Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

6:30: Colors of the Wind small group. Wow! It's going to be beautiful. 7:00: Man in the Mirror Warm-up: Hine Ma Tov 1. Crazy Little...

OMG! I didn't make a rehearsal review for this past Monday! I'm sorry. I've had a very busy and stressful week, and the next 2 w...

6:30 Man in the Mirror: continue to sing along with Michael as homework Colours of the Wind small group will start soon. Sign up on the web...

March 5th Rehearsal: 6:30 Man in the Mirror homework: Listen and sing along with Michael Jackson to get more comfortable with the timing. ...

6:30 Man in the Mirror Small Group started. We are sounding good, and have figured out (sort of) a good ending. Monday, February 26th YRCC...

Family Day Rehearsal, Monday, February 20th, 2018 1. Warm up was Wonderful World without music and swaying to the music. It was really coo...

We had a Valentine's Day sweet feast! A number of people brought sweet things for (decaf) coffee break. We had cakes and squares and coo...

Here's my worksheet for solos for spring 2018: Help me fill in the blanks and decide who sings what. Which solos would you be intereste...

Monday, February 5th, 2018 was my birthday and it was a wonderful way to spend my special day. Thank you for all your kind and loving birth...

The one time a snow day is not happy news! Let's be safe and spend the evening relaxing indoors. I'm sad to miss choir !

Another messy day, weather-wise, with fog and freezing rain and rain on an off. Yuck! We're so lucky to have choir to end our Mondays on...

Monday, January 15th was a snowy, messy day on the roads. What a good thing we had choir to help us escape! Warm-up was a dance-and-sing...

First post of 2018! We're back! And, we're sounding fantastic! Our theme this season is Unity and Harmony. First rehearsal, Mond...

I hope everyone knows what a wonderful year the YRCC has had. 2017 was Canada's sesquicentennial year and we were proud Canadians and sa...

We're going to be great. The last rehearsal made sure you'll keep working until the last minute :-) At the end, I said you should ...

Early group was Silent Night I'm sorry I left early. I'm sure Anne-Marie led a great rehearsal for the last half-hour. I was very ...

6:30 Barenaked small group rocked! We got it. We had a surprise sing-along of Ahead by a Century by The Tragically Hip. Some of us were un...

Tickets are on sale. Pick up tickets for friends and family. Poinsettias are on sale. Order them for yourself and as gifts for friends and...

When Halloween is the night after choir, the choir director forgets all about writing the rehearsal review. Sorry; I've had a wicked wee...

7:00 Baby it's Cold Outside 1. Somewhere a Child is Sleeping: So beautiful with the cello! Philip changed his accompaniment (which he...

Click here to read the article in the Auroran Newspaper about the Aurora Community Cafe and our concert!

6:30 Barenaked Small Group: learning to live up to our name, we're sounding less 'sweet and pretty'. Warm-ups: Interval sheet,...

Don't forget that the Barenaked Ladies Group (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings) is meeting early this Monday morning (Oct.16)!...

Our concert rehearsal was perfect. That is, we had enough terrible moments to ensure that the concert goes smoothly. A rehearsal with no mis...

Coffee and Treats Night! Wow! What a sweet spread we had! Thank you to all who contributed! This is why our bake sale is always so success...

6:30 Barenaked Small Group fist rehearsal: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings Warm-ups were short because we had visitors and plen...

Another fun, energy-filled rehearsal! Warm-ups: We started off with a short physical warm-up and then tried out our new interval exercise...

We're back!  This is the first rehearsal review of the 2017-2018 season! This Fall/Winter season is different from others because w...