Much of the instruction time after the new year year has been devoted to preparing Madrigal Music. 5 ensembles this year-3 part song/polyphonic and 2 groups of rounds. The parts were covered by the older kids while the rounds were covered by younger or kids with less experience. Even so, the groups where there were rounds had a couple of older kids there for leadership.
The balance of the time in each rehearsal was devoted to preparation of I Never Saw Another Butterfly and Witness. This class will perform
1. It all depends on how you look at it
2. Man Proposes, God Disposes
4. the Butterfly
7. On a Sunny Evening
9. Birdsong
I think we have all the notes and rhythms mostly hammered out. Now's the task of getting things memorized, putting in staging and movement where appropriate. Witness has gone well throughout the month and we now have to get the "pre-amble" put together.
Movement on Mvt I. Children come onto stage in dreamlike state. Throughout first section, pair up and randomly find hands of partner, but without touching. Dreamlike state is broken by "terezin, terezin" figure in the alto. All front and sing the march. At the place where they literally march--forward 4; about face 4; to the center 4; away for 4. Next section is straightforward, but with arms crossed and head tilted up on "wear their noses in the air". For the end, back in partners with hands moving together in slow circular patterns.
Movement II: 3 groups. Not sure how movement should play out. Maybe the division into groups sets up an us and them mentality.
Movement IV:
Movement VII: color
Movement IX:
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