HEATHER AND NATE HAVE NEWS!!

Terre announced today  during celebrations and concerns  that Heather and Nate are  expecting !!  I've been texting Heather, who says she is 14 weeks along.  Due date  Dec  30

Good thing our WSSR robes are so-- robe like!!

notes from rehearsal 6/24

Attendance: Elaine and sclay

We went thru the two pieces for Sunday (Imago Dei and May I be Filled). We figured out versions for (we think)  every combo of attendance we might be able to hope for from the group. Indeed, if no one comes but Elaine and myself, we are ready altho it would of course be better to have others with us.

Reminder for "May I be Filled"

• if 3 or more people, progression will be - 
• verse 1 all on soprano
• verse 2 divide between sop and alto
• verse 3 sop and alto and tenor

• if 2 people, progression will be - 
• verse 1 soprano
• verse 2 alto and tenor
• verse 3 sop and alto

Reminder for "Imago Dei"

• if 3 or more people - one person per solo
• if 2 people, I will solo verses 1 and 3 and Elaine will solo verse 2

We then brainstormed about possible pieces for Eve Stevens' service on 7/21:

• #1057 turquoise hymnal "Go lifted up" (need piano and at least one voice)
• introit "We are gathered" (need at least three voices and it has to be people who've practiced the piece)
• #1043 "Székely áldás" (need piano and at least two voices - preferably familiar with piece)
• #1020 "Woyaya" (need at least 3 voices, preferably familiar with piece)

Elaine will poll everyone b/c obviously we cannot do this service unless enough people are able to come rehearse at least once and on the same night and then commit to attending service that day.

Notes from rehearsal 6/17

Plans for "May I Be Filled" (turquoise hymnal #1031)

This is a change from what we talked about before since we won't have flute after all.

1st time thru - unison
2nd time thru - soprano and alto
3rd time thru - soprano, alto, and tenor

soprano: Susan Ch. (probably) and_______________
alto: Elaine and ___________________________
tenor: Susan Cl and __________________________

The "and___________'s" are dependent on how many come on 6/30 when we are to sing this.

We went thru "Imago Dei" a few times too. No change from plan posted a couple of weeks ago.

We also worked on another thing to add to the repertoire, "Be Thou With Us" turquoise hymnal #1039
This is really pretty and really short - another nice introit or benediction to have on the list.

Reminders:
We're not singing 6/23
We are singing 6/30

We're thinking about taking July off entirely - rehearsals and services, due to vacations and other conflicting plans everyone has. Will discuss further next week. If you aren't going to attend rehearsal next week and have any strong feelings about this please email Elaine.

Our Repertoire List

Please continue to make edits in the list or email your ideas/edits to Susan. We now have a link in the sidebar (top left) to go straight to this post. Our repertoire
	23rd Psalm   McFerrin
	Adiemus  by Karl Jenkins
	All is Well   by  Meg Barnwelll
	Alleluia   Jay Alhouse Alleluia   Russell Robinson Benedictus
	Breaths    # 1001 (Listen More Often to Things)
	Bright Morning Stars Calypso Alleluia #1036
	Comfort Me
	Deep Peace
	Donna Nobis Pacem
	He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
	Heart of the Mother
	I am Willing I Know This Rose Will Open #396
	Jazz Alleluia
	Kore Evohe   and all from Winter Solstice Kosi R'Vaya May I be Filled with Loving Kindness (blue hymnal #1031)
	Meditation on Breathing  ( When I breath in )
	Mozart "Alleluia" grey hymnal #384
	O Vos Omnes Om Mani Padme Hung
	Pachelbel   in grey hymnal
	Pie Jesu Requiem by E. Gilkyson
	Round and Round Safe With Me Székely áldás
	There are no strangers here
	Until We are Gathered Again Side by Side Wake Up My Spirit When Our Heart is in a Holy Place
	When the Song of the Angels is Stilled
	When Your Heart is in a Holy Place Why Walk When You Can Fly Woyaya #1020

Notes/plans for "Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma"

Notes for "Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma" which Steve Bhaerman so kindly gave us permission to sing and print.

• Get your copy from Elaine (or she may have sent in an email, too, but I can't find it so I might be wrong) at next rehearsal.
• This will be for our auction item/evening with She Sings event on 9/28.
• Practice with Jewelsong version if you have it

We will start on G.

Sequence just like Jewelsong: 

• Chorus (all)
• Verse 1 all, unison
• "and"
• Chorus (all)
• Verse 2 Susan Ch solo
• "ohhh"
• Chorus (all)
• Verse 3 Elaine solo
• "ohhh"
• Chorus (all)
• Verse 4 Susan Cl solo
• "moo"
• Chorus (all)
• Verse 5 Sara solo
• "ahhh"
• Chorus (all)
• Verse 6 everyone - harmony
• Chorus (different this time - see below)

For word/syllable in quotes after each verse - we can decide whether everyone wants to do that word each time. Jewelsong does it all together for some verses, only one person for other verses - we need to decide.

For doot-doots during chorus and during solos we will take care that doot-doots are not clashing with each other and that the harmonies are fleshed out and balanced. Be ready to modify your doot-doots if necessary and once we've worked out what each doot-doot line needs to be for them to work together we will each have to stick to our own doot-doot tune - no harmonizing on the fly.

Chorus works like this except for last time:

• Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma
• Doot-doots
• Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma
• Doot-doots
• Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma
• Doot-doots - end/resolve one note/doot earlier than the other 2 times

Last time of chorus no doot-doots. Straight thru the line three times, 3rd time is half-chanted, all on one note, i.e.:

• Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma
• Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma
• Drive your Karma, Curb your Dogma (this time all on one note, very percussive)
• woo/wow! or sim.

Optional WOO at the end - to be confirmed.

______

As always, please edit/yell if mistakes here. 

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.

Susan and Susan and I were talking bout learning Drive Your Karma Curb Your Dogma and perhpas doing it for our Soiree.  ( as  well as at UU)

So I wrote out a lyric sheet then thought I  better try and get permission before handing it out.  So far,  I have come upon this-- below-- when I googled the title.

This could be a sermon!

Drive Your Karma, Curb Your Dogma

(Swami Beyondananda's Ten Guidelines for Enlightenment)

1.  Be a fundamentalist; ensure that the fun always comes before the mental. Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be canceled. Have a good laughsitive twice a day, which will ensure regular hilarity.

2.  Remember that each of us has been given a special gift just for entering, so you are already a winner!

3.  The most powerful tool on the planet today is Tell-A-Vision.  That is where I tell a vision to you and you tell a vision to me.  That way, if we don't like the programming we're getting, we can  change the channel.

4.  Life is like photography. You use the negative to develop.  No matter what adversity you face, be reassured: Of course God loves you. He is just not ready to make a commitment.

5.  It is true.  As we go through life thinking heavy thoughts, thought particles tend to get caught between the ears and cause a condition called truth decay.  Be sure to use mental floss twice a day, and when you're tempted to practice tantrum yoga, remember what we teach in the Swami's Absurdiveness Training Class: Don't get even, get odd.

6.  If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads.  That  is where I no mad at you and you no mad at me. That way there will surely be nomadness on the planet.  Peace begins with each of us.  A little peace here, a little peace there.  Pretty soon all the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.

7.  I know great Earth changes have been predicted for the future, so if you're looking to avoid earthquakes my advice is simple: When you find a fault don't dwell on it.

8.  There is no need to change the world.  All we have to do is toilet train the world and we'll never have to change it again.

9.  If you're looking for the key to the Universe, I've got some good news and some bad news.  The bad news: There is no key to the Universe.  The good news: It was never locked.

10.  Finally, everything I've told you is channeled.  That way, if you don't like it, it's not my fault.  But remember enlightenment is not a bureaucracy, so you don't have to go through channels.

reorganization on blog

While I was on here deleting the WSSR links I reorganized the sidebar and moved the calendar. The Covenant and "She Sings Means..." pages that used to be in the sidebar are now at the top on individual tabs. I moved the calendar to a separate page and there is a tab at the top for that, too, so it's still easy to find. Let me know any problems, questions, if you preferred it as it was before, etc.

query

Wanted to add this piece to the repertoire but none of us last night could remember it very clearly and I don't seem to have music for it. Does anyone remember? It was a shortish piece with a 4 or 5 part round altho the different parts of the round were quite different from each other also. I remember it took us the better part of an entire rehearsal to get all the entrances right, etc. Each part is kind of a counterpoint to all the others and it was really hard at first to learn to stay on our parts and enter on time, etc. (lots of entrances were on weird beats, etc.)

Please give a shout out if you remember what this was!

tks!

rehearsal notes 6/3/13

We were:
Elaine
Susan Ch
Susan Cl
Paula
Sara

We practiced:

• Breaths 
• (turq. hymnal #1001) for this Sunday 6/9
• we worked on a lot of details on this which will be hard to catch up on on Sunday morning, so this Sunday only those who were here today will sing
• Mozart Alleluia 
• (grey hymnal #384) for 6/16
• we are doing it a whole step lower (starting note B flat)
• Imago Dei
• see Elaine email for your own copy or get hard copy next time you're here
• this is for 6/30 (with "May I Be Filled")
• solos: verse 1 - Chandler, verse 2 - Sara, verse 3 - Clay