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Voices Newsletter
Friday, October 11, 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!
October 14, 21, 28
November 4, 11, 18, 25
December 2, 9
Dress Rehearsal - First Baptist Church, Friday, December 13, 7:00 PM
Concert - First Baptist Church, Sunday, December 15, 1:00 PM call for 3:00 PM concert
Special performances:
First Baptist Church - Sunday, October 27, 9:00 AM call
Unitarian Church - Sunday, November 17, 9:00 AM call
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If you're anything like me you were probably humming Gospel music to yourself for the rest of Monday night...hopefully it helps the music stick! On that vein, our first church performance is approaching, so be sure to mark your calendars for Sunday, 10/27...our call time will probably be around 9:20. If you like extra time to prepare, my plan is to sing "Gabi, Gabi," and "Hey Ho" at that first gig. Keep an eye on the website for newly added practice tracks for the round, and stay tuned at next rehearsal to learn the exact form of the piece.
See you Monday!
-Ross
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Volunteer Opportunities
Enjoying VOICES? It doesn’t just happen. There are both one-time and ongoing roles that need to be covered. Here are some ways you could help:
- Develop a “Songs of Celebration” graphic for our posters
- Write a blurb for concert promotion
- Design and assemble the concert program
- Copy edit our program materials
- Develop/maintain our Facebook presence
- Help with concert promotion
Interested? Contact any of the Steering Committee members.
Vocal Assignments and Practice Tracks
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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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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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