HELLO!
Wednesday - good job with runs! (:
What happened on Wednesday was half lecture half practice. I'm not going to put up everything that Mr Tay went through in his lecturethingything because some of it is already in your MgChoir booklets, and the rest you should have taken down. There are some rhythm/solfege exercises that are pretty good so check with your SLs/buddies!
As for the practice part,
It's been said before but we really all need to work on our musicality. Singing shouldn't just be about getting the notes and rhythms, it's also about bringing across the meaning of the words, and knowing when to be in the foreground and background.
Which means it's not enough to know just your part! Look through Ave Maria and note down which part should be in the foreground when - generally, moving lines. We should also improve on our text inflection - which syllables are stressed and unstressed. Again, if you missed it, check with your SLs/buddies.
One more thing to take note of is PHRASING! Which is important because you don't breathe in the middle (DEEP BREATH) of phrases. Read that previous sentence and do the breath. Weird, right? So stagger your breathing, and keep the energy up or
IT'LL BE LIKE this and the energy suddenly disappears???
Which is not very nice. Also, when we come in, we need to be precise, prepared, and disciplined. It sounds better. Really.
And lastly, Ecce and Ave Maria have very different atmospheres so we need to be able to switch really fast!!
Things to do:
1. Memorise SYF scores by choir camp.
2. If you haven't already, go check out GREGORIAN CHANTS. Seriously. It's that easy. Just click that link.
3. Hand in forms for the choral exchange + choir fees for the year to your SLs
4. Practice solfege!
5. Check out what the lyrics to Ave Maria mean HERE
6. Drink lots of water, sleep lots, and take care of yourselves (:
See you next practice!
Anthea
