Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review April 25

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 Bill, Blair, the One Voice trio, and Mad about Mozart all came early and did great! Bill brought a microphone and a cool mic stand that hol...
Thursday, April 20, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review April 18 and looking ahead into May

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 Bill and Blair rehearsed their solos with Donna starting at 6:30.  Warm-ups included listening to Stevie Wonder's Don't You Worry ...
Thursday, April 13, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review April 11

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 2 Small Groups met early: Tomorrow (Duet) and Together Wherever We Go. I was able to watch the second one, and they're fabulous, everyt...
Thursday, April 6, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review April 4th

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I'm starting to get excited (hyper/instense/overstrung) about our concert!  Small group at 6:30 was Mad About Mozart, and it sounds so ...
Monday, April 3, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review March 28

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I apologize for being late with my review, and thank you for your patience. Mad About Mozart met at 6:30. They'll have one more full re...
Monday, March 27, 2023

YRCC 2023 Spring Concert Poster- Happy Together May 6th at 3:00

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

YRCC Rehearsal Review 2023 March 21

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 Happy Spring! Mad About Mozart met early, having encountered and overcome a couple obstacles.  Lauren started the warmup, since I was talki...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review March 14th

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6:30 Small Group: Mad About Mozart is coming along swimmingly! We sang up to bar 46. Melinda and I were thinking we should give the little...

YRCC Arrangement Review: We Rise Again

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I found the o ld post  on our arrangement of We Rise Again with my notes on who sings what that I was talking about. Click on that link, if ...
Friday, March 10, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review March 7th

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 We danced and sang with Beatles songs as part of our warm-up. Yay! The Mad About Mozart small group started today. It was fun, but kind of ...
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review February 28th

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 Oh what a night! It was fun and it was productive.  Part of our warm-up was singing to an accompaniment soundtrack of Raindrops Keep Fallin...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review Valentine's Day February 14th

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It was so good to have a long break with treats, and most importantly, time to chat with our choir friends, old and new! Many thanks to all ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

2023 YRCC Next Small Group: Mozart

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 Mad About Mozart is our next small group. It's a fun piece using Mozart melodies to tell the story of Mozarts life and works.  You get ...
Thursday, February 9, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review February 7th

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Before I review the rehearsal, here's the poster for the dance I'm inviting you to. All of our friends and family are invited to thi...
Friday, February 3, 2023

Choir Warm-ups and Strained Voices

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 If you find yourself hoarse at the end of the night on Tuesdays after choir rehearsals, you could have used a better warm-up. Or, maybe you...
Thursday, February 2, 2023

YRCC Rehearsal Review January 31st

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The small group singing Together Wherever We Go met early. They have learned the song and the next step is to make it visually adorable.  We...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review January 24th

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 Life is so much better with choir!  I was a bit frazzled from my day at work but soon forgot all of that and had a wonderful evening. We ha...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

YRCC 2023 Rehearsal Review January 17

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 Our warm-up included breathing, stretching and yawning, sirens/rollercoasters, na-nas and do-dohs.  1. Wonderful World was also a warm-up, ...
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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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