Taking over a community choir

Taking over a community choir

Your conductor is away and you've been asked to stand in for her. Regardless of (9) ________ it's only for a few days or a whole month, such leadership is simultaneously exciting and terrifying. Most choir members, (10) ________ we're honest, want our conductor's role, so (11) ________ on the choir temporarily is an opportunity worth seizing. In the future, you might want to apply for the role, so (12) ________ the most of any chance to prove you can direct the group. Is your conductor (13) ________ of those people who checks messages during breaks and never quite switches off? Then it's probably tempting to contact her about your decisions. This is bad for just about (14) ________ concerned: your conductor won't have a restful break and you, (15) ________ you may not realise it, are unconsciously proving you're not ready for greater leadership. So be brave. There's no need to make dramatic changes, just take a deep breath and go (16) ________ your instincts.