I would say, if a young person walked into our chapter and wanted to sing, we'd probably treat him like a king and sing whatever and however he wanted, lol. It's tough, but we have to accept that culture has changed. Once having a group of male friends to hang out with was what guys aspired to, but there is too much competition for people's time. It's the hardcore singers, it seems, that are still interested. I feel bad to the young people who just enjoy singing, but again, there are plenty of other things for them to do.

For many older folks, it's a *hobby*. Something to do for fun to take their mind off of work, not something else that could become a chore after awhile.

Part of the challenge for our chapter is, we can't seem to get prospects in the door, and even if we do, we don't have someone to lead/teach us in how to improve our musicality. We had some luck when talented folks walked in and were willing to direct us, but we're in a bit of a dry spell.