Music has always been a passion of mine. It frees my creativity and helps me to feel the most alive. I will never forget the process when I was studying music education in the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico. When I took choir class the magic of the vocal sounds amused me and enriched my knowledge all day. Eric Witacre is a person who has influenced the world and myself with his music in the area of choir. He has been one of the most important and successful composers and conductors in the music industry. His compositions are known world-wide and have been officially adopted in the choir repertories. Two of his well-known choral pieces are “Water Night” and “Cloudburst” that have been performed and applauded around the world. I have personally had the opportunity to be a part of the Conservatory choir to sing these two famous pieces. On TED.com I observed and was enriched by this professional’s speech concerning music. Witacre stresses the process of his successful life, sharing strategies that impact singers and vocalists to be a part of their projects. According to the video, he talks about a project called “A virtual Choir 2,000 Voices Strong”. This project started when he saw a YouTube video with a girl singing a soprano line of one of his choral pieces. She made some suggestions and asked for Witacre’s advice. Witacre then shares a video conducting one of his pieces with no sound, pinpointing the tempo, phrases, dynamics, and all the music conduction aspects of the piece. With the purpose in mind of viewers practicing their own part with the right conduction. This video grasped the attention of the viewers and they began to record their own videos with Witacre’s direction. When you receive advice from or are a part of a project by a recognized professional, the emotion is amazing. Eric Witacre made it. Creating a virtual choral performance from which he picked 2,000 videos from all around the world, with different vocal sections, editing and placing together the sounds of a real choir. Successful professionals like Eric Witacre inspire me to help others with their music. He proves that the love and passion contained in a person for the things they love to do can made a definite difference.
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