Happy New Year!
Concert Choir Practice Instructions
Keep reviewing the following (Since we didn’t get to sing our holiday concert, we will be using the music we worked so hard on for the library concert):
Jubilate! – check rhythm, especially half notes at the end of phrases. Practice C naturals in the beginning of the melody. Check pronunciation of Deo (Deh-oh). Also, words with “ow” (now, etc.) should keep the “ah” sound, not moving to the “w” sound. To be sung by memory.
Hine Ma Tov - accurately learn the two-part sections by reviewing your part on solfege. To be sung from memory. Make sure everyone keeps singing in head (floating) voice throughout this piece. Try to not over sing/force your sound.
O Music – be sure this is memorized accurately with a steady beat. The last word of this song is “sing” not “ring.”
Sing You Now – Study rhythms from m. 23 through m. 27.
The Singing of Birds – Review mm. 4-26. Write in solfege syllables to the end of the piece.
African Noel – review your part on solfege syllables for the entire piece, paying careful attention to rhythm and rests. After that, practice with text. Study where the repeats occur in the music. To be sung from memory.
A New Year Carol – review solfege. Practice text for entire piece. To be sung from memory.
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons:
Winter Section: Carefully study text for these. Try to memorize phrase by phrase. We need to have our eyes up and out of the music.
p. 59
p. 65
p. 70 – Concert choir sings refrain each time is occurs. The first instance is pick-up to the last measure of p. 71 through the top of p. 72.
p. 77 – Finish accurately learning melody.
Autumn Section: Review p. 41 and p. 55 at least once per week.
Other selections to review: Prologue, p. 31 and p. 38
Pro Arte Practice Instructions
Folk Songs of the Four Seasons:
Winter Section: Carefully study text for these. Try to memorize phrase by phrase. We need to have our eyes up and out of the music.
*p. 59 – Sopranos, please review descants. Everyone needs to review the ending.
*p. 65 – review entire piece, especially descants. Practice descants on solfege and counting. Work on bringing them accurately up to tempo.
p. 70 – Study your part: Soprano I – Dominique, Molly and Matilde; Soprano II – Kamirra, Lilly and Jasmine; Alto – Lauren, Siara and Katherine. Be able to sing accurately unaccompanied.
p. 77 – Finish accurately learning melody. Sopranos, be sure to study the short descant at the end of the piece.
Autumn Section: Review p. 41 and p. 55 at least once per week.
Other selections to review: Prologue, p. 31 and p. 38
Begin learning: p. 35 – A-flat is Do. Dominique, Matilde, Molly and Lilly sing soprano. Jasmine, Kamirra, Lauren, Siara and Katherine sing alto.
Keep reviewing for our February 3rd performance:
Da Pacem – keep learning your part. This isn’t quite secure.
Messe Basse
I Believe in the Sun
Simple Gifts
Study Shabbat Service music.
Treble Choir Practice Instructions
NEW!
Part 1 - Caleb, Star, Chris, Jailyn, Zari
Part 2 - Evan, Othniel, Lydia, Aden
No Laugh Race – Practice the front page and the top of the back page until you get to “don’t you dare!” on the solfege. Challenge yourself to keep singing through the next part on solfege to see if you can learn the melody before next week.
O Music - Sing through entire melody on your own. Remember all vowels should be pure and round.
Traveler’s Tale - Sing through the song and remember - sing to something in your hands that is soft and cuddly! Practice bouncing your tone and singing in your head voice! Also, continue to work on your diction.
Good Night – Sing through entire song on your part. Nice tall, lifted soft-palates!
African Noel – Sing through the whole song and memorize the phrases.
New Year Carol – Memorize the song and the verses. Remember, the order of the text – toe & west & old, chin & east & new. Practice singing with a tall lifted tone all the way through the piece.
Additional Notes: Everyone - Work specifically on singing in your head voice. Start by yawning and singing an “A” in the same space. Try recording yourself singing and listening back. When you do this, you can hear what I hear and it may help you to work on it at home.
