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Attendees: JB, JL, AM, MM, RM, Max, MR, CS, LS, MS, PS, WT Chair: WT Mrs Robinson – sing through Not too bad. Secret is all in the timing. Practise with robots (all parts) for help with this. I’ll Follow the Sun – 1st outing Altos – start after 1 beat (sheet music is wrong – robots are right. Sops – don’t slow down at the end (from bar 55). Everyone needs to lighten up – sounding a little bit heavier than it should. Not bad for first time in 5 years! Blackbird – first outing Altos need to listen Continue reading Minutes Rehearsal 2 April 2019→

Rehearsal minutes 23.10.18 Chair: CS Venue: TfL Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, SE1 8NJ Time: 19.00 Attendees: AM , CS , JB , JL , MM , PS , RM , RS Apologies: MS , WT , MX . LS Warm up song – Cold Haily A few points :- • We need to enunciate more the lyrics – annie gave example of her previous choir acting out looking up at the balcony to get the feeling • The overlapping “ Oh “ sections still a bit shaky – song leaders maybe focus on them next outing ? • Men Continue reading Minutes Rehearsal 23 October 2018→

Chair: Wendy Attendees: DC, SE, JL, KM, MJM, RM, LS, MS, WT Apologies: DD, JB

Chair: Robin Attendees: LS, MS, WT, JB, KM, SE, RM, MM, DC Apologies:, JL, MS [poorly], WT, [sick as a parrot], DD, [guest performance] Item Action 1 Duncan warmed us up in his own inimitable way.   2 I Want to Break Free – better, needs softening in placed, own the words Hope you all made notes 3 Blood Red Roses – Timing needs focus, essential for this song, its a rope hauling number, and gusto Work on timing with metronome-ALL 4 Agincourt Carol – Lou concentrated on the slow and faster sections and softer parts for improved dynamics. Lou Continue reading Minutes of Rehearsal 10 November 2015→

Wrabler Rehearsal Notes 13 October 2015 Venue: Linklaters. Chair: JB Attendees : JB, DC, SE, KM, MM, RM, MS, WT, LS Apols: DD (convalescing), JL (has meeting) 1 Warm up & Useful exercises. We did scales counting up and down in increasing sections, then inversely in two groups. Good for concentration on timing and pitch. We were better at it at the end than the beginning. DC led some throat relaxing exercises, including a graphic tip of imagining singing while chundering. Engages the belly muscles, apparently. Very useful. All songs tonight revealed that a raggedy standard of part learning has crept Continue reading Minutes Rehearsal 13 Oct 2015→