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 Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:16 pm
Mmkay. So wednesday, 8th period, I was in chorus. We were singing Phantom of the Opera, and all during the song I couldn't help YAWNING. Well, I've been averaging less than 7 hours of sleep for the past few weeks, so I just thought I was crashing-I'd be home in an hour, and I'd take it easy.
About 5 minutes later, my body felt all tingly. And my knees were all tired. So I made sure they weren't locked, and leaned on the stack of chairs next to me (We are on the risers, practicing for our concert).
Next thing I know, I'm sitting on the risers, with my eyes closed, and my director saying "Pick her up at the knees!"
I opened my eyes to find everyone staring at me. The girl next to me escorted me around to the drinking fountain (Her sister was the one who caught me when I fell)
Everyone was asking if I was okay. One of my classmates said I looked dead. Another compared me to a piece of white paper.
It was an interesting day, to say the least.
Have you ever fainted? When?
Has anyone you know fainted during chorus (practice or concerts)?
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:41 pm
Nope, neverdone that before. But I have heard horror stories of what can happen when you faint on stage. I'm glad you're alright, though. Do you know why you fainted though, aside from being tired I mean
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:45 pm
Laharl Part Dux Nope, neverdone that before. But I have heard horror stories of what can happen when you faint on stage. I'm glad you're alright, though. Do you know why you fainted though, aside from being tired I mean Tired, overheating, low blood sugar (I had had a lot of sugar that morning during school and crashed hard) I was lucky, too, because I used to stand in the very back top riser level, and I was moved right in front of a Junior who noticed immediately that I was NOT thinking straight and was there to catch me so I didn't get hurt.
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:46 pm
Not to me, but one of my friends almost did, because of the lights.
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:41 am
Well ooh. We had a run-out gig for choir for christmas. One of the guys started turning like a wierd pale-green color and fainted in the middle of singing and our teacher had to stop us right as she saw him falling. That was an interesting day.
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:55 pm
Not while singing, though I felt like I was going to during my voice lesson last week while we were doing some breathing exercises, I had to grab onto the edge of the piano to steady myself.
I have, however, fainted while on a feild trip to Intell with my 7th grade math class, and once while I was riding a horse out on the cross country jumping course. I managed to finish my jumping first, and was trotting back to my instructor when all of a sudden the colors turned negative and I just slumped off the horse. Also, the first time I gave blood, after they had taken the needle out and I was holding my arm above my head, I started feeling dizzy, then my feet got really cold, then the colors went negative and faded out from the edges. Someone noticed that I was turning white before I went completely out though and ran over to tip my chair back and put a damp rag on my head. I had to lay down again in my adv. bio class later that day to keep from passing out. Usually, it only happens when I get overheated and dehydrated. I'll drink a gallon of water while I'm working horses in the summer. My trainer calls me a camel. xd
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:09 pm
A girl in my choir fainted last year when we were performing at Disney's Candelight because 1. Her blood sugar went low 2. She hadnt slept in like..2 days. So..perhaps you have low blood sugar? That and are you breathing properly when you sing? Cause you can get lightheaded if you dont. hope that explains something sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:57 pm
If it happens again I would suggest stopping singing and take a bunch of deep breaths slowly while leaning forward/hands on knees. Amongst everything else, not getting enough air to your head from singing so much will casuse that much faster!
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:50 pm
We had one girl who just dropped and had a mini seizure during out November 11th performance O.o; scared the crap outa me.
I tend to black out... quite often, unfortunatly, because of my insomnia. I get a couple hours of sleep every night and then just plod on with my day until my subconscious says "hey, we havent slept in a while", then BOOM. Lights out.
That's why I specially trained my horse to go to a fence if I lie down on her. I've only ever blacked out on her once, and it was scarey as hell, but she just stopped and plodded on over to the fence, and waited for her usual treat that she got when I was training her.
Uhm... but yeah, I've never blacked out because of (or in the middle of) choir. The heat I'm used to, because I'm in a rock band (or was) that performed lots. Me and all my leather and jeans, and most of the time two shirts (the first got sweaty crazy quick, so I'd have to change halfway through)... I got used to the crazy heat and stage lights. Plus I meditate, so my breathing is crazy good. :shrug:.
Yup. There's my ramble.
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:06 pm
My old choir teacher told about once when he was directing a concert and one of the girls overheated and passed out on the back riser. He ran around and caught her before she hit the floor and handed her off to her dad who had ran up and continued with the concert after that.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:07 am
I've never fainted like that. I once almost fell off the risers cause i'd locked my knees, but other than that NO. Are you okay?
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:53 am
Yeah, I came out fine, just a little shaken.
I remember when my brother was at Luther College, we went to their christmas concert, it was their very last performance and near the end you could hear a few thumps as people went down, and the very first one was in the middle of the front row of the main group, and people had to leave to carry him out. They stopped the concert and told everyone that they were okay.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:51 pm
That's like a mass fainting right there....not really, but still. It's nothing to be embarassed about or anything. I'm not saying you're embarassed....I'm just saying that it happens quite often in the choir world...from nerves to bod posture it happens. You were one of the lucky ones cause you didn't do it in concert.
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:01 am
One of my friends eventually had to quit choir, because she kept fainting crying
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:22 pm
cowbuddy34 One of my friends eventually had to quit choir, because she kept fainting crying Oh no! That's a horrid reason to have to quit choir. crying
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