Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone View Post
PS I was the only 11 year old in my year who failed the audition to the school choir fuelling a lifelong hatred of singing
We got a new music teacher. He wanted more members for the choir. First music lesson he got everybody up individually, played a note, you sang it, he played another and so on. first lad mailed 4 notes on the trot. You're in, he said. The lad was too timid to argue. next 5 all purposely hit the worst possible version of the notes played and were told NO! Then came the Amster. Note perfect. You're in he said. Oh no I'm not, I replied. So began the usual panto back and forth, oh yes you are... Eventually he asked why not? I told him choir practice clashed with swimming training and I was getting to County finals and hoped to get further. Ah, but there's swimming training Monday too. Once a week is not enough, I replied. This went on for the rest of the lesson. I was the class hero. Next music lesson, the remaining 25 or so all hit false notes and were excused. Fun times.