Hey everyone, it's been quite a while since I last updated and let you know how I am. Not that I have a lot of fans or anything, but hopefully one day that will change!
Anyway, speaking of which, I have some VERY exciting news for you and myself too! It's going to change me into a very busy girl (not that it hasn't already), but I'm doing my best. I have been accepted into All-State chorus! This changed history for my highschool, so a lot of people are really proud of me. My school opened just last year, so it's brand new. Not only was I the only junior to enter, but it was my very first time ever applying for All-State. And not only did I audition on the hardest level, but I exceeded the score.
This is how scoring works in All-State: the lower your score is, the better you did. You start out with a 10, and judging by how many mistakes you make on the trial, the score raises. Well, I'm a Soprano I as you all know, and that's the hardest section to get in to (there are lots and lots of sopranos that enter), so the cutoff score is HARD. I think last year it was 12.5. Anyway, this year the cutoff score was a little easier. It was 14, and I got a 13. Yes, it was a close cut, but I did it!

Anyway, that's not the ONLY news. Oh no. My cousin is a chorus nerd like myself, and he got accepted into this chorus that was built from the entire North-Eastern area of the USA that studies music abroad. Well, his mother, my aunt, told them ALL about me (I'm stuck in the deep south for now, so that's why I didn't audition myself). She told them about my G7, perfect pitch, and my impressive All-State story. These people actually held a spot for me! This, to me, was the most astonishing. These people are from New England. They've seen talent before, and they know what it is, and yet here they are, never having seen me or heard my voice or ANYTHING, and they were so impressed that they held a position for me and begged me to join! So I am a part of this crew. That's not even the cool part.

This chorus studies abroad, right? Well, studying abroad means that we'll be going to a different country or continent, riiight? Well! We are going to EUROPE. That's right, freaking Europe! How cool is that!!!!!
We'll be going to France, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, and Switzerland! We'll actually have one free day to ourselves in Paris. Shopping in Paris. That's the coolest EVER. I'm extremely excited, and I really can't wait! We have to raise, like, $3000, but I'm going to do everything I possibly can to raise as much money as possible!

So anyway, that's all my big news, so wish me luck and forgive me for not being online as much as I usually was! Thank you very much for listening, and I really hope that my maestro and I will come out with some really cool stuff. ALSO, I'm going to do a professional recording this Christmas, so I'm going to bring back some presents for all of you to enjoy! <3

Have fun, be safe, and have a VERY happy holiday!

-Lady Arsenic<3