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Chair: Robin Attendees: LS, MS, WT, JB, KM, SE, RM Apologies: MM, JL, DD, DC Item Action 1 Warmed up with sound scapes, an old improvisation technique for getting focus and complicite. Mainly fun. 2 Marveljammy eh? – just as powerful and unpronounceable as ever 3 When will I see you again – Seb – a bit rusty but after a discordant start flowed like the old bird once again. [ Ed. The song, not Sebastian for clarity J] 4 Blood Red Roses – Wendy – a positive start, should be sung with gusto, think tankards of ale and buxom Continue reading Rehearsal Minutes 21 July 2015→

Chair: RM Attendees: DC WT MM MS LS JL KM JB DD Apologies: SE Item Action 1 Warm up with classic song courtesy of Wendy – fun 2 Warm Up Song – Sloop John B – pretty smooth, well so it should be 3 Chattanoogoo Choo Choo –-the start is critical to get song working. Sops struggled initially but it was working after a few starts. Sops need to be secure in their start notes. Note when parts have the lead – emphasis the one to give the feel of a trains rhythm and where we are in unison – Continue reading Wrabling Notes 14 April 2015→

Chair: JL Present: WT, JB, MS, LS, MM, SE, RM, DC Apols: KM, DD After some Ha He Hoing and a little warm-up ditty offered by Duncan Mravalshamier – well remembered everyone, good warm up song for getting all your bits vibrating! Run – Sounding good on second outing, spent some time working on whoas and ohs off beat sections Patrick Spens – Another good run through. Remember that the last four lines have the melody of the second half of the verse – please revise and learn how to come back in. Need to starting working on some dynamics. Continue reading Wrabling Notes 17 February 2015→

Wrablers Rehearsal Notes 3 Feb 2015 Venue: Linklaters. 1 Silk Street EC2Y 8HQ. Arrive by 6:45 for 7pm start Chair – JB Attendees JB, JL, WT, RM, SE, MM, DD Apols: DC (in Australia), KM (in NZ), LS (with parents hip op) MS (with babies due to train delays re parents’ babysitting) So, we were a small group! We did a round of the Ha Hee Ho Ha game as warmup and we’re getting better! We sang Koloi Ya Elijah as a blending/timing exercise. A fine example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Just like Continue reading Wrabling Notes 3 February 2015→

Chair: Wendy Attendees: JB, DC, DD, SE, JL, KM, MM, RM, LS, MS, WT Item Action 1 Warmup exercise Duncan 2 Africa Didn’t go too badly despite the hiatus. JB had learned the second alto part, so we have all parts covered again. Agreed by popular demand to have a go at the difficult section we jettisoned last time round – everyone dig out the score again and let’s have another go. Need to schedule this for rehearsal again soon. All MM 3 Mercedes Benz Starting to sound lovely. If only Wendy had learned the right part. Get right for Continue reading Wrabling Notes 20 January 2015→