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Tribute to Marian

I was saddened to hear of the death of Marian Davidson. Marian was the chair of the Eastern Regional Committee of Making Music when some of Making Music’s services were delivered through the regions. The Eastern region was, under Marian’s leadership, very effective in the work it did, which was to deliver local training and other events. I was the Board representative on the committee where I kept it up-to-date on board policies. I knew that I had to prepare carefully for committee meetings as I would be closely and critically questioned by Marian on Board policy. On more than one occasion I came away wondering if the Board had got it right. The member groups in the Eastern region greatly benefited from the work of Marian and her committee.

Rod Grealish

Photo: Marian Davidson, who was awarded the 2012 President’s Award for her exceptional services as a volunteer for Making Music

Hang on to your members!

I love singing – it took me a while to find a choir I was comfortable with, where I could sing the songs I like and make friends with a really lovely bunch of people. But I’ve been noticing that I’ve got a problem lately. I know my eyesight hasn’t been great for ages but I’ve realised it’s been getting worse, and I’m having problems making out the notes on the page. At first I just thought maybe a bulb had gone in the church where we practice (it’s pretty dingy anyway!).

Now I know for sure from the doctor that my eyesight is deteriorating, so I told our choir leader about it, and asked if she could sort out the lighting. I also asked a couple of our choir committee members, and they were all really nice about it and said they would look into it. But I guess they’ve got their hands full with running everything (we’ve got our Christmas concert coming up) because nothing’s happened. I’m starting to feel a bit frustrated about it – I’m spending all my time squinting at the page and often hit a bum note and feel really embarrassed about it. I honestly think if nothing can be done I’m going to have to move on and that’s a real shame. I don’t want to leave, but if it’s making me feel like this, it’s no fun anymore. - Anon

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