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Choral singing has taken me to regional, all-state, and ACDA Western Division honor choirs. It’s also where many of my questions about music began.

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A large choir group in matching shirts gathered outside a building marked Music.

A folder labeled 2026 Western ACDA Choir, SATB 10–12th Grade, in a rehearsal hall.

Three choir friends taking a mirror photo during ACDA Western.

Amy You’s CCDA name badge and a yellow Soprano 1 group card.

A CCDA name badge for Amy You of Stevenson School, labeled SATB Soprano.

A choir on risers beneath a California All-State Music Education Conference banner.

A choir performing onstage with a conductor and piano accompaniment.

A choir singing with open folders in front of organ pipes and a seated audience.

A view from among the singers on risers during a regional choir concert.

Singers seated at tables rehearsing with a pianist at an electronic keyboard.

Singers standing side by side, some in embroidered garments and headdresses and others in white shirts.

Choir members singing from printed and digital scores during a rehearsal.

A childhood choir group gathered together in red and black concert clothes.

Singers gathered around an upright piano during a coffee house performance.

Choir members taking a group selfie in a wood-paneled room.

A choir and conductor performing outdoors at Stevenson School.

Choir members posing together in dark concert clothes.

A choir singing from music folders with a conductor and grand piano.

Choir members and their conductor taking a bow at the end of a concert.