Envision your beautiful snowy place, and let us see that come to life on
your faces.
Opening to A : Mixed Scattered
Letter A : Everyone take a single step toward the centre
(Alto 2s can bring the volume of the drone up a bit here)
Letter B : Everyone take a single step toward the centre
Sparkly and light
Back row: Nelle, Shannon, Shila, Paige, Hayley,
Mackenzie, Joanna, Sara, Devon
Middle row: Georgia, Kallie, Leah B, Brianna, Sydney,
Robin, Cat, Leah P
Front row: Rachael, Maria, Kristin, Colleen, Zoe, Camila,
Nikki, Natasha
M. 1 – 32 -
Stand and sing
M. 33 – 40
- Look at each other (the people near you) and engage with each other
M. 42 –
Back to facing front
M. 59 – 66
- (same as 33 – 40)
M. 67 – End
- Stand and sing
WINTER
Telling a really expressive story, put that in
your face :-) Make a lot of the sound effects and slides.
M Formation (Zoe at the centre of the M in front of
Christina), not too tight together, slightly tilted towards Christina.
No movement
NORTHERN LIGHTS
Special U Formation – no movement
TABULA RASA
Sense of wonder, warmth, love and amazement.
Sop 2 &
Altos in a U, Sop 1s in a line behind. No Movement
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Notes from last week
with updates (anything in blue is new)
Everything in this piece is incredibly light on
your feet & birdlike. Quiet parts are, “I have a secret! Woo!” Louder
sections are, “Whee!!!! I’m a bird!!! It’s so exciting to fly!!!!”
Begin in a
standard U formation
M. 5 – move
to a two line formation with windows, by section (rows will be posted by Claire
this week) Connect
with each other as you move.
Back row: Shannon, Georgia, Maria,
Kristin, Shila, Hayley, Paige, Sydney, Mackenzie, Robin, Natasha, Sara
Front row: Nelle, Rachael, Kallie,
Brianna, Colleen, Zoe, Leah B, Camila, Joanna, Cat, Leah P, Nikki
M. 17 to 24
– lines switch places on beat one of each measure until measure 24 inclusive
(to move backward, right shoulder goes back; to move forward, left shoulder
comes forward) Step on beat 1, feet together on beat 3. Be very quiet when stepping – put more weight
on your toes than on your heels.
M. 25 – no
movement until end of M. 29
M. 30 – 34 : Excitedly telling a secret
M. 30 –
Lean forward on right foot (as though to tell an exciting secret to the
audience) hands by sides, engaged
M. 32 –
Look around at other singers
M. 33 –
Bring head back to centre
M. 34 –
Lean back to stand straight
M. 38 –
Move back to standard U formation, drifting backward (no backs to audience Connect with each
other as you move.). Steps not necessarily on the downbeats, but
speeding up with Christina’s accel.
in place by downbeat of M. 41
M. 42 – 61
Stand and sing
M. 62 –
Move back to two line formation, in place by M. 65 Connect with each other as you move.
M. 65 – 69
Stand and sing
M. 70 – 85
inclusive – Line switching, the same as M. 17 – 24
M. 86 –
Stand and sing until the end of the piece
This song is all about connection with each
other, community building, fun and playfulness. In general, more connection with each other.
Beginning
Formation: Mixed scattered, but still in parts
M. 1 – 14
Stand and sing
M. 15 – 22
– Tiny (SILENT) steps and lean forward as so:
M.
15 Beat 1
M.
16 Beat 1
M.
17 Beat 1 & 3
M.
18 Beat 1 & 3
M.
19 Beat 1
M.
20 Beat 1
M.
21 Beat 1 & 3
M.
22 Beat 1 & 3 (step together)
M. 23 – 30 – Sop 1s & Alto 2s glide to Stage Left and
form a clump; Sop 2s & Alto 1s glide to Stage Right and form a clump 75%
M. 31 – 45 –
Stand and sing (because you are separate on the stage, be aware of the tempo) A bit more loose
in your bodies, and connect with one another.
M. 46 – 53 – Steps forward toward the centre (same beats as
M. 15) Make
sure you are ready for this.
M. 54 – 57 – Return to beginning positions (Mixed Scattered)
M. 58 – 71 – Stand and sing
M. 72 – 79 – Steps forward (M. 76 – 79 Step forward standing
tall)
M. 80 – End – Stand and sing
This is the song we
sing at the beginning of the XYE show
Part 5: Make your chest hits a standard size (about a foot
out from your chest)
Starting positions : Callers in front, Soloists behind them
(Kristin & Shila closer to the front. Everyone else (in straight lines)
lining the sides facing inward. Lines will potentially be on different sides
from where you were during recording. We will solidify those sides next week.
SL Line (front to back): Shannon, Maria, Brianna, Colleen,
Paige, Leah P, Devon, Georgia, Nelle
SR Line (front to back): Joanna, Leah B, Camila, Sydney,
Robin, Mackenzie, Sara, Natasha, Hayley, Zoe
M. 1 – 15 Stand and sing
A – Move to these places : Melody in the middle, everyone
else in a U around them. (Lines
move in to meet in the centre)
M. 16 – 43 – Stand and sing
B1 – Centre group step forward to make a row in the front
(plus the two people on each end of the U). Everyone else step forward to
create a second row. Interact with each other during this section.
A3 – Snap to face front
A3 – B2 Stand and sing
B2 – Move back to a U – melody people are in the centre of
the U (Kristin stay forward) interact with each other as you go
M. 67 – On the held “Oh”, turn to the middle of the U
C1 – Stand and listen to Kristin’s glory
M. 72 – Tiny steps toward the centre, not on the beat
C2 – Snap forward, tiny steps toward the front on the beat
D1 – Drift into a more spread out mixed scattered formation,
stand and sing to the end of the piece
M. 97 – Snap forward & stop chest slapping
Beginning
formation:
CLUMPS :
Sop 1s in the middle, Sop 2s Stage Right, Alto 2s Stage Left, Alto 1s split in
two groups and join the Sop 2s & Alto 2s
M. 1 – 21 :
Doon Doon Pattern #1: Dragonfly
hands with right hand (up, across to the left, across to the right, back down)
Be sure to follow with your eyes (face forward on M. 9, and again on M. 23)
M. 25
onward – Sop 1s stand and sing
M. 29-
Right hand dragonfly up
M. 31 –
Left hand dragonfly up
M. 33 –
Both hands up, choreo repeating until M. 56 (3 repetitions) SEE VIDEO FOR
TWO-HANDED CHOREO
M. 57 Doon Doon Pattern #1 In the first rep
after the two-handed version, the hands need to move slightly more quickly
M. 73 –
Move to new formation (vaguely triangular), slightly mixed scattered in the
centre of the space, but still in parts (Sop 1s step slightly forward; Alto 1s
reunite behind the Sop 1s; Sop 2 & Alto 2 move in slightly) See photo for
positions.
M. 86 &
87 Step forward starting on your right foot, on the downbeats (feet together on
downbeat of M. 88)
M. 89 –
Step and look right (SMALL step)
M. 91 –
Circle back to face front, leaning forward and creating a circle with your body
M. 93 –
Step and look left (SMALL step)
M. 95 –
Circle back to face front
M. 96 – 100
Stand and sing
M. 101 –
107 – Right
Hand Dragonfly up when your part comes in – down over the course of M. 107
M. 109 –
Spread out to fill the whole space
M. 133 –
Drift back to the central clump formation (see M. 73) More connection as you reunite (in the weird
bird-woman cult!)
M. 141 –
Repeat choreo from M. 89 (Lean and circle in)
M. 149 –
180 – Stand and
sing, but look at each other and connect (BIRD WOMAN CULT!!)
M. 181 –
Move to three row formation -
Back Row:
Nelle(1), Maria(1), Georgia (2), Shila(1), Paige (2), Sydney(1), Joanna(2),
Sara(1), Natasha(2)
Middle Row:
Shannon(3), Rachael(4), Brianna(3), Zoe(4), Leah B(3), Robin(4), Cat(3),
Nikki(4)
Front Row:
Kallie(5), Kristin(6), Colleen(5), Hayley(6), Mackenzie(5), Camila(6),
Devon(5), Leah P(6)
Once the
repeats start in M. 201, start counting reps – Imagine you are in a beautiful
forest! Please
have a gentle pulse in your body through this section, but not too much!
#1 – sing 2
reps, turn on rep 3
#2 – sing 3
reps, turn on rep 4
#3 – sing 4
reps, turn on rep 5
#4 – sing 5
reps, turn on rep 6
#5 – sing 6
reps, turn on rep 7
#6 – sing 7
reps, sing 8th rep while turning, Kristin sings 9th rep
alone (still facing forward)
When the applause begins, turn
inward (follow Paige and Sydney’s lead)
