Concert Choir, Thursday 03/02/17

Rehearsal Notes and Assignments: Today during rehearsal, we Sight sang and then we worked through Sing me to Heaven and I'm Gonna Sing. We went around the school and tried singing in different places so we could experiment with the acoustics and what it might be like to sing at MPA.


Here are some notes for specific things we touched on in Sing Me to Heaven... (thanks Sydney Edwards)

• Measure 1: Ladies need to feel heart beat on heart and connect heart’s to sequestered so there are not a bunch of sssss 

• Measure 2: Connect chambers s to lie 

• Measure 5: Alone should be going somewhere and it should spin 

• Measure 9: Aching should ache 
• Measure 10: Silence should reflect the actual word. Also silence and the breath after are slower than before so watch and listen
• Pick up to 14: The transition should be seamless so match pitches and volume on and
• Measure 15: Wrap does not have an R
• Measure 16: Song needs to grow in volume so do not start too loud 
• Measure 18: Match vowels on song listen and blend since it is a nice held note
• Measure 19: Breathe on if vowel and watch to come in at right place and it is du K for would comfort 
• Measure 22: Lean on lullaby and back off so it is like you are rocking a newborn 
• Measure 24-25: Do not die from heart to sing
• Measure 25-26: Do not die from sing me to a love song 
• Measure 28: Change dynamic a lot for mourn and again wouldu mourn That whole little part with mourn: bring me to God should be delicate and smooth 

• Measure 33-34: Sing me to heaven should be like the heavens opening and should not be choppy 

• Measure 35-37: Manly yet with a soft side 

•  Pleasure anywhere should be pleasooo and then a slight r at end

• Measure 45: Take the edge off of sing me a lullaby 

• Measure 45-end: TUNE!!! Match vowels, pitch within voice parts, and volume

• Measure 50-51: Don’t die from me to bring 

• Measure 53-end: Focus not only notes but not being choppy

Sight Singing: Proficient SATB and intermediate rhythm 

No Theory 

Announcements:

Happy first day of March - in 5 days we will be singing at MPA and we only have 3 rehearsals left!

Mrs. Patchett needs 3 people with NEAT handwriting  in each class to erase all markings in their music except for their very neatly written measure numbers. Raise your hand if you can do this for her by tomorrow.

Next Monday, March 6 is our spirit night at Blaze Pizza.  You must show the flyer for this one and the flyer can be found online on the chorus website. 

In exactly 1 week from today we will have MPA at Meredith College.  It is extremely important that all of you come on the field trip and for those of you still owe a field trip from, you MUST turn it in ASAP.

We also need you each to be present in class every day this week. 

We want to put our best performance on stage next Monday morning, so let’s focus and do everything we can do to be our best in rehearsal for the next 3 days.