MINUTES 13 OCTOBER 2026

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Minutes – 13 Oct 2026 Chairperson Louli Present – all except Rob S and ColinWarm up• Marcus did a good off-beat singing exerciseNOTE: All-day rehearsal notes referred too before singing each song. It Don’t Mean a Thing• Pretty good sing thru• Bars 88-89 – this is sung as a champagne cork a la Jamie! Start loudish, then sink down then rise to sing a fulsome Aint • Then the final bars are staccatoAfrica• We sang as far as the difficult section, beginning to really take shape• T/B – really push out those words that are sung on the beat• We Continue reading MINUTES 13 OCTOBER 2026→

MINUTES 6 OCTOBER 2026

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Present: SC, JB, RM, MR, PS, WT, PV, ID, RS Absent: MM, LS, CS Warm Up: We did Botox lips to help with the singing of Heartbeat Rhythm (ie good enunciation). It worked I think. Heartbeat Rhythm Worked on bars 33-end. Claps needed tidying up and I think we got there eventually. This one is pretty much there. Let’s show it off to Jamie on Sunday at the all day. It Don’t Mean a Thing We ran through a couple of times, particularly focusing on the tricky runs and rhythms. Everyone take a look at the bar with the triplets Continue reading MINUTES 6 OCTOBER 2026→

Minutes 29 Sept 2026

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Wrablers rehearsal notes 29 Sept Marcus chair Present: Rob, Juliana, Wendy, Sandy, Louli, Marcus, Robin, Phil, Peter, Irene Absent: Maxine, Colin Uptown (warm up) No major screw-ups It don’t mean a thing Alto solo 58-66 rather high – drop the octave if easier (Louli has recorded) Bar 90 “aint” – keep it short Swell on the last “swing” One for my baby Bar 25, elongate “eeeeasy” slightly Bar 42, pause for breath before AND after “Well” Bar 58, pause for breath before the Tag If using original score (with two lines per stave), make sure you know whose line is Continue reading Minutes 29 Sept 2026→