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Never Retallack<\/strong> |\u00a0 Entertainment Editor<\/span><\/p>\n During this time where students’ daily lives are being greatly affected, read this interview with Tonya Bradley \u2014\u00a0 a junior at Western majoring in Education \u2014 to find out how her experience with choir in the music department has changed.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Can you explain how the choir groups, Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, that you are affiliated with have changed?<\/b><\/p>\n We are meeting online in small groups this term through Zoom. We are focusing on tuning our musical ear and doing an online concert this term.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What are some of the hardest parts when it comes to adjusting to the quarantine with choir for you?<\/b><\/p>\n We are meeting through Zoom and only with our voice section which is hard. We are super close as an ensemble, so it\u2019s really tough. More than a few tears have been shed.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I remember there were travel plans for the choir in the Summer, has there been an update on if those are still happening?<\/b><\/p>\n Yes! The World Choir Games have been moved to July 2021. As of this time we are still going to Amsterdam and Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I understand you are taking music classes through the school, what are those like?<\/b><\/p>\n The only music class I am taking is choir, but most classes are occurring over Zoom from what I have been told.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How do you believe social distancing will affect the program throughout this term?<\/b><\/p>\n Most concerts are being recorded and put online. We aren\u2019t able to have normal practices or access practice rooms or the Midilab. It\u2019s going to be a very hard term because we have nowhere to practice or pianos to use.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do you have any general thoughts or feelings on the subject that you’d like to share?<\/b><\/p>\n