Hello Everyone,
I enjoyed our rehearsal despite the many technical challenges – thank you for your patience. I am still in discussion with the senior Apple support team (and the engineers) about my computer that continues to be plagued with issues (the one I bought this past fall for 5K so that I would be able to do all of my virtual work). I mean, 5K is a lot for a computer – I do expect for it to work. I figure I will have it all straightened out when the pandemic is over and we are not longer so dependent on computers to make our music. Sigh.
This is what we covered in rehearsal:
We celebrated March birthdays – Happy Birthday!
My River Runs to Thee – Recordings due Monday, March 8th
All the information you need to record is on our website. You can wear black or any other solid color but NOT green and NOT white. Please film in front of a neutral background. Please review the instructions on our website before you record. Ask your section leader if you have any questions. STRIVE TO SING WITH EXPRESSION!
mm. 1-6
speak the rhythm
Ah (primary vowel) ‘my’
‘river’ lean on the first syllable, lightly flip the beginning R, minimize the ending R
‘thee’ and ‘sea’ rounded with vertical space
‘blue’ rounded oo
Eh (primary vowel) ‘waits’ diphthong
‘reply’ RE – RIH, PLY – Ah is the primary vowel
mm. 7-13
‘Oh’ balanced onset (not aspirate, not hard)
U rounded vowel in ‘look’ ‘Brooks’ nooks’
Ee rounded for ‘sea’ ‘graciously’ ‘thee’ ‘me’
Eh (primary vowel) ‘say’ ‘graciously’ ‘fetch’ ‘say
Ah (primary vowel) ‘I’ll’
Phrasing – Lift for the comma between ‘sea and ‘say’
Soprano’s eighth notes – sing the highest note soft than the lower note
I Started Out Singing
mm. 9-20
S of ‘yes’ on the rest.
mm. 25-33
‘shadow’ and ‘riddle’ lean on the first syllable, mind the eighth rests
Ah (primary vowel) ‘time’
‘wind that blows’ connect the consonants
‘sea’ round the vowel
mm. 39-48
S of ‘yes’ on the rests
‘started’ soften the T and R
‘out’ vowel tall and round
Ah (primary vowel) in ‘smiling’
Don’t breathe mm. 43-44
‘moon’ round
‘soft stare’ connect the consonants and soften the R
mm. 51-65
‘hair’ off on 7
‘sand’, ‘land’ space in the back of mouth with tongue relaxed
Ah (primary vowel) ‘my’
‘stories’ less weight on 2nd syllable
mm. 66-end
Ih (primary vowel) ‘clear’ ‘singing’
Ah (primary vowel) ‘dime’
Sing accents with a slight pulse/light separation – don’t over do for recording
Some Glad Morning
Sectionals to learn pitches and rhythms. Be sure to sing the eighth notes lightly and don’t hold them into the rest that follows.
Looking Forward to 3/8/21
We have a wonderful surprise to look forward to, so hope to see you at rehearsal!
I do not anticipate that we will work in sectionals.
O Ignee Spiritus – we will continue to work on diction, intonation, tone, breath and phrasing. Recordings will be due 3/15/21.
I Started Out Singing – we will work on phrasing and vowels, mm. 51-end.
Some Glad Morning – we will prioritize singing accurate pitches and rhythm mm. 10-59.
See you Monday.
Yay us!
LJ