As a music teacher, we are ingrained to promote a specific kind of “audience etiquette”. In fact, the Colorado state standards explicitly call out audience etiquette at the middle and high school grade levels. In the past, I was completely comfortable with the definition of audience etiquette as it pertained to silence, polite clapping, staying seated, and paying attention to the performer. Last Fall, I joined The Spirituals Project Choir at the University of Denver. Our mission, in part, is to “preserve and revitalize the music and teachings of the sacred songs called Spirituals”. Being a part of this choir is one of the best things I have done for myself both musically and spiritually. It is comprised of mostly African American and Caucasian singers. For the first several months, I was the only Hispanic member. A few months ago, our choir was asked to perform at New Hope Baptist Church as a recipient of the Choir of the Year award. ...