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Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. So, how does this pertain to me, you may ask.
The Georgia Tech Chorale, as we like to call ourselves, is a class. Okay, now you've gone too far. It can't be a class. Nothing that is fun can help my GPA. Isn't that written in the Student Code somewhere? Actually, it isn't. Let's look at an
example. Take for instance one particular Tech student named Devon. . .I mean. . . Bob.
Bob came to Tech in the Fall of 1995, as a Physics major. A Physics
major! What is he nuts? Hey, who are you to judge me. . .er. . .him?
Yes, Bob was a Physics major, and he came to Tech on scholarship. He never listened to his High School advisors. He never had to study in High School and thought that this would continue at Tech. Bob was sorely mistaken. So, as he learned to study, drowning in the Physics curriculum, his grades plummeted. Oh, no! Bob is going to lose his scholarships.
But don't worry about Bob. He was in the Chorale. He met some other Physics majors he could study with, and those extra hours of A's gave him a 3.0 exactly when he was evaluated for his scholarships. He got to stay at Tech. Had Bob not been in the Chorale, he would have lost his scholarships, and would have had to leave Tech. The moral of this story: If you're not in the Chorale, you'll lose your scholarships and be poor. Do you want that to happen to you? I didn't think so.
All you guys out there saying real men don't sing. I have a counter-argument: The Men's Glee Club. Never before have Georgia Tech men found such creative ways to showcase their testosterone without being labeled chauvinist. Instead, ladies say we're talented. Only, in the Glee Club can you say "look up her dress", in front of theatre full of people, and have it be art. By the way, Glee Club is a class, too. Wait! Do you mean to tell me that you can get more than one of these grades just for having fun. That's right, and they even count as Humanities credit.
Having too much fun is against my religion then support the Chorale. Go to a concert.
The Georgia Tech performs each quarter, In the Fall, we will be having a joint concert with UGA's music department. A Battle of the Choirs of sorts. The chorale will also perform a Randall Thompson concert, Mozart's Coronation Mass for the National Mozart Competition performance, plus our usual Christmas concerts and various other performances in the upcoming year. Often, we will be called upon to perform in extraordinarily large shows, such as the Carmina Burana at the Fox. Also, recognizing the importance to get away from Tech, the Chorale tours every other year. Last year, we went upto Washington D.C. What else do you need to know?
Increase your social circle by over
100 people. Party, in school and be graded for it no less. Most importantly, though sing, sing, sing. We're also a club, so you don't have to sign up for Chorale as a class to support the arts at Georgia Tech.
For more information about the Chorale, contact the music department, (404) 894-3193. Alternatively you can check out our website at: