Well, the 2010/2011 performance season has begun for me. I made my way back to rehearsals with 2 choirs, starting last week. Although I was trying to eke out one more week after Labor Day of summer fun, relaxation, and non-activity, I must say that it is great to be back singing on a regular basis. Aside from 2 church engagements in August, my voice and I had a month of performance rest that did us both good, and we're looking to do some wonderful work, this season.

I'm happy to say that I'm becoming more and more tech-minded. That's a must for this business. I can't tell you how many times I hear veteran singers complain about computers, MP3 players, YouTube, and all other things electronic-related. They complain that they're "too old to learn all about that stuff". Well, gone are the days when all a singer did was sing. I am one who believes in constantly educating oneself and keeping up-to-date with life.

For instance, I was en-route to an out-of-town engagement, recently. I was leaving home with no intention of taking my laptop with me. At the last minute I changed my mind about that, and boy, am I glad I did. As I was checking e-mail on the bus, I got two messages requesting me for an engagement. After responding with a "yes", I immediately went to my website to update it, accordingly. That was such a time-saver for me. It was relaxing to update while someone else was doing the driving, and while I could look out the window, periodically, and enjoy the passing scenery. It freed me up to do something else when I arrived back home. One of my immediate goals is to upload sound bites onto my website. No, I don't know how to do it, yet, but I am looking forward to learning.

This week I have two solo engagements to begin practicing for. I'm still deciding on the repertoire for one of them, which brings me to another goal - learning new repertoire. I feel like I've exhausted my supply for one of the audiences, and I really want to take something new to them. Hey, that gives me an idea...maybe I'll post my goals for 2010/2011 on this blog. Yes, I'll call it "My Goals", or something like that.

Here's to 2010/2011!