Concert Choir, Monday 11/28/16

Happy Monday :)  

4 REHEARSAL DAYS UNTIL CONCERT

Rehearsal Notes & Assignments:
-We ran Danny Boy, My Bonnie Lass, Festival Sanctus, and 12 Days all the way through today.. we sang them memorized and fixed little things throughout the songs along the way.
Danny Boy- Make sure you aren't dragging in the beginning, Keep tall vowels
My Bonnie Lass- Keep it light and bouncy, Tall vowels, Tenors stay on tempo!!
Festival Sanctus- Tall vowels was a big one, ladies work on the pitches at the top of the last page 
12 Days After- "Language was obscene" should be operatic, Be dramatic and use facial expressions :)

No Homework

No Sight Singing

No Theory 

Announcements:
-No wreaths/garland/tree delivery today - Moved to Thursday.  Students will not be allowed to leave dress rehearsal to help with tree/garland/wreaths, but can sign up to help starting at 5:30.

-All Chorus students will be picked up behind the school near the band room after the dress rehearsal.  Please communicate with your parents that they need to pick up by going through the bus loop and then behind the school to pick you up.  If they ordered greenery, they can pick that up at the same time. 

-Lunch rehearsal A LUNCH TODAY - Lunch rehearsal B LUNCH TOMORROW & A LUNCH THURSDAY

-Tickets - the public link will go live today and the student link will go dark.  You can turn in money for either through the end of school tomorrow.  Otherwise, unpaid for tickets that are reserved will be at Will Call the day of the concert.  You will need to make sure to pick up tickets that have not been paid for by 30 minutes prior to the concert, or the unpaid for reserved tickets will be sold to someone in line. 

-4 Rehearsal Days until the the Winter Concert!!! - Plan to wear your chorus t-shirt Friday if you have one

-You must come Dec 2 dressed and ready to go at 3:20. 

-The boosters feed the students between the 2 concerts. If you have a dietary need, please go to the link on the board (http://tinyurl.com/2016winterfood) and fill out the dietary need so we can accomodate you.  

-New Female Students must get their dresses hemmed before the concert. Ms. Patchett sent out a remind and an email will go out soon with a list of tailors who can hem dresses.  The dresses should be hemmed to the tops of the toes and you should NOT cut the material, but just sew it up the inside of the dress incase your grow. 

-All State Auditions will be Next week Dec 6 B Lunch & Dec 8 All Lunch.  See Website for more details