We continue to sing socially distanced, masks for those who wish, and we ask that everyone takes a lateral flow test before the rehearsal.
Mary G was back as accompanist – hurrah! The concert on Saturday 26th at St Michael’s has had to be cancelled. Instead, there is an extra rehearsal from 4pm – 6pm at St Stephen’s on Saturday. The concert at St Stephen’s on Monday 28th will go ahead at 7.30pm with a short rehearsal from 6.45pm
Top Tip of the week!
Hold copies up, heads up and eyes on Mary, communicate with the audience. SMILE
- How sweet the sound
- We practised how the parts of the song fitted together in pages 29-31
- v1 – parts sing the top line only: men sing their tune from Bar 2 – Bar 10 (‘Amazing grace’), altos take over from Bar 11 – Bar 18 (‘I was lost’) and sops finish by singing from Bar 19 – 26 (‘I was blind’)
- v2 – as for v1 but when not singing their own tune, other parts sing from line 2 to accompany top line
- v3 – tenors sing line 2 throughout whilst altogether, basses sing their own top line tune 3X, altos sing their top line tune 3X and sops sing their top line tune 3X
- Sing with fluency and meaning for the words – sing through phrases
- Something inside so strong
- All SATB lead voices to sing all the lead section parts
- We revised the notes and rhythms for all voices and parts. Sing with spirit.
- All voices – note the rit. and pauses in the final bars – watch Mary
- We threw it all away
- Listen for parts which sing the tune (sing up) and those which sing accompaniment (sing more quietly)
- Keep all ‘s’ sounds short and clean throughout the piece
- Add crescendo in Bars 29-32, and Bars 49 -52 (mp to f)
- Watch out for rall and crescendo Bar 96 – 98. Watch Mary for Bar 99 to end
- A Song for you
- Solo from beginning to A and at Bar 92 to end
- Observe pause at Bar 85
- Throughout keep the pulse of the syncopated rhythm but sing tenderly/dreamily
- Like a Rainbow shining
- Follow the detail of the dynamics
- Sing positively and with a smile.
- Watch Mary for Coda – dynamics and tempo