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Voices Newsletter
Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
Concert Time is Approaching
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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!
December 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
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I can't believe the concert's almost here! I am so impressed with our progress, and feel really good about where we are. If you find yourself doubting your preparedness, find just a little time this week to listen through a song or two that you feel could use a little more attention...we'll be touching on ALL of them on Monday! Speaking of, here is the concert order:
Hey Ho
Gabi, Gabi
Pengyou
Riu Riu
Sleigh Ride
Bidi Bom
Hanukkah Nagilah
S'vivon
Balia Di Sehu
Only I
Niska Banja
It Don't Mean...
Let Everything...
We may try to run everything in the second half of rehearsal, so be ready!
One last reminder: the IHS Choral Concert will be Wednesday, December 11th, at 7:30pm. Come see Anna in her conducting debut!
See you Monday!
-Ross
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Help Needed
Thanks to those who signed up or signed up for volunteers to help at dress rehearsal and the concert. We still need a couple more to help with riser setup/teardown on both days. I’ll bring the signup sheet again Monday.
Off the Tracks
As we approach the concert, the practice tracks and pronunciation tracks come in handy. Please let me know if you find mistakes so I can fix them as soon as possible. Here’s the email to use: voicesmusic@acithaca.org
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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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