Lakeshore Choirs

This last week, February 19th, the Lakeshore High School chorale went to festival and competed with other choirs from around the state at solo and ensemble. The event took place at the Southwestern Michigan College. Each choir performs a series of pieces that they have rehearsed for a panel of judges. The scoring system works like this: a 5 is the lowest score you can get. The highest score is a 1, which is really hard to achieve. In order to get a 1 you must have perfect posture, tonality, tuning/blend, and energy/intensity. The LHS chorale ended up getting a 1 and, if they choose to, they can compete at state along with the other soloists or ensembles that got a 1. This year state will be at Aquinas College, Grand Rapids. I am a member of the LHS chorale and I love it! Everyone who is in the chorale has become like a family to me. And our conductor, Katie Rohwer, is an amazing teacher. I have learned so much in all her classes. She knows exactly what she is talking about when it comes to music. If you are that kind of person who only likes singing in the comfort of their shower, Ms. Rohwer helps you get very comfortable with yourself and your voice and gives you the confidence to sing in front of others. I used to be that shy and nervous person, but now I can sing in front of anyone anywhere. The Lakeshore choir program is something that everyone who likes to sing should join. There are 17 seniors leaving the choirs this year, so we need a lot of recruits. If you are interested you can contact myself, Ms. Rohwer, or anyone else who are part of the choirs.