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Voices Newsletter
Friday, September 13, 2024 |
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Rehearsal and Performance Schedule... |
Rehearsals begin at 7:00 PM sharp. Please try to be in your seat and ready to sing!
September 16, 23, 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 11, 18, 25
December 2, 9
Dress Rehearsal - Friday, December 13, 7:00 PM, First Baptist Church
Concert - Sunday, May 15, 3:00 PM, First Baptist Church
Special performances: TBA
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The Voices Newsletter is sent out every Thursday during the semester. Sometimes, it may be a day late depending on glitches and brain cramps. In normal times, it will appear in your email in-basket sometime during the day on Thursday. It will also be posted on the website - go HERE to go the that page.
If you have a question about Voices, a comment or suggestion about the newsletter, or if you have an item for the newsletter (items should be related to the chorus or the local musical community), send it to musicinfo@acithaca.org. PLEASE - if you have an item that you want to appear in the newsletter, send in in plain text completed form so we can copy and paste - we do not write material for you.
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What a great first rehearsal!
It was so nice to see so many familiar faces after a couple months off...and even nicer to see so many new faces! I hope everyone left with the same feeling of joy I experienced...more of that to come through the whole semester...
Can't wait for Monday!
-Ross
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Get to Know our Website
If you haven’t had occasion to do so, it is well worth taking a tour of the Affiliated Choruses of Ithaca webpage: https://acithaca.org. There you can explore the activities of our partner choruses under the ACI umbrella and find the VOICES resources mentioned in Monday’s rehearsal.
If you scroll to the bottom of the page you will find the calendar of rehearsals and performances. The example recordings and practice tracks mentioned in rehearsal are here:
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Practice tracks (https://acithaca.org/groups/voices/music-files-for-practice/) by vocal part are available at the Voices website for all but one of our songs for the semester. Mistakes do creep in during the creation of these files, so please note any you find and communicate which song, track, and measure(s) need correction. If you can specify the correction (e.g., missing note tie, wrong note, etc.), even better. Send corrections to voicesmusic@acithaca.org
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As we learn and rehearse our songs each week, we will be given notes and corrections by the directors. You may lightly mark your scores with a pencil - not a pen, marker or highlighter. Keep the pencil in the pocket of your music folder so it does not get misplaced. |
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Voice Exercises and Warmups... |
Looking for a way to exercise your voice between rehearsals? Cyberbass is free website that has sizeable list of vocal warmups that play on your computer, smartphone or tablet. You can also purchase CD's with various exercises and warmups if you choose. Go to
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Nonconsensual Olfactory Overload... |
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Please remember to avoid wearing perfumes, colognes, essential oils or other scents to rehearsals and concerts. We sit close together and some members experience respiratory discomfort when exposed to those smells and chemicals.
Showering is encouraged, of course. 😁
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