I’ve been spending rather more time down my local recently. Part of the reason is that post-rehearsal church choir drinks now happen there, the former favoured watering hole having closed. I now feel more inclined to join in as I don’t have a long walk back.
I happened to be free recently for one of the monthly ‘Pub Choir’ nights which happen in an upper room. The organiser/conductor runs several pub choirs which meet with varying degrees of regularity in different parts of Bath. The night I went the choir consisted of me and six men (what’s not to like?) and we learnt 3-part harmony arrangements of three songs. I didn’t have the music this time (another time I might download it in advance) so I was learning by ear. This is a skill I don’t practice very much although I suppose I do it passively when I ‘pick up’ a piece through rehearsing and listening to it.
The choir meets on the same night of the week as one of my other choirs, but I will look out for other months when I happen to be free. It’s publicised in the area and some of my neighbours have been along in the past, so maybe a group excursion is called for.