upcoming singing dates from Elaine

Please let Elaine know ASAP if you are not available on these dates.

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We have been asked to sing the following dates. Please let me know if you are NOT available. 

March  26— Ginny is doing the service

Put  A Little Love in Your Heart / Love Train

#1051  We are….   ( we did this several years ago— not hard)

The hymns that day are #1031  May I Be Filled with Loving Kindness

April 2  Ed  Garbe is doing the service

There's  A New World Somewhere  ( they call the promised land)

the hymns that day are   # 1021  Lean on Me  and #1022  Open the Window  (Let the Dove Fly In) 

  I'm thinking that Open the Window is a bit confusing for the Congregation to follow and maybe we need to do this as a performance piece—  and they can join in as comfortable on the chorus.  

April 16  Easter  

 Alleluia

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rehearsal notes 1/30/17

Present:
Elaine
Scott T
Jay
Sherri
Sara S
Sarah M
Susan

We covered:
"Heart of the Mother"
Boyce "Alleluia"

Try for more fluidity when you sing HOTM.

We worked on dynamics and just kind of reviewed parts on the Alleluia.
Be careful of ritard at end. Watch the "yah!'s"


Also I forgot (tks Elaine!):

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Listen to the files you received for shed a little light. Please be able to,sing along with your part as you listen to your file. I want to resume working on this next week 

If you need practice on the alleluia remember  there are are excellent learning tools for each part on line.  The link has been previously posted on the blog and is also on the front cover of your score.

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"Shed a Little Light" files are in Dropbox - you all should have received access notices via email - if you don't have a Dropbox account I believe that Sherri said she and Jay could make a CD for you.

Paula in particular: we didn't add you via Dropbox b/c we figured a CD would be easier. Please coordinate with Sherri and Jay.

Sherri and Jay please yell if you don't have time, etc.... 

rehearsal notes 1/23/17

Present:
Elaine
Scott T
Scott J
Susan
Sarah M
Sara S
Paula

We covered:
"Heart of the Mother"
first two measures of "Shed a Little Light"
Boyce "Alleluia"

No potential dates for anything at present except for Scott J's motivational pretend date of two weeks from (any given rehearsal night) for "Alleluia."

Reminder please that if you have foreseen absences upcoming please let Elaine know promptly and regularly.

Sherri feel better!
Jay help Sherri feel better!

happy new year and update

wow - quite an unplanned hiatus here on We Sing's blog.
ahem.

so - jumping right in - we are singing the "Love Train/Put a Little Love in Your Heart" mashup tomorrow.

For those who could not attend the amazing choir potluck/rehearsal last night at the Fredendalls'...

some notes:

• we are meeting at 10am after all not 9h45
• we have decided not to entertain the idea of doing a repeat at the end at all - too confusing plus we're the postlude so people might be wanting to get out of there, 
• only other new issue is please watch dynamics - I am at work so I cannot tell you which measures but basically we want to start significantly softer when we switch to:

• the "put a little love" one-page repeat section (the one with the rhythm we have found challenging :)
• and also when we start the actual "put a little love in your heart" section ("take a good look around"?) 
• also at the beginning start a bit less raucously - more cohesive

I'll try to remem to input measure numbers when I get home unless anyone wants to text them to me and I can edit this here at work - we are pretty dead today.

see y'all tomorrow!

I think this might be the first blogpost since I added Sarah M and Scott T to the bloglist so a huge WELCOME and THANK YOU  to both of you again for joining us!

REMINDER!

Elaine is still out of town on Monday, November 21st, so there will be no rehearsal at the sanctuary.

November 14 Rehearsal

Posted for Elaine

We have 2 rehearsals incl today for  the Can YOu see the Beauty cannon that we   began last week or 2 ago

The new Gloria  ( gold- folio--- don't have exact data cause  the  file is at UU) we will start today

Song  To" revoice" or assign parts  in order of difficulty

Little Mozart round  by far the easiest  probably best to do 

Pachelbel

Adiemus

When The Song of the Angels--- maybe that's the one  to focus on since its best sung early January but its the hardest!

rehearsals:

today

Nov 28

Dec 5  12  19

Jan 8 0r   15 

Perform Song of Angels  

 We had hoped   ( I had hoped  ) to do Shine a LIttle LIght by James Taylor for MLK day  and Cory said he'd arange  it but time is getting short.   MLK day in very inconvenient, bing so close to the new year  ( Jan  16)  

remarks, schedule, some notes, and a link, from Elaine

First of all  Tremendous  thanks to everyone for all the work and  great performance Sunday. 
You noticed people dancing in the aisles-- some with tears on their faces??!  WOW THE POWER OF GOOD MUSIC!!

Second:  welcome Jorge--  !

We spent the rehearsal on new 4 part song  Let us see  the beauty.  You can listen to here:

http://www.laurencecole.com/album/let-us-see-the-beauty/

My goal is to be able to have this song ready to go so if new people show up at rehearsal ( Sarah McNeil and someone else have mentioned coming next week)  they could join us on it.  Some parts are tricky to get at first  ( for some of us)  but I think if our parts are strong a newbie can latch on. I am trying to find  a balance of  challenging and easy songs.  

Upcoming Schedule:

November 13  

nothing planned  and Elaine is away  ( Happy Birthday)   open to ideas

November 20    

nothing planned and Elaine is away     but open to ideas   

December 4   

nothing planned;  Would like to  sing  See the Beauty  or a Christmas song.   waiting to hear  from Terre if there is room for  a song.   She will coordinate with the  Guest Speaker and get   back to me

December 11    

Still Still Still    Trio with Paula on Piano,  Sherri and  Sara vocals

I'll  Be Home for Christmas     Paula on piano,  Jay  Vocals

December  18  

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...)Paula on piano Sherri Vocals

Lo How  Rose 'Ere  Blooming   IF Scott and Susan still agree

The Christians and the Pagans   Elaine on piano  Sara on vocals 

Reminder:   Jim Cichowski's Celebration of Life is next Sunday November 6 at 2 pm at the Carriage House at the Botanical Gardens.  If you want to carpool or caravan,  meet at UUFC  parking lot at 1: 30