Backstage Ninja

I havent actually turned this in:

Dear Choral Director,

                I really hate to call a person a liar- it is a fairly large accusation, isn’t it? But when a person goes back on a promise, what should you call them? When I tried out for our High school’s Jazz Choir, I specifically asked you if there would be any times in which a student would be required to perform a solo , for I am EXTREMELY self-conscious of my singing, and honestly, I believe I sound like crap. You PROMISED me, and assured me that this class “was not a class in which we force people to do things they don’t want to do,” and that I would not be required or forced to perform a solo. This assignment completely breaks that promise, so doesn’t that constitute you as a liar?

                To be completely honest, I find no problem with this assignment other than the solo performance in front of the class (and the clear advantage to the people who can read music, which I clearly expressed that I could not do, but that’s not why I’m upset.) I would be willing to sing it privately in front of you, voice shaking so much it will actually be impossible to talk, let alone sing, but I would be willing to do it. I still take offense however, to the fact that you would lie to a student and put him/her in an extremely difficult situation. Had I known that this assignment would be coming, I would not have joined the Jazz choir. That’s how strongly I feel about this. Now, almost halfway through the year I am unable to withdraw from the class without severely damaging my transcript. So my hat is off to you lady director- you played the cards just right, and now your student is completely at your mercy, stuck between hurting his future, or doing something he absolutely-at-all-costs does not want to do. So thanks- I really appreciate it, and honestly- I would really expect more out of a teacher.

-Sam Marble

now what?