Rehearsal Blog Update 11/27/2013

Dear Intermediate Singers and Families,

Happy Thanksgiving! The next time we see you will be at the dress rehearsal! Please work hard over the next week to memorize ALL repertoire!

Schedule Reminders

Nov 28 - NO REHEARSAL (Thanksgiving)

Dec. 5^th – Dress rehearsal for Holidays With Cantabile concert, St. Joseph’s in San Jose

Call time: 4:45pm

Dismissal: 6:30pm

Attire: IN CANTABILE UNIFORM (see here: uniform orders) with black dress shoes, black tights/socks (no sneakers, or boots), and hair tied back/off the face. Please ensure that you have already ordered the uniform! Children without the proper uniform won't be able to participate in the concert. Thank you for understanding Cantabile’s concert policies.

Pick-up instructions: If you are picking singers, you must park your vehicle and meet them in the lobby of the church sanctuary. You will NOT be able to pull up outside the church and wait in your car, and singers will NOT be able to go and find you outside.

Dec. 7^th – Holidays With Cantabile concert, St. Joseph’s Cathedral in San Jose

Call time: 11:30am

Concert time: 1:00pm

Dismissal: 3:00pm

Ticket info: bit.ly/cantabile-tickets

Attire: Cantabile uniform (see above for link) with black dress shoes, black tights/socks (no sneakers, or boots), and hair tied back/off the face. Please ensure that you have already ordered the uniform! Children without the proper uniform won't be able to participate in the concert. Thank you for understanding Cantabile’s concert policies.

Attention Parents: Concert Volunteer Opportunities

The concert offers many opportunities for Cantabile families to fulfill their required volunteer hours (10 hours per year per family). Please sign up here:

Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, December 5
Concert: Saturday, December 7

What to Practice

Repertoire:

Chocolate Carol

Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet
Hanukah Lights
Man With The Bag
Noel

Silent Night
Stopping By Woods

ALL PIECES MUST BE MEMORIZED FOR THE CONCERT. Please work extra hard on Silent Night: you will perform it in the dark with candles, which means you won’t be able to see a conductor mouthing the words to help you! Also spend extra time making sure you know all of the words in the Chocolate Carol.

Recordings: You will soon receive Silent Night! Please listen to all recordings several times before our last rehearsal! They will help you with memorization, tone, and vowels!

Contact cassie@cantabile.org if you can’t download the files.

Musicianship

Musicianship is on hiatus until January. Please focus on preparing your concert repertoire!

Happy practicing!

Rehearsal Blog Update 11/22/2013

Dear Intermediate Singers and Families,

Thank you for a productive rehearsal yesterday. The next time we see you will be at the dress rehearsal! Please work hard over the next two weeks to memorize ALL repertoire!

Schedule Reminders

Nov 28 - NO REHEARSAL (Thanksgiving)

Dec. 5^th – Dress rehearsal for Holidays With Cantabile concert, St. Joseph’s in San Jose

Call time: 4:45pm

Dismissal: 6:30pm

Attire: Cantabile uniform (see here: uniform orders) with black dress shoes, black tights/socks (no sneakers, or boots), and hair tied back/off the face. Please ensure that you have already ordered the uniform! Children without the proper uniform won't be able to participate in the concert. Thank you for understanding Cantabile’s concert policies.

Pick-up instructions: If you are picking singers, you must park your vehicle and meet them in the lobby of the church sanctuary. You will NOT be able to pull up outside the church and wait in your car, and singers will NOT be able to go and find you outside.

Dec. 7^th – Holidays With Cantabile concert, St. Joseph’s Cathedral in San Jose

Call time: 11:30am

Concert time: 1:00pm

Dismissal: 3:00pm

Ticket info: bit.ly/cantabile-tickets

Attire: Cantabile uniform (see above for link) with black dress shoes, black tights/socks (no sneakers, or boots), and hair tied back/off the face. Please ensure that you have already ordered the uniform! Children without the proper uniform won't be able to participate in the concert. Thank you for understanding Cantabile’s concert policies.

Attention Parents: Concert Volunteer Opportunities

The concert offers many opportunities for Cantabile families to fulfill their required volunteer hours (10 hours per year per family). Please sign up here:

Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, December 5
Concert: Saturday, December 7

What to Practice

Repertoire:

Chocolate Carol

Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet
Hanukah Lights
Man With The Bag
Noel

Silent Night
Stopping By Woods

ALL PIECES MUST BE MEMORIZED FOR THE CONCERT. Please work extra hard on Silent Night: you will perform it in the dark with candles, which means you won’t be able to see a conductor mouthing the words to help you!

Recordings: They were sent to your families again this week, and included Silent Night! Listen to them several times before our last rehearsal! 

Contact cassie@cantabile.org immediately if you can’t download the files.

Musicianship

Intermediate A: No new pages this week. Please make sure that you have all pages up to #15 100% complete (including CD work) and that you have corrected ALL mistakes that have been circled by the theory marker. Look on the first page of the book – the marker has indicated whether or not you have corrections to do. Email cassie@cantabile.org if you have any questions. Also, please make sure that your name is written in the book!

Intermediate Honor: No new pages this week. Please make sure that you have all pages up to #12 100% complete (including CD work) and that you have corrected ALL mistakes that have been circled by the theory marker. Look on the first page of the book – the marker has indicated whether or not you have corrections to do. Email cassie@cantabile.org if you have any questions. Also, please make sure that your name is written in the book!

Happy practicing!

Rehearsal Blog Update 11/15/2013

Dear Intermediate Singers and Families,

Next week is our LAST regular rehearsal before the dress rehearsal!

Schedule Reminders

Nov 21    Last rehearsal before concert week – MANDATORY

Nov 28     NO REHEARSAL (Thanksgiving)

Dec 5      Dress rehearsal for Holidays With Cantabile concert - MANDATORY

                  St. Joseph’s Cathedral, San Jose

Dec 7       Holidays With Cantabile concert

                  St. Joseph’s Cathedral, San Jose - 11:30am call time (in uniform), 1pm concert

Musicianship

Intermediate A: No new pages this week. Instead, please make sure that you have all pages up to #15 100% complete (including CD work) and that you have corrected ALL mistakes that have been circled by the theory marker. Look on the first page of the book – the marker has indicated whether or not you have corrections to do. Email cassie@cantabile.org if you have any questions. Also, please make sure that your name is written in the book!

Intermediate Honor: No new pages this week. Instead, please make sure that you have all pages up to #12 100% complete (including CD work) and that you have corrected ALL mistakes that have been circled by the theory marker. Look on the first page of the book – the marker has indicated whether or not you have corrections to do. Email cassie@cantabile.org if you have any questions. Also, please make sure that your name is written in the book!

What to Practice

Repertoire:

Chocolate Carol

Hand Me Down My Silver Trumpet
Hanukah Lights
Man With The Bag
Noel

Silent Night 
Stopping By Woods

Memory Work: ALL PIECES MUST BE MEMORIZED FOR NEXT WEEK. Please work extra hard on Silent Night and Hanukah Lights as those are the furthest away from being memorized.

Recordings: Please make sure that you have downloaded all practice recordings. They were sent to your families again this week. Listen to them several times before our last rehearsal! Contact cassie@cantabile.org immediately if you can’t download the files.

Happy practicing!