Use these notes to practice for next week!
Treble and Concert Choirs
Artza Alinu – Review mm. 5-52 – Practice speaking text in rhythm. At the beginning F is Do, practice your own part on solfege syllables (should have been writing those in during rehearsal). At m. 38 there is a key change and G becomes Do. Practice singing with text – pronunciations were given in rehearsal and will be reviewed at coming rehearsals. Concert Choir members should practice to become confident on part II
Tosca – pp. 85-88 - practice text pronunciations (give during last couple rehearsals) on “Children’s” line. Work on how to fit text with the rhythm. Practice counting number of beats between phrases. Review top choral line on pp. 139 – 144 – Te Deum text.
Mo Li Hua – review text by drilling each phrase several times (a good practice technique for all music as we work on memorization).
Song of Friends – memorize.
Other pieces to review: Allahu Akbar, Hashivenu and Three Dominican Songs, No. 1.
Cantare
We expect each singer in this group to make note of what they need to work on during the week.
We are currently focusing on the following pieces:
O Taste and See – learn notes on solfege syllables – E-flat is DO.
Tosca, pp. 85-86 and pp. 139 – 144 – Italian pronunciation and counting rests between phrases.
Baraka Na Wewe – please memorize
Mo Li Hua – Drill each phrase – begin memorizing.
Imagine – work on exact rhythms and memorize
Song of Friends – memorize
Sisi ni Moja – pitch accuracy and dynamics
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (Pro Arte) – review entire piece
Fey O! (Cavalieri)
In addition to the hymns, we will perform the following on October 27:
O Taste and See
Baraka Na Wewe
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Siyahamba (maybe)