12 ½ DAYS:
Baritones have melody on “Have yourself a merry little Christmas” at 107 to end. 3:1
Put a breath between ‘Christmas’ and ‘Tree’
Melody is in 2nd tenor @ 12th day of X mas @ M98. Bring it out. Remember 3:1
M100 Tenors don’t let the E drop
T2 make sure coming in at right time starting at 100 ‘twelve drum.. -ELEVEN’ etc
T1 and B1 both have melody @ 104 Bring it out.
Basses watch interval at 100 – 101: B to G# (minor 3rd) at: nine ladies dancing – 20 ladies dancing
T keep pitch up at 100 to end
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
2nd Sop at M35 watch rhythm
Whoever has melody give more body to tone – tell a story
S2 at 4 bring it out. sing through notes
All parts are now doing pickups to 9 and 17
Maintain pitch throughout (up and over)
M21 work on chord pitches
M31 – Bell tones: bring them out
No breath at M32 and build intensity
THE PRAYER
Key is F – start on C (the 5th – so)
HAs a tendancy to Slow down, maintain rhythm. Think: “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1…”
T syncopated line on 1 AND 2 AND 3 AND 4…
Singing “doo”not ‘ooh’
Legato at beginning… more connected “like paintbrushes”
T M2 – M3 D – Db – Bb – A : sounds unsure, work on this.
Basses – think double bass long strokes
T not high enough on D @ M2
M21 ‘safe”A and T match vowels – look at each other
14 make a ½ note for ATB – cut off before SA come in
T listen to basses to know when to come in… It’s off the beat. basses have beat are counterpart to altos
“doos “ – match vowel articulation
M10 SA ‘and help us to be wise” sing as – eight – quarter- 2 sixteenths (written differently)
M6 ATB half note (take off dot)
More “D”on Doos
T @ 18 still doing “doos”then “aah” A comes in before T
No arms behind backs (applies to all songs)
M37 cut in half (3 beats for “safe”not 6)
T 67 – Don’t need to blast out Bb – concentrate blending
SANTA IT’S COLD OUTSIDE
Doom instead of Dum for basses
S1 and B match tone when together at beginning look at each other during duet
S and T at M34 watch pitches
Crescendo at M34 – 35
T closed narrow ‘oohs’
M28 should be Db (I’ll fix this on tracks and sheet music)
sing “ah”not “dah”
Break between ½ bar of M29 lift
B at M43 notes up a third – will correct tracks and sheet music
Last note – hold longer. For parts with whole notes – if not moving , then re-emphasize at half point
OCHO KANDELIKAS
Watch pitch
Start out quiet but intense at 16
T watch off-beat rythms at 16 etc. Don’t come in early on 2nd note (come in on “li”of likas.
M24 accent
M26 – 28 crescendo
M22-23 Not hearing full chord in A– redistributed notes (not sure who got which notes)
M36 bell chord- B2 1st – B1 2nd – T 3rd – A2 4th – A1 5th – S2 6th – S1 7th
M38 Operatic voices – but without vibrato
M46 ATB have “ah” at beat 4 – may not have been singing it.
Think Flamenco guitar
don’t over emphasize the “cha”
LAST CHRISTMAS
Memorize for next week
JB ROCK
Memorize for next week
ATB at M23 “oooh ooh” swell each
M29 – 31 little late coming in
“Doot doots” look at each other come into together and similar articulation
ROCKIN AROUND
Work on Final Note pitches
I’VE GOT MY LOVE
Maintain pitch throughout
Don’t over singDon’t want to strain melody. Listen to each other for blend and balance
“storm” sing as “stAHm” Concentrate on matching vowels
The snow is snowing 5 unified open vowels
M12: cross voices – leads have melody
M11 watch rhythm
M33 Bass – emphasize the A-Cnat – A notes
M35 and 59 change rhythm 1/8 – quarter – quarter – 1/8
Listen within section to develop sectional unity of sound
HERE WE COME A CAROLING
Work on chromatic chord movements
“God bless the master” – little more chromatic
“God”is in original tempo and the rest is in 6/8 don’t cut it short
M26 lower voices watch balance
T @ M31 watch pitches
Crescendo at end no vibrato at beginning of phrase