Erin’s Notes from January 25

My Name is Olemaun Pokiak - Memorization date: February 22

We will be adding movement to this piece very quickly, so it is important that you try to get it off book ASAP.

Snowforms - Memorization date: February 22

1’00” – 1’05” – Only allow the unison on the G to last for a brief moment, then Altos begin to slide down to the F while the Sopranos go immediately to the A-flat

2’00” – Sopranos put your “yuk” immediately when you hear the high D

2’30” – Sopranos cut off when Altos begin

Womanly Song of God – Memorization date: March 8

**Remember that you are responsible for revising everything we did last week, in addition to what we worked on this week. It is useful to work on your own part until it sounds like its own melody, and then sing along with the recording.**

Please deliberately plan to take bars off in order to get proper breaths before the big moments, and communicate with your section about where those places are.

Focus of today’s rehearsal:

a)    Measure 1 – 16. THESE MEASURES SHOULD BE MEMORIZED FOR NEXT REHEARSAL.

b)   Measure 17 – 36.

c)    Measure 37 – 54. If you were absent, please get the 3 + 2 pattern markings form someone to assist in your rehearsal of this section.

CD REPERTOIRE FOR THE RELEASE

Everything for the release will be sung from memory.

Date is still TBA. Stay tuned!

Northern Lights

Stagger breathe to get the powerful parts to soar.

Here on These Branches

Please revise where there are to be no breaths.

Sop 1s – on page 15, the word is “auburn-haired” (no “d” at the end of auburn) J

Pakkanen

Woo!

I’ll Give My Love An Apple

Review the work we did on phrasing.

Songbird

Remember that we are not breathing at all during this piece ;-)