Notes from rehearsal 10jun13

We were:

2 Susans

Elaine

Sara

We decided we will try each rehearsal to sing again whatever piece was done for service the day before as a way to remind ourselves of any problem areas. 

As time permits, there will be blog entries for individual pieces, too, with links in the sidebar. These entries will describe as closely as possible how we did the piece (arrangement if changes, dynamics if not like written, any special repeats, wording changes, etc.). They will also be a place for a reminder of what the trouble spots were. 

I say "as time permits" assuming that it will mainly be Elaine or me, but don't forget you all are welcome to be on the blog authors list if you're not already there and if anyone on the list would like to initiate any of these song-specific (or other!) posts, that would be great. If you're not yet on the list but would like to be email me or Sherri or Elaine.

We practiced:

• Drive Your Karma, Curb Your Dogma (for the She Sings auction soirée in September)
• Breaths (1001 turquoise hymnal)
• We Are Gathered (new piece, introit, by Geo. Chave)
• Mozart Alleluia (grey hymnal #384 - for this Sunday)

and a handful of pieces, new and old, from turquoise hymnal including:

• Woyaya 1020
• Székely áldás  1043
• Comfort Me 1002

We decided these should be added to the repertoire list:

• When Our Heart is in a Holy Place 1008
• Woyaya 1020
• Székely áldás  1043

We are singing the Mozart Alleluia this Sunday. Rehearsal 10h per usual. Plan to sing if you know the piece and are coming to service. We are doing it as we rehearsed a few weeks ago, i.e.:

• 3 part round
• stagger entrances
• part 1 will sing the piece 3 2/3 times
• part 2 will sing 3 1/3 times
• part 3 will sing it 3 times
• In other words, stagger entrances and keep singing until Part 3 is finished with their third time. Simply finish on the line you're on at the time.

Susan Chandler will gesture for the last system and will direct slowing tempo last couple of measures.

We'll do a separate entry as described above for arrangement plans of  "Drive Your Karma, Curb Your Dogma" so stand by for that.

:( Still trying to remember what that 5-part (I think) round was that we did last fall (I think) or possibly spring '12. One person on each part, we spent the better part of an entire rehearsal getting the entrances down… Very short, we did it as introit or benediction or similar. Please yell if you remember!

As always please make edits above or email me if anything missing or erroneous.