Week of DEC 1

4:30
auditions for Kalanta and Still
4:45-5:00
assemble and warm-up. Brianne hear auditions for Kalanta and Still
5:00-5:30
Polar Express with Jere Flint
5:35-5:55
Finish Polar
5:55-6:20
Shepherd's Pipe
Christmas Time is Here
Tomorrow Shall Be
Common Carols?
6:20-6:25
Announcements

Housekeeping: pass out carol sheets. Distribute uniform tops. Reminders for DEC 6/7

Week of NOV 24

4:45-4:55
warm-up. doo-bee-doo and Zing.
4:55-5:35
Work memory on following:
Tomorrow
Shepherd's Pipe Carol
Kalanta--hear soloists, work language and memory, expression
Wren--memory, alto part brush up
5:35-5:40 BREAK
5:40-6:10
Oseh Shalom--tone, diction, dynamics
Nativity Carol--mix up. Work square A-B
Still, Still--parts bottom of 3, letter C
6:10-6:25
Polar cues from memory

Housekeeping: Recognize Light Up Dunwoody team. Take up tops, envelopes. Announce Holy Trinity for Next week. Happy Thanksgiving!

Week of NOV 17

4:45-5:00
Warm-up. Pass out scrap paper. Singers write words from memory to one of the songs and turn it in.
5:00-5:20
Polar Express--run with accomp. Kids work from word sheets.
5:20-5:35

S'Vivon

Oseh Shalom

Shepherd's Pipe Carol

Wren Song

5:40-6:20

Sweet was the Song--Run with accomp
Kalanta--work Greek.
Nativity--run
Still, Still, Still--run Collect names of solo contenders
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

Housekeeping: Bring formal uniform tops, Practice Sheets turned in DEC 1. Light up Dunwoody perf team--know what you're singing?

Week of NOV 10

4:45-4:55
Warm-up. Drill rhythm on the overhead and diction drill.

4:55-5:20
Polar Express--Work section 4 ~ run parts, run with accom, memory; run incidentals and sections 1-3

5:20
Shepherd's Pipe Carol--memory v. 1-2
Wren Song--alto part work

5:35 Break

5:40-6:15
Sweet was the Song--Run with accomp
S'Vivon
Oseh Shalom
Kalanta--work Greek. run parts at end
Nativity--run to review from last week


Housekeeping--Singathon announcements, sign up for your act (need 12 from TCC), Yes Virginia will be returning this year.

Week of NOV 3

4:45-4:55
Warm-up: tone focusing in each voice part, intonation with descending/ascending 3-part chords. D-R-D solfeg exercise. Steady beat is still a challenge with this exercise.
4:55-5:30
Polar Express. First major three sections and 'incidentals" ran voice parts, practiced entrances and accompaniments, then memory on each passage. Ran section 4 and incidentals--vc pts only.
5:30-5:40
Nativity Carol--voice parts count-singing. Cleaned up part work struggles in each section--alto section A, sop 2 section B, sop 1 section D
5:50-6:15
Ran the following with Billy and Madonna Brownlee (wedding accomp)
Ave Verum
Be Thou My Vision
Sound the Trumpet
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
6:15-6:25
Wedding team on Jesu Joy and Lift Thine Eyes

Housekeeping: reminders about Singathon and Program Ads