6:30 Anthem Small Group met and sang beautifully. With the sections grouped together and standing together, it sounded excellent.
1. Thank you for the Musicals: We started this right away, right after a brief phyiscal and vocal warm-up, since it was in everyone's hands. This is a 35-page medley of songs from our 3 favourite musical medleys: Beauty and the Beast, Joseph, and Mamma Mia, ending with Thank you for the Music. We were surprised at how quickly 35 pages are done. We mostly know all of these, but we'll see if there are YouTube videos of some of these so you can get caught up if you haven't sung these before. There will be some changes in the transitions, the ends and beginnings don't always shift well. You'll need to mark up your music, crossing out some bars here and there. Have your pencils ready.
2. Imagine: We sang all the way through, and decided not to worry too much about singing it exactly as written. When everybody sings the same thing, then that's what's most natural and we're going to say that's our interpretation. We're not wrong; we're interpreting it a little differently. That being said, we do have to agree on how things go, so try to mostly count and observe the rests, but follow me. It's best to follow me so that we're together. Something most of us did that was actually wrong, was to go down too far on the word one in "but I'm not the only one". Every line that ends in the word 'one' has everyone on the same note, so we shouldn't have harmony, and that note isn't what you expect.
3. We Rise Again: So good! We decided here to 'interpret' the arrangement in our own way too. There are some interesting tenor and bass parts in the first chorus, and a couple of special tenor bars in a later chorus, but we're going to have tenor and bass on the melody, an octave down. It's what they have most of the time in the choruses, and the special bits are not going to be effective with the small number of bass clef singers we have. Let them enjoy the melody of the chorus. The oohs are soft, and sound very good. Don't worry about them too much. The part that's interesting that we're singing is at the end of the second verse (solo and oohs), from the bottom of page 8 to the middle of page 9. We reviewed that together, and it's very good. The thing to remember is that the second sopranos are singing with the altos, and the altos here don't have the melody. It's a lower harmony, under the first sopranos.
4. Song for the Mira: We did it with the soloists! Here's what we've got: 1. Carol, 2. Cathy, 3. Melodie, 4. Lauren, 5. Debbie. Jane is back-up for all parts, but I hope that all can back up any of the others. Up to page 8, only the soloists sing. So, when we perform, open your music up to page 8 from the start so that you're not rustling pages during the solos.
5. Hallelujah: We did it with soloists. Winston was awesome on the first solo (It's his, but I'll need a back-up), and Kim was excellent on the second. I know there are lots of people who have sung and would like to sing that second one, so let me know and I'll give you a shot at it. I won't decide on that one yet.
6. What a Wonderful World! Super. Don't forget to sing a big ending.
Next week, Tuesday, March 18th
6:30: Tenor and Bass sectional rehearsal (Be prepared with requests. What are the bits that you find difficult?)
- Canon of Joy
- Imagine
- Thanks for the Musicals
- We Rise Again
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| It's starting to feel like spring. We Rise Again |
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