Week of NOV 23

Memorization of text is critical this week.

Order of program--

Suo Gan

Deck the Hall

On to Bethlehem Town

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Mimo Oluwa

Christmas Time is Here

S'Vivon

Ocho Kandelikas

Housekeeping: reminder that there are 2 rehearsals next week--Tues and Wed at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church 4:45-6:15. Recital on Saturday AM -- Dress Rehearsal 9:30 am, concert 11:00 AM. Uniform skirts will be distributed next week.

Week of NOV 16

Mimo -- start working the round (4pt.)

S'Vivon -- independence on parts
Ocho Kandelikas -- memory on verses; choose soloists next week
Suo Gan -- TR work Welsh

Deck the Hall -- independence on part work and memorize text

On to Bethlehem Town - run v. 2 for memory and phrasing
Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day - memorize words

Christmas time is here - text and intonation

Housekeeping items: Sing-a-thon NOV 19/20-Tr and IMM time slot is 8:00-11:00 am on Saturday the 20th. Thanksgiving week- all singers come to Tuesday rehearsal, either at Callanwolde (at the "Retreat" house) or Porter Sanford.

Week of NOV 9

Practice divisi assignments this week:

Deck the Hall high=B2/C low=A/B1

S'Vivon

Main Melody=IMMs +B2

Alto=C

1st Countermelody=A

2nd Countermelody=B1

Deck the Hall high=A/B1 low=B2/C

Ocho Kandelikas high=B2/C low=A/B1 start to hear soloists on v. 3

Suo Gan unison. TR only on Welsh verse

Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day unison; select no more than 3 per choir to sing descant

On to Bethlehem Town unison

Mimo African Round Order of Entrances=C, B2, B1, A

Recital is less than 1 month away. Start to work memory on all songs.

Housekeeping items: Pull out those agendas!! Workbook on Saturday 10-12 Emory Pres. Sing-a-thon NOV 19/20-Tr and IMM time slot is 8:00-11:00 am on Saturday the 20th. Thanksgiving week- all singers come to Tuesday rehearsal, either at Callanwolde or Porter Sanford.

Week of NOV 2

Tuesday, Wednesday choirs at Callanwolde and Thurs Mable House choir focused on listening this week: Listening to each other sing, listening to Instructors model tone and expression, listening to themselves on recording.

Ocho Kandelikas--listened to verses, sang all refrains memorized. Learned the "band" section in the 3rd verse

S'Vivon--reviewed main melody, learned 1st countermelody

Suo Gan--review solfeggio, memory on English verse

On to Bethlehem Town--pure vowel sounds, record and critical listening, re-record to see if anything changes

Tomorrow Shall be My Dancing Day--Thur choir memorized 1st verse and refrain