Treble and Concert:
Tutu Maramba – Practice accurately singing pitches for the ending! Drill Portuguese language phrase by phrase through the bottom of page 4. The last measure of page 4 through the end of page 6 is in English. Practice speaking the text in rhythm, then on pitches. Part 2 singers need to review their notes on solfege for the entire piece. Part 1: Emily, Star, Lydia, Caleb, Zari, Trinity, Erionna; Part 2: Maria, Keziah, Chris and Evan. Securely memorize with accurate pitches (part 2)!
Winds of Peace – review with your new part assignments. Practice consonants and tall vowels for English and Hebrew text. Practice singing the rounds with a friend or sibling. Treble choir sings the first unison section on their own. Practice at home as though you were going to sing this as a solo.
Dona Nobis Pacem – review and memorize. Be able to sing entire piece on solfege syllables. We will test this at the next rehearsal.
Two Little Kittens – review and begin memorizing the entire piece.
Siyahamba – review your part and memorize text in various languages. Particularly work on East Coast Algonquin language.
Keep reviewing Come Worship the Lord, Sing Joyfully, For the Beauty of the Earth and No Laugh Race.
Pro Arte:
Samba Mass (The text and translation accompanies these practice notes. Please study the translation with your score, to fully understand the Latin text. Ignore the Credo, obviously, since it’s not included in Samba Mass.) S1 – Molly, Marquita, Grace, Renna and Othniel; S2 – Matilde, Lilly, Mehr and Mikhail T
S3 – Kamirra, Sadie, Siara, Lauren and Chadwick. http://www.kitbraz.com/tchr/hist/med/mass_ordinary_text.html
Finish memorizing the following movements:
Kyrie – soprano 1 singers need to review mm. 30 to the end, particularly mm. 40 – 47.
Sanctus and Benedictus – review. Spend the most time on the Benedictus. Soprano 1 singers work especially hard on mm. 22 – end.
Carefully work on the following:
Gloria – review entire movement using solfege, then text. Spend time speaking the text in rhythm, particularly at the highly syncopated sections.
Agnus Dei – review entire movement. Spend the most time on p. 29 – end, practicing mostly on solfege syllables to finish learning notes.
Joyfully Sing with Pleasure - Review notes and notes and rhythms for the entire piece. Mikhail, Chadwick and Mr. Pete will sing the bass line. Begin memorizing.
Mexican Lullaby – Review entire piece, particularly pp. 4&5 and pp. 8-10. Lilly joins part 1 on the three-part section. Be able to sing from memory. Grace, please finish learning the solo part on pp. 9&10
