In
order to measure your level of proficiency as a choir member, the following
test has been carefully developed by experts. Read and reflect on each
situation and then select the option that will enhance the quality of
the performance.
1. You are entering
the choir loft on Sunday morning and suddenly trip and fall down. You
should:
a. Assume a kneeling position and break into fervent prayer.
b. Pretend that you've had a heart attack.
c. Crawl into the nearest chair.
d. Begin speaking in tongues.
2. You are a soprano
and count incorrectly. As a result you boom out a high "C" one
measure too soon. You should:
a. Slide into an inspired "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing."
b. Look triumphant and hold on to the note.
c. Stop abruptly in mid squawk but keep your lips moving.
d. Sink to the floor in shame.
3. After all those
long hard choir rehearsals, you show up 20 minutes late for the Christmas
musical. You should:
a. Climb into the back row of the choir from the baptistry.
b. Enter pretending to be a soundman checking cables and then suddenly
slip yourself into the choir.
c. Turn the lights out in the church and slip into the choir during the
blackout.
d. Read M. Stephen's pamphlet "Techniques for Tardy Appearances."
4. While singing,
you discover you have only one page of a two page hymn. You should:
a. Hum for your life.
b. Sing "watermelon, watermelon, watermelon."
c. Try to get another hymnal out of the choir rack with your feet.
d. Sing the first page over again.
5. Inevitably that
dreaded big sneeze occurs toward the end of the choir special. You should:
a. As you sneeze, come down hard on your neighbor's foot to create a diversion.
b. Try to make it harmonize.
c. Sneeze into the hair of the choir member in front of you to muffle
the noise.
d. Sink to the floor in shame.
Count the number of
A's, B's, C's, and D's you checked and find your proficiency rating below:
4 or more A's...there is nothing more you need to know to be a first rate
choir member.
4 or more B's...your church choir reflexes are fully developed and you
should do well in choir.
4 or more C's...your church choral experience is spotty but your team
spirit is on target. You will be an asset to most any choir.
4 or more D's...it is recommended you take soccer or group therapy counseling.
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