Dear Intermediate
Singers and Families,
Congratulations, singers, on a fabulous rehearsal yesterday! You sound wonderful and I can't wait for concert week! Because we do not have a rehearsal on Thanksgiving, the next time I see you will be at the Dec. 3 dress rehearsal. This means it's extremely important that you continue to practice your music as much as possible over the break, so that you have all music fully memorized! The best way to do that is by watching my choreography video (below), and downloading my practice recordings (attached) and listening to them over and over!
In this week’s blog are practice
instructions and important updates about upcoming events. Please
read carefully all information below:
Holidays
With Cantabile
Dress
Rehearsal and Concert Information
Wednesday, December 3 Dress
Rehearsal – mandatory for all singers!
Where: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, San Jose
Where: Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, San Jose
Call time: 4:30pm
sharp in the church pews - please allow additional time
for traffic/drop-off
Release time: 7:30pm
Wear: warm
clothing and soft-soled shoes (eg. Sneakers)
Bring: water bottle, nut-free snack, coat
Bring: water bottle, nut-free snack, coat
Sign in:
with Choir Parent at the curb - Cantabile volunteers will walk your child into
the church
Sign out: with
Choir Parent in the Vestibule - Cantabile volunteers will walk your child down
to the curb to meet you
Saturday, December 6 Concert
Where: Cathedral
Basilica of Saint Joseph, San Jose
Call time: 11:00am
sharp
Concert: 1:00pm
Uniform: arrive
wearing FULL Cantabile concert uniform including black socks
(boys)/stockings (girls), black dress shoes (no boots please!), and hair
neat/off the face
Sign in: with Choir Parent at the curb - Cantabile volunteers will walk your child to Parish Hall.
Sign out: in Parish Hall with Choir Parent - at the end of the concert, please follow the choirs to Parish Hall. Prep 3 singers should be picked up from downstairs.
Sign in: with Choir Parent at the curb - Cantabile volunteers will walk your child to Parish Hall.
Sign out: in Parish Hall with Choir Parent - at the end of the concert, please follow the choirs to Parish Hall. Prep 3 singers should be picked up from downstairs.
Uniform
Please ensure that you have already ordered
your Cantabile uniform, Children
without the proper uniform won't be able to participate in the concert. Thank you for
understanding Cantabile’s concert policies.
Practice Recordings
You
have now received practice recordings for all of your pieces by email. I have
also placed all recordings in a google drive file available for download at any
time. Click HERE to access the files.
Listen
to all recordings as many times as possible between now and
the dress rehearsal!
NEW O Sifuni Mungu Choreography Practice Video
Click HERE to
watch me sing and perform the choreography for O Sifuni Mungu. Practice with
this video as many times as possible!
Important Rehearsal
Notes – Please Read Carefully!
Kalanta
of the New Year
The recording will
really help you learn the Greek text – please use it!!
O Sifuni
Check out my
choreography video! Then use the practice recording to make sure you know your
notes and words – really listen to and practice the lines “thou fire so
masterful and bright that giveth man both warmth and light” and “praise the
father, praise the son, and praise the spirit three in one”. Those lines are
the most unique – use the practice recording to help you learn them.
Sh’ma Yisrael
On the last page, those
in Intermediate A singing the bottom two lines will come in together first,
then those in Intermediate Honor who sing the second line from the top, and
finally those in Intermediate Honor who sing the top line. Once we add the top
line, we will repeat one last time with everyone singing, and diminuendo (get
softer) all the way to the end. WATCH THE CONDUCTOR at the end because the
tempo will slow down!
Solstice
Memorize where all the
fermatas (pauses) are and make sure you are watching the conductor
Walking in the Air
When memorizing, pay
careful attention to the text - make sure you know when you’re “walking” vs
“surfing” vs “swimming”, etc. Watch the conductor for the big crescendo into
the final, strong verse.
Cool Yule
All phrase endings are
short, short, short! Keep it cool and jazzy. :) Watch the conductor for a
reminder on which phrases go “down” and which go “up”. Page 6 (scat section)
will be an Ensemble solo. We will crouch and snap as we practiced at the
workshop. After this section is over you come back in with the next verse – we
need a strong entry here! Be confident! Eyes glued to the
conductor for the final phrase, “you’ll have a Yule that is cool” – make sure
you follow the conductor’s tempo and watch for each note to be cued. Don’t
forget the hand motions we added at the end!
Star Carol
All verses memorized!
The “see he lies” verse is especially important because it is a Prep 3 and
Intermediate solo. Unlike the other verses, this one is smooth and gentle
because you are singing about the sleeping baby Jesus.
Silent Night
Please make sure you
have all three verses memorized by the December 3rd dress
rehearsal.
Happy Practicing and Happy Thanksgiving! See you at the dress rehearsal!
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