We do have to thank Katie Philips for this as she very kindly stood in for our Tenor who had to work, due to the Olympic torch events.
As a result of getting in the top 16 we were able to compete at the national Semi finals in October.
Working with coaches Emma McManus, Katie Philips and Rob Barber, we deconstructed our songs and then re built them, ensuring that our chords were ringing, vowels were matching and we were telling the same story throughout the song, oh yes and some breathing happens between all that too.
I suppose our biggest challenge is managing to do all the above when the nerves kick in. Rehearsing to the point that you can't go wrong because your subconscious kicks in.
All the hard work paid off, we got into the finals! It was a little bit of a shock to the system as our goal was to aim for 8th place. When they announced our name in the finals list there was a some what delayed response before all the screaming started as we didn't expect to hear it, at this point we'd already achieved our goal as the very least we were 6th.
We had a few hours to compose ourselves, eat and rehearse for our next performance, what a roller coaster and a bit of an endurance test. You're Nobody till somebody loves you, and Turned the tables, were our finalist package and we all came off the stage happy with what we had done, no regrets and knowing we'd done our best. We were up against some brilliant quartets, people who have been singing barbershop for many years, including some previous gold medalists.
I know I've given the game away with the title of this blog, as it's way too exciting to just post at the bottom here, but yes you've guested it, WE CAME 4TH!!!!, From 11th to 4th place in a year, what an achievement, several months on we're still buzzing about it. What will 2013 bring?
So if you want to book a 4th place quartet to sing at your wedding, dinner dance, drinks night, you know where to come.
Merry Christmas and Best wishes for 2013 TECHnique x
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