Homework for this week: please have the following music ready to by our next rehearsal on Tuesday October 30:
1. "Antiphon and Nunc" Should be memorized-review.
2. "Bring a Torch..." Notes and rhythm-entire piece. BASSES- review a cappella section on p. 6...please.
3. "On Great Lone Hills" a.k.a Finlandia- Notes and rhythm entire piece AND sing along with the recording in the sidebar on the blog. Pay attention to the phrasing and dynamics.
4.
"Exsultate justi..."- MEMORIZE beginning to measure 99, top of p. 9. Tenors- soaring please. Look and listen to bottom of p. 11 "in vociferatione..." be amazed.
5.
"Medieval Gloria"- MEMORIZE the entire piece.
6. "In the Bleak Midwinter"-Changes in parts, in case you missed our last rehearsal-
**Baritones and Basses will sing bottom notes together.
**Tenor 2 will now sing all the B1 parts (top part in bass clef)
Tenor 1- top staff; no change.
Homework for this week: please have the following music ready to by our next rehearsal on Tuesday October 23:
1. "Antiphon and Nunc" MEMORIZE entire song.
2. "Bring a Torch..." Notes and rhythm beg. to top of page 9.
3. "On Great Lone Hills" a.k.a Finlandia- Notes and rhythm entire piece. (not memorized)
4. "Exsultate justi..."- MEMORIZE beginning to measure 42, bottom of page 4. Notes and rhythm and correct pronunciation. AND be familiar with the next section, pp. 5-6 through measure 74 ("chordarum")
5. "Medieval Gloria"- MEMORIZE the beginning to measure 28; correct words and pitches. Lots of repeated stuff, so should be easy.
6. "In the Bleak Midwinter"-Notes and rhythm from your entrance at measure 11 all the way to measure 23.
Homework for this week: please have the following music ready to by our next rehearsal on Tuesday October 16:
1. "Antiphon and Nunc" MEMORIZE from the top of page 2 to "a light" at the bottom of page 2; correct words and pitches.
2. "Bring a Torch..." Notes and rhythm beg. to top of page 7.
3. "On Great Lone Hills" a.k.a Finlandia- Notes and rhythm beginning to measure 23 bottom of p. 4. Think Lord of the Rings with the text.
4. "Exsultate justi..."- MEMORIZE beginning to measure 34. Notes and rhythm and correct pronunciation.
5. "Medieval Gloria"- MEMORIZE the beginning to measure 16; correct words and pitches.
PLAN and execute a sectional.
Homework for this week: please have the following music ready to by our next rehearsal on Tuesday October 9:
1. "Antiphon and Nunc" Memorize the opening/closing antiphon; correct words and pitches.
2. "Bring a Torch..." Listen to and sing-along with your part from beginning to measure 41, before the key change on p. 7
3. "On Great Lone Hills" a.k.a Finlandia- Listen to and sing-along with your part from beginning to measure 23 bottom of p. 4.
4. "Exsultate justi..."- Listen to, sing-along and pay attention to the Latin pronunciation from beginning to measure 42 bottom of p. 4.
5. "Medieval Gloria"- Memorize the beginning to measure 9; correct words and pitches.
Finally, think about getting a tuxedo. Think and act upon setting up a sectional.
