How Good our Region is (for choral auditions)

This is how good our Region is: last week, I judged a District level audition for another region in Texas.  The District level auditions allow judges to remove singers who are not prepared for the Region auditions.  This consists mostly of people who have not learned their music.

In all honesty, the top 5 girls from this region would have barely been middle of the pack for our Region.  While 30 of the girls from our room were 'passed' to go to Region, I doubt half of those would have made it past district in our Region, which consists of schools from Clear Creek ISD, Friendswood, Texas City, and Pearland.

This is one case where geography stinks: some very competent singers in our area will get passed over simply because they live in one of the most competitive regions in Texas.  Getting to audition for Region, let alone State, is quite the accomplishment in our Region and should be celebrated!

DWS