Earlier this year a member of a smallish choir I sing with invited me to join an occasional choir which he conducts. Having described the repertoire that they do and the way it was organised, he had my interest right up to the point where he asked me ‘Do you sing soprano or alto?’
Now this would have been excusable if I’d been invited on the strength of being introduced at a social gathering with the words ‘This is … and she sings with … ‘. But if you are going to try to flatter singers into joining you, it is usually best to show some sign that you know what their voice is like!