Dear Ensemble and Vocalise Singers and Families,
It’s evaluation time! Several of you have already been seen and have done a great job! Your conductors look forward to hearing the rest of you in the next couple of weeks. Please sign up via the links sent through email. If you can’t make any of the times offered, please email cassie@cantabile.org. Please arrive 15 minutes before your time-slot. Ensemble A only: please bring your completed musicianship workbook for final review with ALL mistakes corrected - see the marking page at the beginning for a list of questions that need to be corrected. (If your musicianship book has not been handed back to you yet, it will be brought to your evaluation for you – don’t worry.)
Please prepare:
- All of your repertoire: have it so well memorized that you can sing it alone! This includes text, dynamics, phrasing and breathing, cut-offs, etc.
- Three minor scales: natural, harmonic, melodic. (See links at the bottom for extra help.)
- Key signatures: Vocalise and Ensemble B should recognize all key signatures, Ensemble A should know up to four sharps or flats.
- Solfege: know how to label a melody with solfege for the purposes of sight-singing. You should also know how to write in the counts for any time signature where the quarter or the eighth note gets the beat.
Upcoming Events
DATE
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DETAILS
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| June 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th | Ensemble and Vocalise Evaluations - please sign up via the links sent through email. |
| Thurs, June 19 | Tour rehearsal 3:00-6:00pm and tour meeting for singers and families 6:00-7:30pm. |
Fri, June 20
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Tour rehearsal 9:30-12:00pm
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Sat, June 21
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Tour rehearsal 9:30-12:00pm
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June 22-July 2
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Passion of Italy Tour
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July-Aug
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Summer break - see you next season!
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Minor Scales
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:
You can also check out the channel of “musictheoryguy” on youtube for lots of online theory lessons! Here are his lessons on minor scales:
