Category Archives: Rehearsal Notes

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→

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 Minutes Rehearsal 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 Minutes Rehearsal 14 April 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 Minutes Rehearsal 3 February 2015→