MINUTES 20 OCTOBER 2026

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Attendees:  JB, SC, ID, RM, MM, MR, LS, PS, WT, PV Apologies: CS, RS Warm-up Song – Heartbeat Rhythm Ran it without clapping, awaiting piano accompaniment. More practice needed on the “sforzando piano” dynamic at bar 44 (accented f followed by immediate p). Africa Coming together but CODA needs much more work. We worked on bars 104-107 (130-133) – melody and rhythm were problematic. We didn’t touch 108-115 (134-141 ) which are similarly hard – intensive homework for everyone. We didn’t reach the rest of the CODA but it’s a reprise of earlier sections. Men / Women songs I Got Continue reading MINUTES 20 OCTOBER 2026→

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→