Rehearsal Blog Update 10/31/2014

Dear Ensemble and Vocalise singers and families,

I hope all of those who celebrate Halloween are getting ready to enjoy a fun, spooky, candy-filled night! 

Our next big event is the Nov. 8^th Fall Workshop, where Intermediate, Ensemble, Vocalise, and Bravi spend a morning rehearsing their holiday repertoire together and follow the rehearsal with a short concert and lunch for all. Check out the SCOOP for full details. A summary is below:

Fall Workshop

When: November 8^th

Where: First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Call time: 9:30am for both Ensemble and Vocalise

Attire: Cantabile black t-shirt and jeans. (No shorts or flip flops.)

Families arrive for concert: 12:00pm

Potluck lunch: 1:00pm

Families, please see the SCOOP for information on what to bring to the potluck and how to drop it off.

Aria Performances

Aria singers: this week you received details on your upcoming performances. A summary of the events is below:

Nov 1: VA Workshop --> please check my most recent email to you for full details, and note that the pick-up time has changed to 11:00am!

Nov 14: Dinner Party (evening)

Nov 28: Filoli (early evening)

If a scheduling conflict has come up with any of those dates, please email cassie@cantabile.org immediately.

What to Practice This Week

ENSEMBLE

Warmup

Here is the “My Bonnie” warmup so you can practice:

M = step

B = arm

O = jump

S = clap

My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me
 
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Bring back my Bonnie to me

Click HERE for the tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp_vkZkMQNU

Repertoire

1. Keep listening to O Sifuni Mungu: Click HERE (First Call version) and HERE (Roger Emerson arrangement) to hear the piece. Please listen to both!

2. Magic Prayer: Work particularly on measures 75-end. 

Musicianship

Pages 28-30 are due next week for all singers completing “A Young Singer’s Journey” Book III or IV. Please also view the marker’s comments at the front of the book and make sure that you have corrected any mistakes made in last week’s work.

Your secret word is “confoveri”.

VOCALISE

O Sifuni Mungu: Click HERE (First Call version) and HERE (Roger Emerson arrangement) to hear the piece. Please listen to both!

Carols and Lullabies: This week we worked on the first 6 movements. Please review them all, and movement 1 in particular. Come with all notes and rhythms learned for next week. Click HERE and HERE to check out some recordings. Please make sure you have marked your scores with the part changes expressed in the previous rehearsal. See Cassie if you have questions about who is singing where.

Wie lieblich sing deine Wohnungen: Click HERE to check out a recording. This week we worked very hard on measures 1-82. Please review them carefully!

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Memorized
Amazing Grace: Memorized

Star Spangled Banner: Memorized

Gloria: Memorized

Hanget Soi may not fit on the winter concert program, so take a break from practicing it this week and focus on the other pieces.

Your secret word is “lovely”.

Happy Practicing and Happy Halloween!

Rehearsal Blog Update 10/24/2014

Dear Ensemble and Vocalise singers and families,

Our next big event is the Nov. 8^th Workshop, where Intermediate, Ensemble, and Vocalise spend a morning rehearsing their holiday repertoire together and follow the rehearsal with a short concert and lunch for all. Check out the SCOOP for full details. A summary is below:

Fall Workshop

When: November 8^th

Where: First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Call time: 9:30am for both Ensemble and Vocalise

Attire: Cantabile black t-shirt and jeans. (No shorts or flip flops.)

Families arrive for concert: 12:00pm

Potluck lunch: 1:00pm

Families, please see the SCOOP for information on what to bring to the potluck and how to drop it off.

Aria Performances

Aria singers: this week you received details on your upcoming performances. A summary of the events is below:

Oct 26: FCC service (morning)

Nov 1: VA Workshop (morning)

Nov 14: Dinner Party (evening)

Nov 28: Filoli (early evening)

Please read carefully the document you received via email. If a scheduling conflict has come up with any of those dates, please email cassie@cantabile.org immediately.

What to Practice This Week

ENSEMBLE

Repertoire

This week, focus on two pieces:

O Sifuni Mungu: Click HERE (First Call version) and HERE (Roger Emerson arrangement) to hear the piece. Please listen to both!

Please work especially hard on this one – you need to be as familiar with it as possible for next week so that we can begin choreography.

Magic Prayer: Work particularly on measures 75-end. 

Musicianship

Pages 25-27 are due next week for all singers completing “A Young Singer’s Journey” Book III or IV. Please also view the marker’s comments at the front of the book and make sure that you have corrected any mistakes made in last week’s work.

Your secret word is “Mungu”.

VOCALISE

O Sifuni Mungu: Click HERE (First Call version) and HERE (Roger Emerson arrangement) to hear the piece. Please listen to both!

Please work especially hard on this one – you need to be as familiar with it as possible for next week so that we can begin choreography.

Carols and Lullabies: This week we worked on the first 6 movements. Please review them all, and movement 1 in particular. Come with all notes and rhythms learned for next week. Click HERE and HERE to check out some recordings. Please make sure you have marked your scores with the part changes expressed in the previous rehearsal. See Cassie if you have questions about who is singing where.

Wie lieblich sing deine Wohnungen: Click HERE to check out a recording. Please practice the German pronunciation.

Hanget Soi: Make sure your notes are solid. Click HERE to check out a recording.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Memorized. Please make sure to review the text on page 4, and circle the 8th note pick-up on page 5, measure 60. Also look at measures 71-74.

Amazing Grace: Memorized.

Star Spangled Banner: Memorized.

Your secret word is “Creatures”.

Happy Practicing!

Rehearsal Blog Update 10/17/2014

Dear Ensemble and Vocalise singers and families,

Thank you to everyone who took part in our masterclasses and rehearsals with Will Todd. We had an exciting and inspiring few days! Our next big event is the Nov. 8^th Workshop, where Intermediate, Ensemble, and Vocalise spend a morning rehearsing their holiday repertoire together and follow the rehearsal with a short concert and lunch for all. Check out the SCOOP for full details. A summary is below:

Fall Workshop

When: November 8^th

Where: First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto

Call time: 9:30am for both Ensemble and Vocalise

Attire: Cantabile black t-shirt and jeans. (No shorts or flip flops.)

Families arrive for concert: 12:00pm

Potluck lunch: 1:00pm

Families, please see the SCOOP for information on what to bring to the potluck and how to drop it off.

Aria Performances

Aria singers: an email is coming to you early next week with information on your upcoming fall performances. In the meantime, please be sure to mark your calendars with the dates previously discussed in rehearsals and on the Facebook group page:

Oct 26: FCC service (morning)

Nov 1: VA Workshop (morning)

Nov 14: Dinner Party (evening)

Nov 28: Filoli (early evening)

Full details coming soon! If a scheduling conflict has come up with any of those dates, please email cassie@cantabile.org immediately.

What to Practice This Week

ENSEMBLE

Repertoire

This week, focus on three pieces:

Inflammatus et accentus. Read the translation of the text on the back of your scores, then click HERE to listen to the piece performed by two soloists.

Magic Prayer: Work particularly on measures 75-end. 

Cool Yule: Review page 6 and come up with some ideas for simple choreography – we will share these next week.

Musicianship

Pages 22-24 are due next week for all singers completing “A Young Singer’s Journey” Book III or IV. Please also view the marker’s comments at the front of the book and make sure that you have corrected any mistakes made in last week’s work.

Your secret word is “fire”.

VOCALISE

Carols and Lullabies: This week we worked on the first 6 movements. Please review them all, and movement 1 in particular. Come with all notes and rhythms learned for next week. Click HERE and HERE to check out some recordings. Please make sure you have marked your scores with the part changes expressed in the previous rehearsal. See Cassie if you have questions about who is singing where.

Wie lieblich sing deine Wohnungen: Focus on measures 1-69 for this week. Click HERE to check out a recording.

Hanget Soi: Make sure your notes are solid. Click HERE to check out a recording.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Memorized. Please make sure to review the text on page 4, and circle the 8th note pick-up on page 5, measure 60. Also look at measures 71-74.

Amazing Grace: Memorized.

Star Spangled Banner: Memorized.

Happy Practicing!

Rehearsal Notes for Vocalise

Dear Vocalise Singers,

Please note that this update is for Vocalise only. There will still be an update on Friday, October 17th for both Ensemble and Vocalise singers and families as usual, so be sure to check back again then.

What To Practice This Week

Carols and Lullabies: This week we worked on the first 6 movements. Please review them all, and movement 1 in particular. Come with all notes and rhythms learned for next week. Click HERE and HERE to check out some recordings. Please make sure you have marked your scores with the part changes expressed in the previous rehearsal. See Cassie if you have questions about who is singing where.

Wie lieblich sing deine Wohnungen: Focus on measures 1-69 for this week. Click HERE to check out a recording. 

Hanget Soi: Make sure your notes are solid. Click HERE to check out a recording.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Memorized. Please make sure to review the text on page 4, and circle the 8th note pick-up on page 5, measure 60. Also look at measures 71-74.

Amazing Grace: Memorized.

Star Spangled Banner: Memorized.

Happy Practicing!