Wrablers rehearsal notes 29 Sept 2026

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 Wrablers rehearsal notes 29 Sept 2026→

MINUTES 22 SEPTEMBER 2026

Minutes Rehearsal [22 September 2026]   Chair: RM   Venue: Golden House Community Centre 6.45 FOR 7PM START Attendees: RM, CS, SC, PV, MR, MM, JB, RS Apologies: WT, PS, LS Guest: Irene [ via Colin – foodbank compadre]   TAKE FIVE: Getting better, but timing, phrasing and subtle note variations need close attention IT DON’T MEAN A THING: Good 1st outing – generally need to get into the swing of it. Note, although it seems naturally obv. Bar 91/2 only sing swing once. I GOT RHYTHM: Rob sat in with us and focused on first few lines to get Continue reading MINUTES 22 SEPTEMBER 2026→

AGENDA 22 SEPTEMBER 2026

Agenda Rehearsal [22 September 2026]   Chair: RM   Venue: Golden House Community Centre 6.45 FOR 7PM START Attendees: RM, CS, SC, PV, MR, MM, JB, RS Apologies: WT, PS, LS   Song Start Finish Time Leader 1 Warm up 19:00 19.10 10 RS             2 TAKE 5 –WARMUP SONG 19.10 19.20 10 PV             3 IT DON’T MEAN A THING 19.20 19.45 25 PS             4 I GOT RHYTHM/BRING ME A LITTLE WATER 19.45 20.00 15 CS/LS             5 Continue reading AGENDA 22 SEPTEMBER 2026→

Minutes 15 September 2026

Chair: WT Venue: Golden Lane Time: 18.45 for 19.00 start Attendees: JB, SC, RM, MX, MR, CS, LS, PS, WT, PV, RS, Felicia Apologies: Victoria Warm Up Rob did his usual warm up and got all our cockles cosy. Fum Fum Fum (warm up song) Timing much improved on this one. There were some mutterings re the pronunciation of fum. It’s definitely “foom” and not “fumm”. Please everyone listen carefully to the robots for the timing of the final “fum fum fum” as we’re still not getting it right. Heartbeat Rhythm Not bad first outing for this one, with Marcus Continue reading Minutes 15 September 2026→

Minutes 8 September 2026

Wrablers Rehearsal Minutes 08-09-26 Chair: Sandy Attendees:  SC, RM, MR, MX, LS, CS, PS, WT, PV  plus 3 guests for ‘Taster’ session. Apologies: JB, RS Thanks to Robin for taking the warm up session and to Marcus for taking the lead bringing us in and counting across our practice songs as well as guiding us through the body percussion practice..  White Winter Hymnal: Warm up song, sung through twice, no big issues. Need to check with Rob on tempo, breathing and phrasing. Java Jive: Remembered Rob’s instruction to sing a little slower, more sultry. Not too slow though, need to Continue reading Minutes 8 September 2026→