Women's Choir Singing Assignment #1

The passage explores the power of our voices and the emotions we carry within us. It emphasizes the importance of expressing ourselves and finding freedom through breath and sound. It suggests that even when we can't find words to sing, we should hold onto the essence of everything we feel. Breathe, breathe, breathe. What do we carry in our throat? Will this rage release that note? Crack and crack of brittle bones. Feel the anger, toss the stones. Climb the ladder, raise the roof. Sound the siren, shout the truth. Strip the bark and burn the tree. Drink the air for to be free. Fill to bursting like a drum. Swing wide the doors, hear who I am. When our voices cannot sing, hold the sound of everything. What do we carry in our throat? What do we carry in our heart? Grief, joy, loss. Breathe, breathe this stillness so.