No joy without singing

By Tom Vanderbilt

A FEW YEARS AGO, I BEGAN TAKING VOCAL LESSONS. LIKE many people, I was an enthusiastic, lifelong singer, at least in the privacy of my shower. But I wondered if I could actually acquire any skill in the discipline, enough that my family would stop flinching as I belted out the occasional tune around the house. As with any motor skill—what singing primarily is—it took a lot of work. But, gradually, I began staying more on pitch, expanding my range, improving my breath control. I soon felt the need to do something with this singing. As I was hardly ready for a solo recital at Carnegie Hall, I decided to join a choir. I signed up with a group called the New York Choir Project, largely on the strength of two things:…

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Time Magazine International (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 20, 2020

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