Derrick is a Passionate Advocate of the Choral Art

This was an interesting take on choir from Derrick in Singapore on the choral art:

It is said before to me, that instrumentalists shouldn't try to talk to a chorister about music.

To a instrumentalist, music is as simple as getting your notes right, and drawing the interpretation from the music director, usually the conductor in Singapore's music scene.

Not much talk about blending amongst your own section, because unless you're out of tune, your section of the same instruments should sound the same. Playing a brass-wind? Nothing a bit of polishing can't help, I guess? In terms of symphonies, blending is simple.

Talent, in my opinion, is just the grasping of the instrument and speed of mastery of technical know-how of the instrument. What else is out of the blue for bands to do? I've seen military bands do formation, jazz ensembles standing and swinging to the beat. Maybe someone would like to tell me more about it.

To a chorister, you talk about achieving blending not just between the person next to you, but above and beyond achieving a blend amongst your section mates, you need to achieve a blend within the whole choir.

Technically, you're talking about a "symphony of voices" - all of us using only 1 instrument.