Prep Rehearsal for 7/8/2020

Friends,
It was great to be making music last week. However impersonal it may have felt, we were nonetheless connected. I will plan to have a better mic so that the piano may be heard better. Also, a HUGE thank you to Ovid for moderating the rehearsal. I'm hoping that as we become more familiar with the Microsoft Teams platform, it will become less work for him. Thank you to all of you for being flexible in these challenging times.


A couple of notes about last week:

• I cannot stress enough about using the richest vowels possible on the Beati quorum via. That being said, use a #4 tone (#5 being the darkest.) I may opt for #3, but altos always use a #4.
• Lean into be-AH-ti quoh-room VEE-ah EEn-teh-grah, ehst, qui-AHm-boo-lahnt, een-LEH-jeh, DAW-mi-ni
• Diminish final syllables
• Energize sustained pitches, particularly when descending to avoid flatting
• Keep quarter notes moving--distinct, but legato
• Work on memorization of There is a Pleasure. If we ever do a virtual performance, I want it to be on this piece and I want it memorized (and facially expressive.)
• Again, rich vowels, but really enunciate consonants--almost overdo them for intelligibility
• Keep these two songs fresh, as if we were performing them tomorrow.

For this Wednesday:
We will work on Sweetheart of the Sun and Sing Me to Heaven with women together and men together. Again, women are encouraged to practice with men and vice versa.

• Women 6:30 - 7:30 pm
• Men 7:30 - 8:30 pm

I will be sending copies of my score via separate email. Please look over for highlighting of dynamics and tempi, as well as where breaths are taken. MARK YOUR SCORE ACCORDINGLY.

I look forward to "seeing" you on Wednesday.

Ted