CV- 9/28/16

Announcements:

Don’t forget the optional Musical Audition Workshop is Oct 13th A & B Lunch in the auditorium.  The directors highly encourage you to come.

If you would like to purchase a 2016-2017 Chorus T-shirt, turn in your money and order form by TOMORROW, Sept 29th.  

[CV - Mrs. Patchett would love it if you could please all purchase a shirt this year so we can match at performances like the middle school performances and others.See Mrs. Patchett if you have a concern about this.]

If you would like to purchase Lowes Food Gift Cards please turn in the money by TOMORROW with the order form.  The order form can be found online under Boosters- Fundraisers-Lowes Food.

Concert Choir & CV - If you plan to pay for your fairshare instead of fundraising it, please turn in the money this Thursday Set 29th.  You can pay $25 for one semester, or go ahead and pay for both semesters ($50).

CV -  Two weeks ago Mrs. Patchett asked you to fill out a form if you had dietary needs for the Southern Area Choral Festival Lunch.  If you haven't filled this out or talked to Mrs. Patchett, go talk to her about it.

CV - Mrs. Patchett need both Nashville Forms.  

CV -  Mrs. Patchett still needs your blue field trip forms & driving SACF FORMS!!

Mrs. Patchett needs just your driving forms

CV -Mrs. Patchett still needs your Honors Chorus Field Trip Forms

Rehearsal:

In Remembrance
-we stood in one big circle around the room with our voiceparts and reviewed the piece, focusing on tuning and dynamics.
-measure 8-14ish, the tempo speeds up, then backs off
-measure 30, pronounce "rain" as "rehn"
-measure 24, pronounce "I" as "ah/awe"
-only a little "t" at measures 50 to 51 right before the "d" of die. 

Awake the Harp
-we fixed the white copy of the music
---measure 6, the rhythm is "ta di", and its a F# to D, for altos its A to F#
---measure 23, "clothed" is an eighth note and an eighth rest for tenors
---measure 27, its a half note on the rest for sopranos
---for measures 31, 32, 35, 46, and 59, there's an eighth note and eighth rest on "dress"
-breath mark in measure 50 after the word "lord"

Animal Crackers
-worked on the half-time for "the Canary"
-worked on dynamics for "the Eel"

NEW SONG! Nginani na
-went over 'ta-ki-da' rhythm of section A
Pronunciation:
Ngi=Dee
Ya=Yah
Gu=Goo (hard g sound)
La=Lah
Ngi=Gee (hard g sound)
Na=Naw
Ni=Knee
Na=Naw

Chindia
-worked on the clashy mess that is measures 112-115
-reviewed measures 1-63

Sight Reading: none :)

Homework: learn the rest of Awake the Harp by Monday :)