CV- 4/6/17

Announcements:

All State Students: Lunch rehearsals will resume after spring break

All Choir Lunch rehearsals will begin the week after spring break during the fine arts assigned tutorial time

CV - Don’t forget to turn in your Field Trip Form for singing at the Town Council.

Concert Choir: final money for Busch Gardens is due tomorrow (checks only), if you have turn in cash, please wait until the Monday after Spring Break.

Basket Raffle is the next big fundraiser.   We will start collecting donations for baskets on Tuesday, April 18th---we are announcing before break, so if anyone wants to bargain shop during break they can!  All items are due April 28.

The Themes are:

CV: Chocolate

Concert Choir: (two baskets) Outdoor Fun, including Bar-B-Q/Grilling   for one basket and Movie/Game Night for the other basket

Beginning Choir: (two baskets)  Spa/Pampering Basket and a Beach Party Basket

Rehearsal:

Lux Aurumque

-rehearsed in section circles (S1, S2, A1, A2, T1, T2, B1, B2)

-make the "L" quicker on the word "lux" page 1

-more of the A# from soprano 2's and tenors in measure 29

-hammer out the crescendo in measure 24

-alto be pianissimo at measure 24

-grow into forte in measures 26-28 so we can arrive strong and proud in measure 29

-be mezzo forte by measure 26

-make "li" bright and tall

-the "tum"'s on page 7 are a half note. Don't hold them forever. Unless you're a soprano because then you literally do

-pay close attention to dynamics pretty

-more alto 1 on the very last chord (measure 48)

Veniki

-ran through the whole piece

-the E in measure 45 is out of tune. If you make the E taller, it'll fix itself. Instead of "key", sing "keh"

-Do the accents on page 8 and 9 (less legato)

-find a middle ground between staccato and legato for accent

-basses crescendo in measure 38

-don't speed up measures 37 and 38

-consonants for days in this piece, pleaseee

-pay attention to dynamics especially the piano to mezzo forte dynamic change

-sopranos don't clench your jaw on the high notes in measure 19-22

-in measure 27, "kum" is forte, and the "Gav" is piano

-more energy and a fuller sound in measure 39

Sight Reading: none

Homework: none