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Welcome to Renate's Baton. This blog is mostly for and about my choir, The York Region Community Choir.

But, While I'm holding the baton, I'm in charge. So, if I want to talk about other parts of my life, I will. :)

The choir itself is a community and I'm discovering that we have a lot in common with one another besides our love of music and singing.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

October 7th rehearsal and looking ahead to Thanksgiving Monday

On October 7th:

The 12 Groovy Days of Christmas small group started meeting today at 6:30.

We started with massages for a warm-up and team building exercise. Altos with T&B started out better with quick teamwork, but then proceeded to do their own thing while Sopranos followed instructions. We'll have to try something like that again.

Hava Naglia: We will sing through the whole thing twice, as indicated by DC, speeding up and adding percussion and guitar accompaniment the second time.

Come Emmanuel: We went straight to 35, my favourite part. Remember to start quiet so we can build up dramatically to the ff on the next page. We went back to learn the beginning to 35 and then sight-read through the rest. It was good.

Mele Kalikimaka: We learned up to 56

In Our Town in December: We walked through to see where the solos are and where everybody sings. Same soloists as last year. We sang through, but the recording was fast.

Calypso Christmas: We learned pg.3

You'll Never Walk Alone was magnificent!!! We just have to watch our timing in a couple of places. Pay attention to the triplets!

Next Week:

Thanksgiving Monday!

12 Groovy Days is not meeting early.

We'll have a special warm-up. It's a surprise.

We're going to sing:

  • Go Now in Peace
  • Come Emmanuel
  • Mele Kalikimaka
  • Calypso Christmas
  • In Our Town in December






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