I was in choir when I was in 6th grade until I graduated from grammar school. Then, in high school, they called it Glee Club, but it’s the same thing.

It’s a great activity for someone who is shy, like I was at the time. Even though I was shy, I had a great time. I think it was because we all had to do the same things; we all learned songs together.

There were a lot of laughs too, especially when trying to mix the different groups together. You know that, with the girls, there are sopranos and altos. I sang soprano (high voice). We would learn our parts; then we would have to sing with the altos (low voice). Everyone would forget what they had learned and sing like the other group. What a mess 🙂 Eventually, we got it all together.

People you know say it’s no fun? Well, partly it depends on who runs it. If they are crabby or something, it can lose some of its fun. I once had a real crab run it, but we made it fun anyway. We sort of drove her crazy!

A big thing is…do you like music (even if you don’t have a great voice)? If you like music, you will find it enjoyable. It’s a good feeling, after you spend all the time practicing together, to have a performance. It all comes together & sounds great.

You do get to meet new friends, and you all have something in common, so it’s easy. I know that we all had a lot of laughs.

I know it’s a lot more fun than the Chess Club — sorry chess players; I can’t help how I feel 🙂

I think you should join. I’m far away from when I was in high school, but I still remember it clearly.

By the time I was a junior in high school, I was no longer shy. I have to say that being in choir (Glee Club) was a big part in that.

For many years after finishing high school, I still belonged to choirs with several different churches I belonged to.

Go ahead — take a chance. You might have a great time.

And it was also a time to hang out with friends and take a break from learning for a little bit. That’s why I did it because I myself am a horrible singer. Haha.