SALUTATIONS MY LOVELIES
so this is what we did on wednesday:
warm-ups
we were introduced to 'messa di voce' a technique that was apparently used in the stone ages to make italians sing louder. it's basically just a crescendo into whatever you're singing, with your loudest being smack in the middle of the warm-up and decrescendoing (is that a word?) at the end. so it looks like this:
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to do this you need to pace yourself REALLY REALLY well.
terms learnt
compass: range of notes
tessitura: where most of the notes are located
GOOGLE them for a clearer explanation.
Ecce
WE MANAGED TO GET THROUGH THE ENTIRE PIECE! AND IT SOUND REALLY NICE! creepy, and weird. BUT NICE.
beware of the rhythm on the second pag, first bar. draw sticks, they help! don't listen to huai jin. they help.
A1s, don't be shy to do your whispering part at part B and everybody else, don't just die off anyhow. keep whispering till you have to come in for the actual singing parts
we also learnt the solo parts until B, and they sound AWESOME. just remember that it's not a competition to be the loudest or whatever, even though it can help when somebody else is blasting into your ear a different part from yours :)
Singapore our home
precise notes when entering please! be strong when you come in! don't be scared! be confident, like a diva
pay attention to dynamics, we've put those in to some extent already.
at bar 10, make sure you sound choppy and rhythmic.
prosody is also really important, PRONOUNCE E-VER-Y-THING CLEAR-LY. with enD consonanTS as well :)
at bar 18, come in WITH AN OOMPH quality
and END WELL! just like this blog post!
bye bye!
ankita
