From the Editor
The Chorister • Fall 2021 | 4
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elcome to the end of another wonderful, grueling, rewarding, draining, fulfilling, trying, amazing year! Especially given the challenges we face—the lingering effects of the pandemic, the outbreak of war, rising inflation, and just normal, everyday life—I hope you feel proud of what you and your students have accomplished.
If you’re like me, you’re probably keenly aware of what might have been accomplished “if only __________.” I think that’s really valid. We musicians tend to be perfectionists, and as choir directors in particular, a large part of our job is to find problems and solve them. So we tend to be very aware of problems. But if you’ve survived more than a few years in the profession, you’ve almost certainly also developed the ability to see and value progress as much as the final product. We know our students, we know their background and prior experience, and we know how hard they work to accomplish what we ask of them. So in many ways it’s easy to overlook the flaws and blemishes in their performances and help them know how
