Top Ten Reasons for Being an Alto

10 ) You get really good at singing E flat.

9 ) You get to sing the same note for 12 consecutive measures.

8 ) You don’t really need to warm up to sing 12 consecutive bars of E-flat.

7 ) If the choir really sucks, it’s unlikely the Altos will be blamed.

6 ) You have lots of time to chat during Soprano solos.

5 ) You get to pretend that you are better than the Sopranos, because everybody knows that women only sing Soprano so they don’t have to learn to read music.

4 ) You can sometimes find part-time work singing Tenor.

3 ) Altos get all the great intervals.

2 ) When the Sopranos are holding some outrageously high note at the end of an anthem, the Altos always get the last words.

1 ) When the Altos miss a note, nobody gets hurt.