That being said, if someone is of benefit, he can be invited to sing with it, at the director's discretion. Those who don't attend won't know the difference.
To which the choir response will be:Perhaps some may get upset with a more scaled-back program. THAT'S when you say, "with the level of commitment that this program has received, this is what we're capable of reliably executing."
Treating people like children unfortunately results in a childish response. The only way to get people to come to rehearsal is to make them want to come.But if we are only going to sing once a month, there's no reason to rehearse every week.
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