Pro Arte Practice Instructions
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons:
Review what we learned for our last concert
p. 59 – review letters F through J. Work out solfege for your part through letter N
p. 65 – review letters A through C. Sopranos work out solfege for you part beginning with letter F through the end of the piece.
p. 70 – Concert choir sings Soprano I, Pro Arte sopranos sing Soprano II. Work out solfege through the bottom of p. 74 (up to the fermata).
p. 78 – review through rehearsal letter E. work on text for the entire piece. Sopranos, learn descant at the end of the piece.
Messe Basse - review
Simple Gifts – review. Molly and Lilly secure the Soprano II notes at the bottom of p. 2
I Believe in the Sun - review Be certain to review pitches on solfege from mm. 43 to the end.
Da Pacem:
Review your part for this entire piece. Work especially on counting sustained notes.
S I: Dominique and Matilde
S II: Molly and Lily
AI: Kamirra and Lauren
AII: Siara and Katherine
Concert Choir Practice Instructions
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons:
Review what we sang on our last concert.
p. 59 – review soprano part through letter J.
p. 65 – work out solfege through letter C. G is ‘Do.’ The first two pitches of the melody are Sol and Do.
Jubilate! – review. Carefully study m. 54 to the end.
Sing You Now - review
Hine Ma Tov - Finish learning through the end of the piece and memorize. We are in F Major, so F is ‘Do.’ Part 1: Marquita, Wills and Keziah. Part 2: Maria, Chadwick and Cornelia.
Bread of Love, Cup of Grace – review the entire piece as we worked on it last rehearsal. I am sending a recording with this. Even though it is not the best quality, it should help you learn the music. https://www.sjmp.com/files/audio/bread-of-love.mp3
Regarding the key signatures and how the solfege syllables relate, it can be helpful to sing the scale that matches the key signature on the syllables (do, re, mi, etc.) before working on the piece. If you do not have a piano, download a free pitch pipe app to be certain you are learning your music on the correct pitch. Refer to the scale sheet I handed out. Remember, music making is a process and learning music takes time. These instructions are a guide. Do the best you can! The more regularly you practice, the more rewarding our rehearsals and performances will be.
