one of the tenors managed to ask him to listen to rest, then only join in. They got no problem at all singing to the rhythm that was written on the score. So now it proves that it is Mr. X's problem. And then when the conductor asks for the guys to shout "Ho Ya!" in the same pitch, all the guys' sound blended perfectly, except for Mr. X. his shout always goes out of tune with the others. And this caused the guys having to shout over and over again until they got the right pitch. By now, most of the tenors very 'beh syok' him dy.

Other additional info: Miss P divulged that Mr. X once left the Tenor's practice and went to join the Alto's, saying:"Dunno what the hell they doing up there." As if Mr. X himself is very good and dunnit to practice with others. Sounds to me, the author, that this Mr. X considers himself above sectional trainings. And that's the reason Mr. X couldn't get his notes correctly, his rhythm correctly, and how to blend his voice in with the others. Choir isn't about individual singers. All the members must produce sound that'll blend nicely with each other that no individual voices can be recognised. Mr. X's voice always sticks out in a choir like a black wolf among dozen of white sheep.

Enough about Mr. X, I'm sure everyone will meet someone like him in their life. What to do? Just get it over with. Ignore him and just get on with ur life hoping that you won't have to see him or anyone like him in the future.

Famous author Leo signing out.

p/s: I'm not that good a person either, bitching about people behind their back :P