Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Concert Choir

Rehearsal Notes
-Erev Shel Shoshanim: m.10, went over Ms. Covington's notes.
-Thankful: m.5, snapped on eighth rests, while running through the song.
"Sigh" on the first ending (<for____>)
-All The World is Winter: (top of 9) m.61. 2nd Sopranos have the most important part in that chord 'saving grace'.

Announcements
-Holocaust/Genocide Club has a sign up sheet on the door for a Walk-A-Thon to send money to Syria for the Syrian Refugee Crisis around April 15th. You can sign up to walk or sing at the event.
-FUNDRASING: Tree, garland, wreath, peanuts: $5 for every peanut can you sell in your student account. Peanuts order form passed out in class today. PEANUT FORM IS DUE: NOV.3. DELIVERY DATE: NOV.23. (just in time for Thanksgiving).
-MAKEUP BENCHMARK IS A LUNCH TOMORROW IF YOU MISSED IT
-T-Shirt orders should be in in about 2 weeks!
-Please send pictures from chorus events this year to choruspictures1516@gmail.com
-If you need extra help (voice part placement, rhythm/sight singing, theory) sign up for tutorials when you are free. If you want to help someone, you can sign up to be a tutor.

-WE LEARNED A NEW WAY TO FIND KEY SIGNATURES. Read below to understand how it works.

BEADGCF (flats)
2 3 4 56 0 1
                               <--- THE RULE OF SEVEN  
                                                                                -Don't count F and C if you have 3 sharps.
FCGDAEB (sharps)                                               -To find flats - 3 flats. 7 - 3 = 4. Find 4 on the chart.
x0 1 2 3 4 5                                                             The key is A flat.
                                                                              
Cb Gb Db Ab Eb Bb
7    6    5    4    3    2

No Sight Singing Today

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