{"id":593,"date":"2025-07-21T17:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/?p=593"},"modified":"2025-07-22T10:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:25:37","slug":"choosing-the-hymn-for-the-entrance-exam-witam-cie-witam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/choosing-the-hymn-for-the-entrance-exam-witam-cie-witam\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the hymn for the entrance exam: &#8220;Witam Ci\u0119, witam&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since I&#8217;m applying for the preparatory (zero) year, I don\u2019t need to play an instrument yet &#8211; I will sing. And I want to do it well. I want the examiners to see that I\u2019m serious about this path and ready to commit to it with full focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why this hymn?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the text. Deeply prayerful, centered on the mystery of the Eucharist, with a simple yet solemn message.<br>Second, the melody. It may seem simple, but it requires vocal control, good breath support, and a confident voice. And that\u2019s not always easy &#8211; especially when nerves come into play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What am I focusing on?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Intonation<\/strong> &#8211; the hymn is based on a diatonic melody in C major, but includes leaps of thirds and fourths that are easy to miss without proper preparation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phrasing and tempo<\/strong> &#8211; each verse has a calm, natural rhythm. It shouldn\u2019t be rushed, but also shouldn\u2019t drag. Finding the right balance is key &#8211; especially to breathe properly between phrases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vocal tone<\/strong> &#8211; sustaining longer notes and ending phrases cleanly is something I\u2019m practicing with intention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The text itself<\/strong> &#8211; it\u2019s not just about singing the notes. Every word matters. I want to deliver the text clearly and consciously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Every day, I now set aside time to work on this piece &#8211; one phrase at a time. I listen to different interpretations, study the text, and search for a way to sing it not &#8220;just correctly&#8221;, but <em>authentically<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s still some time left before the exam, but I can already feel this was the right choice. Another step forward on this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fingers crossed &#8211; and see you in the next post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I&#8217;m applying for the preparatory (zero) year, I don\u2019t need to play an instrument yet &#8211; I will sing. And I want to do it well. I want the examiners to see that I\u2019m serious about this path and ready to commit to it with full focus. Why this hymn? First, the text. Deeply [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[29,31,26],"class_list":["post-593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-exam","tag-hymn","tag-news"],"views":166,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":595,"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions\/595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/makemeorganist.com\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}