Attitudes Anonymous

SCRIPT:  Diane Porsch

Region 16 – Music Team Seminar

January 2006

Attitudes Anonymous Scenarios #3&4

SCENARIO #3

Facilitator:  ____________________

CHAPTER NAME & LOCATION:  Chordially Canadian Chapter,  Running Waters, Ontario

TIME OF YEAR: End of March

SITE:  Your rehearsal hall

SCENE: 

You are a chorus of 56 singers. There are FOUR REHEARSALS left before Regional Competition and your chorus members, the music team, the director…everyone FEELS this could be THE YEAR that you could WIN your division!!  The Director’s focus is on “WINNING” the Mid-Size Chorus Award and she talks about this throughout the rehearsal. The chorus completely TRUSTS the Director’s comments and rehearses with intensity, drive, energy and positive attitudes.

The atmosphere is electric and confidence is extremely high. “WINNING” is talked about between stops and starts of phrases!  For the most part, this scenario is filled with the type of enthusiasm that makes for an outstanding rehearsal!  (The focus on WINNING, however, is misdirected…but the Scenario #4 bunch will fix that!)

CHARACTERS THAT NEED ASSIGNING:

• Positive, highly motivational well-respected Chorus Director who emphasizes WINNING with consistency…
• Hyper-excited Chorus Members…willing to do just about anything…because they BELIEVE they can “WIN” and talk about it incessantly

SCENARIO #4

Facilitator: _________________________

Become familiar with SCENARIO #1 – And, using same personnel, create a role play which emphasizes the “weekly journey” of singing well…with a focus on an incredible “PERFORMANCE” at Regional Contest…and an emphasis on adding more points to last year’s already SUPER effort.

Director:  Your role is HUGE in this scenario…as your choice of words is the very thing that can adjust the mindset of the chorus to a more realistic expectation of those “six minutes”.  The health of the chorus AFTER contest is contingent on their expectation of the outcome.

CHORUS MEMBERS:  Demonstrate that you are pleased with the focus on “confidence”,  “improvement in SCORES rather than winning”, etc… Comments thanking the Director for NOT focusing on the top prize would be invaluable in pointing up what our music teams need to see and hear…