Let the Judges sing
“C’mon Drew, let’s go” shouted Josh as Jared and Jacob were loading up the van. “I’m coming, just hold on to your britches” shouted Drew back. “I’ve got to put away these wire baskets before Dad jumps all over me.” They were all part of a musical group called the “Judges” that sang a cappella gospel and praise songs. Though a small group, they were quite good for teenagers. Some of their voices had changed thru the puberty onslaught and others had not yet experienced it. The combination of boy and man voices gave them a wide range and variety of music that they could perform harmoniously. They practiced nearly everyday and with a few pointers from the local voice trainer, they had become good enough to perform on stage. There was an ever increasing demand in the local area for performances, which seemed to encourage them.
Today they were headed to the local recording studio for a practice run on a few songs they already knew and a bunch that they had never heard. The technician at the studio was a friend of the group and had some spare time in his studio to guide the boys through. Each session was a fun challenge. Not just because there were new tunes introduced to them but because they were boys. Kidding around, punching each other and cutting up was just their style in order to relieve the tension that the lit up ON sign produced.
The group started off with a variation of “The Old Rugged Cross”. It was performed flawlessly. “That combination of bass and tenor was just terrific” said Keenan, the studio manager. “Yes, they certainly have much talent stated Dan, “Now if only they can produce as good on a recording.” “To late” said Keenan, “I’ve already got them on a music flash drive.” “Excellent work, Watson!” exclimed Dan. “The boys don’t know it but I’ve been recording them all along and we almost have enough songs to cut a disc with. I think I have about five and a half minutes left and it will be filled. I’d really like to have a fun song to add to it, something that would really cap off the end nicely.” “Well, how about the “I’ll Fly Away” song?” inquired Dan. “Nah, I had something more fun like the “I Love Broccoli” song or the “Wiggle Worm” song. You know, something with pizzazz that would include the younger generation.”
After a few renditions of each song, they decided that neither song really gave them the zing that they were looking for. The boys decided that they wanted to give the “Arky, Arky” song a whirl. “Wow! That was excellent.” shouted Dan after they had finished. “I couldn’t have done it better myself.” “And it’s all captured on the flash drive” said Keenan. When the boys heard that, they were curious. They wanted to hear the whole drive. Keenan plugged in the music flash drive and hooked up the CD recorder. Soon a CD was born featuring the “Judges”.