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!!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Week of FEB 24

All singers:
this week, assign each singer a group: A, B, C
Tallis Canon--review for memory; split group A in half to assign parts. A=S1, A'=S2, B=A1, C=A2
Siyahamba--assign groups according to what parts they are comfortable with on this piece
Group A=Sop 1, Group B=Sop 2, Group C=alto
Fairest Lady: A=alto; B/C=soprano

TR singers:
Review Al Shlosha
Ombra Mai Fu

Housekeeping:
Performance Team Sunday MAR 1, next week look for AYS Music Camp forms

Monday, February 16, 2009

Week of FEB 17

All Singers
Pupu Hinuhinu
Fairest Lady-intro with solfege
Tallis Canon--memorize 1 verse
Tuesday singers--review Children of Peace/Oseh
TR alone
Hey Diddle Diddle
Ombra Mai Fu--intro aria melody with solfege
Housekeeping: reminders about MAR 1 gig at Shallowford

Monday, February 9, 2009

Week of FEB 10

ALL:

Pala Pala
Oye
Oseh Shalom/Children of Peace, Intro Wade in the Water, Motherless Child Medley (Wed. singers)
Tallis Canon with words--review


Training only:

begin Fairest Lady -- "London Bridge" musical scavenger hunt

Tutira Mai -- review

Hey diddle diddle



Housekeeping: distribute new practice sheets

Monday, February 2, 2009

Week of FEB 3

All:
Tallis Canon with words
Siyahamba
Oseh Shalom/Children of Peace
Intro Wade in the Water, Motherless Child Medley (Wed. singers)

Training only:
Al Shlosha D'Varim
Tutira Mai
Hey diddle diddle (sop part this week)

Housekeeping: distribute new practice sheets; distribute Fairest Lady; Madrigal donations, Madrigal RSVPs; collect registration (AYS north)

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Week of JAN 27

TUES: Did solfege warm-up on Lion Sleeps instead of Siyahamba and Oye

Review solfege on Tallis, move on to text.
Continue memory work on Million Clouds Away
Review 59th Street
Review Hey Diddle Diddle work from last week

Siyahamba
Oye