Vocalise Rehearsal Notes (compiled by Gwen Howard)
Dear
Vocalise,
We had an excellent
rehearsal. I hope you had a chance to read my email. If not — please, do before
the next rehearsal.
Please, find below very detailed and precise notes
taken by Gwen last Monday. These are reminders of what we worked on, and what
is expected by the next rehearsal. I have included links to pronunciation
files for Lilacs and Spring Waters, and I have also attached
a YouTube link for you to learn the choreography for Goza Mi Calipso. Make sure to learn the dance!
Rehearsal
expectations for March 30th:
Day Break — all pitches, rhythms, dynamics, text learned; be able to sing
in performance tempo.
Goza Mi Calipso — words, rhythms, notes learned. Choreography learned. Close to
memorized.
Spring Waters — all pitches, rhythms, dynamics learned (except for the
last page which I am still trying to find!) Able to sing at quarter=90. Learn
text pp 2-6.
Lilacs — able to sing on
text.
Past Life Melodies — see below
Starting Monday 30th,
we begin quartet checks at each rehearsal. Aria singers will lead the quartets
and will be checking students’ score to make sure interpretive and articulation
marks are always written in and followed.
Here are detailed
notes for each song we practiced last Monday.
Daybreak:
All people
1.
Write a note at the
beginning of the piece to flip r’s.
2.
Find all instances
of syncopation and mark where separations should occur (syncopation only works
when preceded by silence!)
3.
Mark or
circle all fp’s. Add an fp sign on m. 60.
4.
Mark or
circle all crescendo’s. Add a crescendo going from m. 28 to
29.
5.
Mark or
circle all decrescendo’s.
6.
Mark or write a
note to yourself to accentuate all tenutos and accents.
7.
M. 9: circle the
quarter note pick-up to m. 10. give the note it’s full value.
8.
M. 35: “mth” of
“warmth” goes on the + of 4.
9.
M. 49 and 50:
emphasize the “sh” and “s” sounds of “she shines.” same goes for m. 55 and 56.
10.
M. 81: final
consonant should go on the + of 4.
Soprano 1
Mark “no breath”
(NB, nb, arrow etc.) between m. 15 and 16, 19 and 20, 40 and 41, 71 and 72 (and
all repeats of this melody).
1.
mark or circle the
breath marks at the end of m. 17 and 35
2.
m. 15: final “s” of
“arms” goes on downbeat of m. 16
3.
m. 19: review noted
4.
m. 21 and 51:
strong entrance!
5.
m. 72 and repeats:
review notes
Soprano 2
1.
mark “no breath”
(NB, nb, arrow etc.) between m. 15 and 16, 19 and 20, 40 and 41, 71 and 72 (and
all repeats of this melody).
2.
mark or circle the
breath marks at the end of m. 17 and 35
3.
m. 15: final “s” of
“arms” goes on downbeat of m. 16
4.
m. 23: mark that
the “ness” of “darkness” should be softer than the dark (softer, smaller
vowel).
5.
m. 33: “about”
should be sung “a-bAHH-oot”
6.
the polyphony
beginning on m. 70 should be sung like a cantus firmus. write “legato” or
“cantilena” above your part.
Alto
1.
mark “no breath”
(NB, nb, arrow etc.) between m. 19 and 20, and 40 and 41.
2.
mark or circle the
breath mark at the end of m. 35
3.
m. 23: mark that
the “ness” of “darkness” should be softer than the dark (softer, smaller
vowel).
4.
m. 33: “about”
should be sung “a-bAHH-oot”
5.
m. 66: do not
emphasize the “es” of “rises” too much to maintain pitch integrity
Sing along with
this choir!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnO1gPxL_vg
Goza mi Calipso:
All people:
1.
the beginning
should be sung as one line with no breaths.
2.
add a breath mark
at the end of measures 4 and measure 7
3.
circle all dynamic
markings
4.
make a note
above all accents
5.
all “z’s” should
sound like “s.” make a note if you are forgetting.
6.
find instances of
syncopation and mark lifts where needed.
7.
find and circle
glides and glissandos
8.
at m. 57, we will
go back to rehearsal letter C and go through the second ending of that verse.
Soprano 1
1.
speak through the
Spanish in rhythm. Work to have this memorized so we can focus on the dance.
2.
m. 31: add a tilde
above the “n” in “acompana.” the word should be pronounced “acompaña.”
3.
review rhythm in m.
40-42.
Learn the dance for Goza mi Calipso here: https://www.youtube.com/
Spring Waters:
Lilacs:
Past Life Melodies:
All people
1.
work on overtone
singing! use these videos if you’re having trouble:
2. Sing along with
Chanticleer! The tricky part for this piece will be remembering the order and
sequence of events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o87rD29rl-4
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