The Choir Conductor On Being One's Own Teacher

The Choir Conductor On Being One’s Own Teacher

And since I started to conduct the choir some 13 years ago and now am 82 have I still succeeded to improve my voice and of my aged members, succeeded to improve my conducting, not so much as just beating time, which is almost impossible but I, we, believe that it could, as Mr. Chew about human potentials asserted.  “Yes, sure.” He said.

Exercizing my voice, walking, cycling – I still enjoy travelling into the country - subdues my asthma, diabetes and blood pressure, besides gaining good health. I’m so grateful as I think that I can write, read, see, conduct my choir, exercize my eyes, my voice devising my own exercizes, ...  better than before just by being my own teacher, trainer.

We certainly also very much love singing, music, at least for ourselves. Though we’re not talented as Herbie Hancock who started to learn the piano at a very early age, but does old age, lack of talent, disabilties prevent one to learn, enjoy music?

And I thought of the disabled playing wheelchair-tennis, sitting volleyball and Stevie Wonder who’s blind, singing, playing piano and composing.

We’re happy, content to  sing, have our concerts in our little church Bethlehem in Jakarta though just for the church’s small community.

Here he is, the Choir Conductor, exercising his voice, playing the piano, recording, conducting his choir, edit and broadcast it himself in You Tube.

March 2012