Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

YRCC Rehearsal Review 23-JAN-17

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Warm-ups were different moves done as we sang Frere Jacques in a 4-part round. It was not easy. 1. All the Little Rivers is so cool! We wo...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

YRCC Rehearsal Review 15-Jan-2017

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We were at St. Andrew's in Aurora because we were bumped out of our room in the Admin Centre. Thank you to Lauren and Enid for arrangin...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

YRCC Rehearsal Review 9-Jan-2017

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First rehearsal of 2017! 1. O Canada . It sounded beautiful! Especially a cappella! We reviewed the alto, tenor and bass parts, and they...
Sunday, January 8, 2017

YRCC Celebrates Canada: This year, we sing more O Canada.

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We need to spice up our O Canada for our special Canada theme. I'm thinking about having us sing a whole verse in French, or maybe some ...
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Monday, January 2, 2017

Small Group and Solo songs for YRCC spring 2017

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Soloists and Small groups , we need some pop songs, famous melodies, some fun stuff. Please see me soon with your ideas! Canadians have ...
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York Region wishes us all a Happy 2017

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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

YRCC end of season. Did you hand in your binder?

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If you still haven't handed in your binder. Please do it as soon as possible! If you don't know where Lyn lives, look her up in th...
Sunday, November 20, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal 14-Nov-2016

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6:30 Jeremiah Joy to the World. I forgot to bring the tambourine and other percussion instruments I wanted to add to African Noel, and it ma...
Sunday, November 13, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal 7-NOV-2016

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Yikes! I was sick on Monday, and although I didn't get hit with a big flu as expected, but only a short couple of days of discomfort, I ...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal 31-Oct-2016 Halloween Monday

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Another holiday Monday, but we were mostly at choir :-) 6:30-7 Please Don't Sing small group 7-7:30 Noel Nouvelet with Rebekah Warm...
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal 24-OCT-2016

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Monday, October 24th, 2016 6:30 Small Group Please Don't Sing Another Fa-la-la Warm-ups included breathing exercises 1. Carol of th...

Various Themes on Fa-la-la recordings on the YRCC website

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Our Joy has done an amazing job of recording our accompaniment and parts of Various Themes on Fa-la-la for the website. Sign in and go to th...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal 17-OCT-2016

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Monday, October 17th, 2016 6:30 Noel Nouvelet with Rebecca on flute (Rebecca now has the music and we will meet again on November 7th to r...
Thursday, October 13, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal 10-OCT-2016 Thanksgiving Monday

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I am thankful that such a good group showed up on Thanksgiving Monday! We had a rough start, as those of us who were there early for the s...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal 03-OCT-2016

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Monday, October 3rd, 2016 small groups 6:30 Jeremiah Joy : keep working on clapping and singing 7:00 Noel Nouvelet : blend with your sec...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal Review 26SEP2016

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Monday, September 26th, 2016 YRCC Rehearsal 6:30 Jeremiah Joy with clapping and shaker Warm-ups incorporated ideas from our Saturday ch...

Online Resources for Singers

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When I'm looking for ideas for warm-ups, I go to YouTube and find all kinds of cool things. Bill recently sent me the following links....
Thursday, September 22, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal Review 19-SEP-2016

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We welcomed several people from the waiting list who were checking us out. We hope to see them all back next week! Small Group at 6:30: ...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Noel Nouvelet: Video to help you learn it!

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NOEL NOUVELET is a pretty 2-part piece for women only (SA) in French! Sign up for the "Event" on the website. We start rehearsing...

YRCC Rehearsal Review 12-SEP-2016

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12-SEP-2016 Welcome Back!!! Registration Day. Warm-ups included a new Swans Sweetly Singing round. 1. Canon of Joy: We welcomed our new ...
Monday, September 12, 2016

Joy to the World YRCC version of Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog

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A small group will do a fun Joy to the World inspired by the song in the "video" here. I had to figure out how to make the so...
Sunday, September 4, 2016

Monday, September 12th YRCC return!

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Tomorrow, Labour Day Monday, is the last choirless Monday of 2016 until December 26! Go online now and pre-register for the 2016-2017 seas...
Friday, August 5, 2016

YRCC 2016/2017 Choir Leadership Team

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Introducing  the Executive of the York Region Community Choir  for the 2016/2017 Choir Year: The Executive works together with t...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Sept. 24 Choral Event in Sutton. We're going!

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Accompanist Ad: YRCC ad has been posted in various places this summer. Interviewing soon!

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The York Region Community Choir is a fun group of folks who just love to sing! We are a non-auditioning, non-competing choir and we are look...
Monday, July 25, 2016

Summertime and the Living is Busy? July Choir Update

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Whoa! I haven't posted since when? I'm sorry! The end of our season was wonderful but busy, and now I've been working on plann...
Thursday, April 21, 2016

YRCC Soloists, Memorize!

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Soloists, please memorize your solos so that you can look at the audience. You will sound so much better looking up and out instead of down ...

April 22 YRCC Early Birds

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Early Birds get to sing more  6:45 Robyn and Trix 7:00 First Sopranos
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

April 11 and 18 YRCC Rehearsals

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April 11 Song Sung Blue and Sing Small group met at 6:30 with Kevin T. 1. Hallelujah: remember to check the tricky bits on the website ...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

YRCC Rehearsal Review Monday, April 4. Preview to April 11

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Monday, April 4th Sing Me A Song met early and   Grand Night for Singing met early. 1. We started with a good warm-up, physical and voc...
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Renate Naghavi
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
I conduct the York Region Community Choir. It's such a big part of my life! I love singing and I love leading the choir. It's a great way to support our community: Newmarket, Aurora, and beyond. The choir itself is a wonderful community. Although I worked full-time near home for 7+ years with brilliant engineers in the nuclear supply chain, and earlier in my life taught ESL to adults full-time in Toronto for 8 years, being a stay-at-home mother was the biggest, most satisfying, part of my life. I enjoyed the time I spent with my children and I continue to put family first. I had a large garden for many years and still love being outdoors. I enjoy walking, reading, and writing.
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