This week, International Dinner preparation took center stage. We have done lots of drill on recognizing basic rhythmic patterns at sight and singing them with names that sound like the rhythm (strawberry for triplet, etc), and basic audiation exercises for Do-Sol.
Music for Int'l Dinner: Kitty, Sally, Sesere, Give us Hope. We also assigned each singer a letter ABCD for part distribution. Tuesday choir also got through Sound the Trumpet on the sop part. I gave them an extra group check for writing in all the solfege. We aslo sang the Wanderer and reviewed the first hand movements of Saman.
This week Meaghan came down to do the Central rehearsal on Wednesday and Paige went to North. North Choir worked on all the music for Int'l Dinner plus Dove and Maple Tree and IMM learned Son Macaron for maintaining a steady rhythm. They also did basic rhythm patterning with colors, fruits, etc. but instead of seeing the patterns, they made up movements for each pattern.
Thursday got through all the music for International, but since there are so many new students there, it's still slow-going.
All sections started work on the Singer Progress Chart and Rubric (1st and 2nd column for AUG-OCT) that should be completed and turned in the following week.
Housekeeping: First round of Informal Uniforms have been distributed. The trying-on and returning/keeping process will continue until OCT 16. All Int'l Dinner forms are available on Charms: member log-in> Files and Handouts> International Dinner>info and dessert donation forms
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