Just as I expected, I was nervous and insecure, and because of it struggled a little trying to sing it correctly, but I muddled through it, making a good effort not to feel embarrassed about the errors that were happening. It was my first try, hardly the right time to start getting discouraged. It might have helped if I had some water, my voice feeling a little dry, but that was only a side excuse. The good thing about this choir was that they were fully supportive of my attempts, so I think that will make this journey much easier. I think some even seemed to be impressed that I was willing to take this on. Well, I guess I figured no one else was volunteering, and no one would ever think to ask me, being around so many talented singers, so I had to take it on myself. I know what I'm getting myself into, and know the risks, but I'm willing to give it a try.
My largest issue is that when I sing, I'm used to having another voice with me, or being able to sing alone without others around to distract me. I find people completely distracting, and even though I do have an amount of anxiety about what they might think, I also can feel their presence and find it completely distracting. It's harder to concentrate and my voice often gets affected by that. So this is going to be quite a challenge for me, but I think there's still a chance there that I can pull this through. I'll have to provide a report on this as time moves on, so I can see how things change in time.
The song is O, Holy Night, and I've sung it before, but it's in a lower key that I sang it in the past, so I'm struggling a little with singing so low, even though it's not outside of my voice range. I guess I've got to unlearn the old key for a few weeks. As I've said before, I'm up for a challenge, so as a complete nervous wreck, or in full confidence, bring it on!
