Sunday, November 2, 2014

Erin's Notes - Nov. 3

Overall Note
The theme of the day was text painting – during your rehearsal time this week, really read the words to these pieces of music and find the meaning in the poetry that is used. Give much more attention to special words (think about alliteration and onomatopoeia!)
Snowforms
We did a lot of work today on text colour – refer to your notes as you rehearse to lock those in.
Songbird
In your personal rehearsal, please pay much more attention to variety in dynamics (write in if the dynamic goes up or down when there is a shift) and appropriate text stress.
Pseudo Yoik Lite
Check your nanas ;-)
Practice this piece with all of the extreme dynamic changes to get your muscle memory working for you.
Snow
Christina really will post her score this week so that you can mark in the groups of two and three.
Here on These Branches
·      Only breathe when there is a period/question mark. NEVER breathe other than at a period/question marks. Christina gave you all the exceptions during rehearsal today.
·      Commas are acknowledged by a lift in the sound, but no breath.
·      Don’t sing through a rest J
·      You can back off on the diction a little bit, particularly with the “t” sounds
·      A little less Alto 2 throughout this piece (more buoyant/bubbly in nature)
·      Look at your individual line at the end of the piece to make sure you are tuning your intervals properly – use a piano of some sort
Heaven Will Rise
Sounding good. Continue to check the key changes.



ScotianAires Information
Soundcheck is at 5pm at Citadel High, please email Erin if you are unable to make it for 5pm. Bring all of your music with you, in case a moment occurs at the After Glow! If you have to leave immediately after the show, that is fine too.

Be Like the Bird
3 part split – mixed scattered but in sections (with XYE)
*split in the centre & exit to both sides of the stage*

Songbird
3 straight rows, spread wide to leave windows

Apple
Regular U formation

Pakkanen
Mostly in recording order, but with a couple of changes for height reasons (Nelle & Georgia in the back)

One Voice
Likely mixed scattered with XYE in front of the ScotianAires (on risers)


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