Practice Agenda


October 22
Thanks for the work you have been doing on our songs in between practices.  It is making the evening more efficient.  Sorry about my counting getting in the way.  Brain and mouth were not as hooked up as I wished after my vaccination yesterday.

Regarding "Deity" pronunciation.  Please see this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WkowsN1QfI
So it can be legitimately prounced in either way.  Considering the current politic and Canada usually sticking to British spellings (neighbour, zed, etc)my first impulse is to go to dayuhtee.  However in the song itself it is a rhyme is with see (which will still work either way. 

Soooo... my next consideration is our audience.  Would day-uh-tee be jarring to an audience and distract from the music.  Pretty esoteric IMHO but I believe that the Day-uh-tee to the majority of the north american audience would feel a tad awkward.  

Soooo.... my decision is to sing Dee-uh-tee. So as my lawyer friends would say it is "res judicata" (decided and no need for further litigation).

Warm up: 1/2 steps and matching resonances.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing: Final verse.  (great work on part 2 last                       week).  We'll put it all together. When rehearsing watch                            for some different 1/2 steps.
Cheryl:
Frozen:  Solidify part one and work on part 2.
Break
30 Second Falala: ms. 1-11.
Antiphonal Gloria: working on a dynamics roadmap.
Sleighride: Interval pg 11-15.  With the ahs....tenors and basses                                 please look at those ahead of time.







 






October 15
I have dropped the Hallelujah not because I don't have the faith that we can do it but that it would require a lot of time to polish to a good standard.  In its place i have put the popular Leroy Anderson "Sleigh Ride" and the Thirty Second Falala.  So much less strain.
Don't forget to make yourself available for our renowned workshop at Hope Lutheran on Departure Bay Road on Saturday November 8th.

Warm up:  Finding matched resonance, 1/2 step tuning. 
Frozen: ms. 1-18 Be intuitive as when your part comes in by listening                          to the other parts.
Still Still Still
Sleigh Ride pg 1-5 and pg 7-9
Break
Antiphonal Gloria 
Behold that Star
Hark the Herald  Second section as last week.

October 8
This is definately the "grunt" time of learning.  Our sound is shaping well and once we get the music ingrained we can relax and focus on our technique and shaping the emotional force of the dynamics and tempo changes.  Thanks for all the front loading you are doing to get us there.

Warmup: matching resonance and 1/2 steps excercise
Frozen   ms 1-17 Go over the mp3 file and use the words. Phonetic                          description is in the music.
Behold that Star
Hallelujah: ms 47-80
Break
Hark the Herald Angels Sing: ms 56-79
Somewhere In My Memory
Hearth and Fire: ms 39-end



October 1

Great work this evening.  Our sound is starting to meld.  We are tackling some tough stuff at times and you are doing great!

I found tracks that I sent to your email regarding the Hallelujah Chorus.  These should be a big help.  Youtube also has a slowdowner that can help with certain tough sections and you can navigate to specific sections.  Watch for the measure numbers and follow in your own sheet music.

We will be warming up to matching resonances and vowels.
Remember to raise your cheek bones (facial ;) ) and set your tongue to get that ringing sound.

Jolly Jazzy Christmas  ms 22-55
Sweet Silent Night
Snow Day  ms 37-60
Break
Frozen ms 1-15  Bass Baritone and Tenor make sure you bring your                          copies sent to you via email.
Still Still Still
Hallelujah ms 41-47 The rehearsal tracks have been sent to you as                            youtube links.






September 24

All songs except Hallelujah are up on the website both for cell phones and PCs.  The Somewhere in my memory Bass track does not show up on the cell phone mode unfortunately but it can be heard on a PC.

Some very beautiful moments on Wednesday.  Reminder "never sing louder than beautiful".  We are searching for that unified sound.  Sing about one arms length from your body and listen for a matching resonance.

Snow Day Ms 1-36
Somewhere in My Memory pages 5-8
Jolly Jazzy Christmas Ms 1-30. Keep it bright and light with sound forward.  
Break
Hallelujah ms. 34-41 we will be working on the rhythmics. Full voiced singing must still be beautiful and unified.
Behold that Star  page 9-12
Hearth and Fire Review ms 1-18 Ms. 19-36.  This song needs to be flowing and warm so not quite such a bright sound.  While the consonants are important we cannot let it become choppy. Watch for the arc of the phrases. All the divisis will be done by Sop 2









September 17

Sorry for the delay in the Mp3 files.  Should be up in a few days.
Great sound and energy this evening.  It is helpful to keep our alignement and breath working for us through an evening.  Don't forget to bring a water bottle for hydration.

We will be warming up to some resonance activity.  Remember to keep the tone forward and keep the tongue set in place.

Antiphonal Gloria ms 42-61
Still Still Still
Hark the Herald to ms 46
Break
Carols Around to ms 66
Behold That Star 
Frozen ms 18-83


September 10

So thrilled with last week.  It was great to work with all of you again! Well begun is 1/2 done. 

Refer to the tab above  "Sequenced voice building self assessment" by Dr Phil Grant. We looked at the alignment, breath and onset of sound.  We will continue with breath support, tone and tongue postion.

6:45 Gather, greet, get and/or organize music for the evening.
7:00 Warm up (as above with interval and chord creation.)
7:15 Antiphonal Gloria (Divide into two groups and begin the learning            process.
7:30  Still Still Still
7:45  Snow Day  Please have the PDF downloaded and printed.

Break

8:15 Frozen suite
8:30 Somewhere in my Memory
8:45 Hallelujah ms 34-47 review 1-37



September 3rd
6:45 Welcome back!  Distribute music for the season.

7:00Warm up:  Breath, alignment, vocal placement. Chord building

Hearth and Fire
Behold that Star 
Hark the Herald

Break

Antiphonal Gloria
Sweet Silent Night (Cheryl)
Hallelujah