Redheaded Jill

Y’all… I am an alto imposter. Sometimes… depending on the song leader and the condition of my voice… I switch parts when singing in church. We have congregational singing, nobody is performing, we all participate. Sometimes I find myself singing alto because maybe I lost my voice, or maybe the song leader pitches things too high.

I thought I was good at it, but I realized recently I am not singing alto. Sure, there are 1-2 songs when I know the alto part and can do it. But usually I find myself singing an octave below the soprano, or an octave above the tenors, or sometimes I just try to harmonize and make things up.

The struggle is real. And I’m sure the true altos around me are like, “what are you doing?”

I guess I’m sharing this because I want to salute all the altos. Your job isn’t easy. I never understood it when I was in choir. Blending is difficult. Y’all are amazing. I want to be like you.