Category Archives: Rehearsal Notes

Minutes Rehearsal 22 October 2019

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Rehearsal minutes 22.10.19 Chair: CS Venue: Good Agency Time: 19.00 – 21.00 Attendees: AM ( came in to open up for us , then left , unwell ) , CS , JB ,JL , LS , MM , MR , MS , MX , PS , RM , RS , WT . Apologies: None . Warm up exercise – William tell overture / ping pong Warm up song Steppin’ Out • Did twice , second time focussing on the timing at bar 33 Song One – Begin the Beguine • First whole song run through of this . • Did Continue reading Minutes Rehearsal 22 October 2019→

Minutes Rehearsal 3 September 2019

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Chair: PS Venue: TfL Palestra Time: 18.45 for 19.00 start Attendees: CS, JL, LS, MR from 8pm, MX, PS, RM, WT, RS, and Kerry Donovan (observer) Apologies: JB, MJM, AM, MS Warm-up song: Java Jive A fair performance; basses have most of the melody and should improve phrasing; all need to improve intonation in penultimate bar (64) Moonlight Serenade (2) consonants (often d or t) should be voiced just ahead of the final beat of a long note; basses: avoid swooping up to notes eg entering bars 12, 24 etc; tenors: check melody in bars 30-33 Mack the Knife (1) Continue reading Minutes Rehearsal 3 September 2019→

Minutes Rehearsal 2 April 2019

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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→

Minutes Rehearsal 23 October 2018

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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→