Soloist forgets lyrics on stage

MANZINI – Mhubhe High School soloist Nonsikelelo Tfwala forgot the lyrics of the song she was singing resulting in her asking the pianist to stop playing.

This was during the SwaziBank Schools Choral Music Competition held at St Theresa’s High School.
Tfwala was competing under the Soprano’s Solo B category and was singing a song titled ‘I could have danced all night’.

While she was in the middle of the song, she suddenly went silent and put her hand on her head as she had forgotten the lyrics of the song.
While this happened, Richard Makwea, who was the pianist of the day, continued to play, not noticing that Tfwala had lost track.

Tfwala then looked at Makwea and asked him to stop playing. By then, Makwea was playing on his own as Tfwala had already stopped singing.
The adjudicators, Mhlaba Buthelezi and Nikiwe Khumalo had their eyes glued to the stage as they did not know what was happening.
As soon as Makwea stopped playing, Tfwala went to Makwea to ask him to play the song once again.

Bheki Fakudze who was the day’s programme director encouraged Tfwala telling her that such things do happen. Makwea played the song once more and Tfwala sang it well this time around.
As soon as Tfwala finished singing, most of those who attended sang her praises saying she had sang well despite forgetting the lyrics.

As the competition continued, some of the pupils found it difficult to match the piano as they sometimes lost the key. However, other pupils had it easy as they sang their songs from the beginning to the end without any problems.

... Buthelezi praises teachers, conductors

MANZINI – South Africa based adjudicator and music teacher Mhlaba Buthelezi has praised music teachers and conductors for choosing choristers with the right voices.

Buthelezi, who was one of the adjudicators during the competition, said he was impressed with the performances as it showed that their voices were prepared for the competition.

“In the past, you would find that the teachers were not able to pick the right voices and the pupils would find it difficult to cope with the songs,” he said.
He encouraged the pupils not to over-rehearse as this was not good.
“As an adjudicator, I am in a position to notice if the voice has been overused. It is also important to rest your voice and your body in order to be in a position of singing well,” he said.

... SwaziBank to make competition bigger next year

MANZINI - SwaziBank has promised to make the SwaziBank Schools Choral Music Competition even bigger next year.

The bank’s Public Relations Officer Phesheya Vilakati assured the pupils, parents and the organisers of the competition of another sponsorship next year.

“We are pleased to be partners with the association and I can promise that we will continue to support this competition. The organisers should not be worried about the sponsorship for next year but they should only concentrate on making sure that the pupils are at their best during the competition,” he said.

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Vilakati said they are hoping that as the years continue, the sponsorship grows from what it is today.
“As you are aware, when the sponsorship started, it was sponsored to the tune of E50 000 and it has grown to E260 000. It shows how committed the bank is and we will continue committing ourselves to this marriage,” he said.

President of the Swaziland National Schools Choral Music Association, Khona Dlamini, thanked the bank for seeing it proper to sponsor the pupils. He urged pupils, parents and teachers to support the bank by opening accounts and saving their money there. 

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