High School Voice Studio

As the year is about to start, I thought it would be nice to hear from one of the High School Voice Studio members, and see what her expectations were for the year. Martha Patton agreed to write this week's blog, and share with you what her expectations and feelings are for the new year.

"I feel excited and privileged to be in the HGO High School Voice Studio! I think it is going to be one of the highlights of my senior year of high school. Here are some of the things I am excited about:

• Driving downtown! This is big for me because I have not been driving that long. Other commitments kind of got in the way of getting my driver’s license. As a matter of fact, several of us in the Studio are seriously challenged with driving. We kind of stall on things that don’t relate to music.



• Getting to hang out with the other students in the Studio. They all have different personalities, but are so much fun. It will be great to have a group of friends who are interested in opera.



• Working on my new art songs and arias that my HGO voice teacher, Dr. Tracy Satterfield, picked out for me, at my weekly voice lesson. I love them all – but I know some of them will be challenging. It is going to be fun to hear everyone else’s songs at our monthly master classes.



• Hanging out at HGO! We will get an access card that will allow us to go into the catacombs and labyrinths of the Wortham Center. I can’t wait to go behind the scenes during rehearsals.



• The operas! I am so looking forward to Pagliacci in October. Watch this Youtube clip of Vesti La Giubba that I found last year, and you will get excited about it, too.
  

The people of HGO. They are so nice! From the opera singers to the backstage crew – everyone is friendly. They can laugh at themselves, and they are nice to children, as I learned when I was in the children’s chorus of Hansel and Gretel."

Martha Patton, High School Voice Studio member