Hello friends,
A few things:
- We had several people absent last Tuesday who neither posted their absences on the calendar nor communicated with me to let me know that they were going to be absent. Remember: If you have a planned absence, you need to post it on the website. If it is last minute, please text me at (707) 815-1733 and let me know. It helps me plan for rehearsals.
- Continue to review the music in advance of the rehearsal. It makes our time together more productice.
- Because there is little in the way of dynamics noted, please use the language to help with phrasing. expand to the strong syllables: U-bi CAR-ri-tas et a-MOR and DE-us I-bi est, regardless of the beat.
- At B, note the crescendo, being aware of who as the melody.
- Work through the cadence harmonically in mm. 30 to 33.
Bring Me Little Water, Silvy
- Chuck will putting up videos of me demonstrating the body percussion - both from the back and mirrored from the front. Continue to practice and begin to speed it up.
- Women sing mm. 13-38 lightly. Men join in lightly at m. 22.
- Basses sing lightly starting m. 49 and move to harmony part in m 55.
All of Me
- The trickiest thing about this song is the pop-styled melodic rhythms. We'll need to work these together to make them sound relaxed and natural. Listen to the performance recording as a guide.
- Women, please note that the 32nd-note ornaments in mm. 29 and 33, need to be gentle.
Inkosi Namandla
- Transfer the IPA (or at least your transliteration) into the score through out. This will help you become consistent the pronunciation.
- I have recorded the pronunciation so you can practice slowly until you become comfortable with it.
Time
- Write in the beats starting on p. 8 so that it helps determine counting the rests and re-entrances.
- Practice your clicking for the tic-tocking of the clock.
Witness
- Be aware that most of this is written in even 1/8th note. Only mm. 45 - 52 are swung.
- Be careful with the syncopation on Lord in beginning and in various places throughout.
For TUESDAY, February 11, 2025
I Love You/What a Wonderful World (Suzanne, Brittany, Susan, James, and Ronnie sing the ensemble part starting on p. 7)
Nella Fantasia
Now is the Month of Maying
Rise, Rise My Soul
Sacred Heart
