Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Week of SEPT 8, 2009

Top priorities this week:

Solfege patterns: skips to Do and skips to La; use pure vowels of solfege for good tone
IPA for first five pure vowel sounds A,E, I, O, U

TRE:
Schooldays -- teach tune by rote, focusing on facial expression. Ask kids for ideas on some "choralography"
Compere -- solfege melody
Gavotte -- solfege with hand signals
Any review from last week

TR Central, North, West:
Name game
Music Alone Shall Live -- teach solfege; work tone and vocal line
Eli, Eli -- intro minor scale; drill skips ahead; read language using IPA vowels learned
Gavotte -- review hand signals. work in pairs
IMM break out
Pythagorean Round -- same minor scale as Eli Eli
Schooldays -- run if have time

Housekeeping: mini-flyers about SEPT 10 All-Family meeting; uniform measuring; audition flyers

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Week of APR 21

Million Clouds Away--memorized

Warabe Uta
1 work language
2 work language a's =alto; b/c=sop
3 memorize; parts a,b,c=S1,S2, alt respectively
4 memorize; a/c=alto line b=S1

Frog Song

Origami at break

Tour program -- pick one or two to go over
impromptu songs at attractions--Feelin' Groovy, Lion Sleeps, Siyahamba
mini-concert--Ombra Mai Fu, Tutira Mai, Shake the Papaya, Fairest Lady
Service--Siyahamba, Al Shlosha, Tallis, Ose Shalom

Housekeeping:
TOUR
Distribute Tour rooming and Tour packing list; remind about Saturday call of 8:00 am at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
MAY SCHEDULE
Workbook May 2 at Druid Hills Presbyterian, Dress Rehearsal May 8 6:30-8:30, Concert Saturday May 9 at Sanford Perf Arts Ctr on Rainbow Dr.; May 11 auditions for singers who would like to advance to Treble Concert Choir (during rehearsal); Singer Recognition night Wed May 20

Requirements for moving to Treble Concert Choir (TCC)
  • must commit to rehearsals on Mondays 4:45-6:15 at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
  • be at least a rising 4th grader (preference given to rising 6th and 7th graders)
  • Sing Ombra Mai Fu from memory--tone and diction assessed
  • pass off through p.19 in your Sight-singing Workbook--concepts and basics of music-reading
  • Sing your voice part on Siyahamba with other parts being sung by an instructor or ensemble members--vocal independence assessed

Instructors will also make recommendations for advancement based on a singer's preparation (e.g. practice time), personal and musical maturity as well as attendance at rehearsals and concerts.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Week of APR 15

begin with Warabe Uta Medley
memorize #4 Usagi
Drill phrases and pronunciation #3. Explosive K's and T's. Use visual cues to help memorize phrases.
#1 Memorize solfeged melody
#2 Same and different phrases--memorize the call/response using analysis of high-low patterns

Origami at break

Million Clouds Away--verse 2 memory drill using dry erase or overhead techniques

Housekeeping: Audition flyers, collect tour papers, camp registraions

Week of MAR 31

Begin Warabe Uta Medley
solfege hand signals on #1 and #2
On #2, A's are alto B/C is Sop
#3 and #4 focus on language, repeated sounds, etc.

Concert Eval

Million Clouds Away

Housekeeping: pass out tour forms

Week of MAR 24

Run majority of Recital Repertoire
Seating Chart firmed up
47 in attendance

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Week of MAR 17

TR and IMM:
Run as much of program as you can.
Siyahamba
Tallis Canon
Tutira Mai
Pupu Hinuhinu
Shake the Papaya Down
Al Shlosha
Fairest Lady

TR alone:
Ombra Mai Fu
Hey Diddle Diddle

Housekeeping:
remind about location for next week and details of recital--Sunday, MARCH 29, call at 1:30, recital at 3:00 pm, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. Rehearsals at Callanwolde next week Tuesday and Wednesday 4:45-6:15. Come to both if you can, but one for sure!

Pass out any uniforms that have come to your location this week. Names are on them. If possible, have the kids try them on before they leave rehearsal, so if there are problems, they can be fixed before the recital.

The TCC and YC will present BRITISH INVASION this weekend. Postcards are available for kids to distribute. TR and IMM kids get in free if they would like to volunteer as an usher.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Week of MAR 3

TR and IMM

Fairest Lady--work memory on primary melody using solfege. Pair with secondary melody. Drill 3rd melody.Fairest Lady: A=alto; B/C=soprano

Pupu Hinuhinu--work hula and memory

Shake the Papaya Down--drill form and assign parts: I=group B, II=group A, III=group C



TR

Ombra Mai Fu--work tone and open vowels; make sure to get plenty of repetition on each phrase

Hey Diddle Diddle--assign parts S1=B/C alto=A/B (more B's on S1)

Housekeeping: Distribute Camp Forms!!