Week of FEB 8

Continue with rhythm studies. Incorporate rhythm flash cards, rhythm rounds with body percussion. Pitch--solfege "Name that Tune"

Repertoire:

Bist Du Bei Mir--fine tuning of pitch and phrasing. Review pronunciation and diction

When You've got an Elephant--assign parts today and put it together

Alphabet Song--Review with all singing each part, separate, then try parts together with assignments

Tree Toad and Lone Dog--review parts separately, then put together

Housekeeping: Reminders about Madrigal auction donations. Taking reservations still if family members want to attend. Call office to reserve: 4/ 873-3365. Next Recital March 27.

Revised Part assignments. Items w/asterisk for March. All others prep for May.

*Alphabet Song--A=S2, B=alto, C=sop

*Alunda Song--A/B1=alto B2/C=soprano

Baidin Fheilimi--unison
*Bist du bei Mir--unison

*Little David-- A=S2, B=S1, and C=alto

*Pupu Hinuhinu--unison with echo. Choose 1-2 in each division (ABC) to do echo

Stabat Mater--A/B1=sop B2/C=alto
*Inflammatus--A/B1=sop B2/C=alto

Amen--A/B1=sop B2/C=alto
*Tree Toad and Lone Dog--A/B1=sop B2/C=alto

*When You've got an Elephant--A=alto, B=S2, C=S1

*Singabahambayo--A=S1, B=S2, C=alto

Fancie--A=alto, B=S1, C=S2

*Hey, Ho Nobody Home--round

*10K Fireflies pop song?

Weeks JAN 25-FEB 2

These two weeks were really focused on reviewing diction skills and part work, especially for the groups meeting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Lot's of drill in each choir on reading rhythms. Improvisation with body percussion on rhythmic patterns makes a great warm-up.

Part-singing is going well and it's time to reinforce part assignments now that everyone has had a chance to sing all the parts in all the pieces.

LONE DOG--A/B1 sings alto; B2/C sings soprano

Pass out FANCIE to all Training choir members. Begin work on it, emphasizing the drama and contrast of Britten's writing.

Thursday classes have had a number of new choristers, so going back over music from the fall just to get it in their ears has been crucial to bringing the new students up to speed.

We have new students in all the classes. Learning names using the Finnish "Lurialale" game song has been useful to getting to know the new ones as well as introducing solfege and harmony to new and old singers.

We've been using the "Hey Ho, Nobody home" round for a warm up and the kids can't seem to stop singing it!

Housekeeping: Welcoming new members, Measuring for uniforms, distributing music folders to new singers. Madrigal invitations and donor sheets distributed.

Week of JAN 18

Rehearsals this week focused on Diction--mostly emphasis on initial consonants and using the neutral vowel after a final consonant.

Alunda Song--some work on parts, but focus on diction on each of the lines of text
Lone Dog--How does the way we enunciate the words lend to the character of the dog?
When You've Got an Elephant--counting, counting counting. All singers on the S2 line, then split the group into 2 parts and put things together to see if it can line up.

Housekeeping: Madrigal Forms, reminder of Workbook JAN 22

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