Rehearsal Blog Update 05/02/2014

Dear Ensemble and Vocalise Singers and Families,

We have a very busy two weeks coming up! Please review the schedule below:

Upcoming Schedule

DATE	DETAILS
Mon, May 5	Vocalise: rehearsal at All Saints Episcopal Church
Wed, May 7	Ensemble and Aria: regular rehearsals, FCC
Fri, May 9	Dress rehearsal for All Choirs Concert at First United Methodist Church Ensemble: 5:45-7:45 Vocalise: 6:00-8:30 Please be sitting in the pews ready to go on stage at your designated time.
Sat, May 10	All Choirs Concert at First United Methodist Church.  Please arrive in uniform. Call time: 2:30pm. Concert: 4:00pm.
Mon, May 12	Vocalise: rehearsal at All Saints Episcopal Church. NOTE TIME CHANGE: Vocalise 6:00-8:30pm, Aria 8:30-9:00pm
Thurs, May 15	Vocalise dress rehearsal at All Saints Episcopal Church. 5:30-8:30pm.
Sat, May 17	Vocalise and Aria Concert at All Saints Episcopal Church. Please arrive in uniform. Call time 2:30pm. Concert 4:00pm.
Mon, May 19	Vocalise and Aria recording at All Saints Episcopal Church. Call time 5:30pm.
May and June	Evaluations - please check your email for more information. Coming to the blog soon.
Thurs, June 19	Tour rehearsal 3:00-6:00pm and tour meeting for singers and families 6:00-7:30pm.
Fri, June 20	Tour rehearsal 9:30-12:00pm
Sat, June 21	Tour rehearsal 9:30-12:00pm
June 22-July 2	Passion of Italy Tour

Repertoire

Vocalise:

Come and Sing

Kaana Kameme

Shumayela

Zulu Mama

Tshotsholoza

Libertango

Time To Say Goodbye

Funiculi Funicula

Music Down In My Soul

Red Boots On

Go Where I Send Thee 

For Good

El Vito

Imagine

Don’t Go 

Garden Song

Ensemble:

The Little Jazz Mass

Red Boots On

Zulu Mama

Music Down In My Soul

Time To Say Goodbye

Come and Sing 

Kaana Kameme

Shumayela

Nomali

Mambo Jesu

Practice Videos

Click on the titles to watch videos of some of your repertoire. 

VOCALISE AND ENSEMBLE:

Music Down In My Soul
Please also listen to your part recordings (sent by email).

Red Boots On

Come and Sing

Zulu Mama

Shumayela 

Kaana Kameme version 1 and Kaana Kameme version 2

VOCALISE ONLY:

El Vito (for girls only) – check out Caitlin’s solo! :)

Go Where I Send Thee

For Good (original soundtrack version)

ENSEMBLE ONLY:

A Little Jazz Mass

Please also listen to your part recordings (sent by email).

Nomali, and Mambo Jesu (skip past Pembela in video) 

Musicianship

Next week there will be no musicianship classes, only part checks.

Minor scales (natural, harmonic, and melodic) WILL be on your evaluation! Please make sure you know how to sing them accurately by practicing them at home both with a piano (or guitar) and a cappella. Check out these short videos to help you:

How to play an A harmonic minor scale

How to play an A melodic minor scale

You can also check out the channel of “musictheoryguy” on youtube for lots of online theory lessons! Here are his lessons on minor scales:

Minor Scales – Part 1

Minor Scales – Part 2 (Harmonic)

Minor Scales – Part 3 (Melodic)

Happy Practicing!