LACC Fall Retreat (by William)

On Oct. 22, 2016, I went with the Apprentice Choir of the Los Angeles Children’s Choir (LACC) to a retreat in Santa Monica. It was a very very cheerful and hard working day for me.

We arrived at a church in the morning and Treble 1 and Treble 2 split up. I was in Treble 2 so I got to learn and sing songs that involved Treble 2 with voice coach Ms. Wendy. After the Treble 2 coaching, both parts sang for a WORLD FAMOUS OPERA SINGER. She gave us tips and advice and we improved. After that she left.

Then we all went downstairs. Ms. Landis (director of Apprentice choir) turned on “Masters in this Hall,” and we danced to it. My partner Meagan Hoffman and I danced together. We walked in a big circle and even strutted under a tunnel of hands made by countless number of kids.  It was very fun.

After that Treble 1 went to coaching with Ms. Wendy and Treble 2 learned the Alexander technique. The technique is using mental, physical, and emotional feelings to enrich the song. For example, Path to the Moon is song that is calm and gentle so you have to be calm and gentle. The song is about an adventure so your spine has to be straightened up. If you sing a song with the Alexander technique your audience will certainly want to hear it again. After that, we got to sing with the Intermediate choir and the Concert choir. They sounded like angels to me.

Finally, we went to the beach. I was waiting the whole day for it. My group was the boy group, “L.” When we got to the beach, I made balls of sand and threw them at the ocean, chased waves, and wade a sand fort. During the process of building the fort, my pants got soaked by seawater and I wore wet pants all the way home.

I had a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to the spring retreat to Newport Beach.