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Voices Newsletter
Thursday, October 17, 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 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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Thank you for your continued patience as I try to cram a LOT of music into a little bit of time!
As promised, here is a written-out run-down of how we will be performing "Hey Ho, Nobody Home." If it helps you to copy this down on your sheet of music, please do so...we will be rehearsing it one last time before singing it for our first audience at our Baptist Church on 10/27:
Intro: Anna plays last 2 measures
Unison: Sing through once, ending on "do" (2nd ending), and closing to "mm." Then I cue...
2-part round: Sop+Ten start, Alto+Bass enter after 4 measures. Sing through all 8 measures twice (1st ending then 2nd ending). Sop+Ten will echo last 2 measures twice to "catch up" with Alto+Bass. Right into...
3-part round: Sop start, Ten+Bass enter after 2 measures, then Altos. Repeat only 6 measures 4 times, then go to 2nd ending, and repeat it until you catch up with Altos. Slow down slightly with Altos last phrase, and close to "mm" until my cut off.
Again...if this is TOO MUCH info to write down/take in, simply watching me should be all you need to know what to sing when!
Lastly, we've had a few members reach out with an interest in taking private voice lessons. If anyone has suggestions for voice teachers in our area, please send me an email at voicesdirector@acithaca.org with any contact information you might have.
See you Monday!
-Ross
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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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