Rehearsal Summary - April 22

Happy Earth Day! Here's a quick summary of today's rehearsal.

GREAT progress today on your ear training into your theory work! WOW!

This is really coming together esp. through Tideo.

1. Welcome Song

2. Warm Up

   1. stand up song

   2. breath, vowels, tone --> descending scales

   3. ear training --> solfege echoing (including solos)

3. Everybody Has a Light to Shine

   1. add introduction (soloists) and ending

4. Tideo review with body percussion + decoding

5. Penguin Ball + movement

6. Small Groups

7. Tideo decoding + dictation/writing

8. Announcements

   1. Fundraiser on May 4

   2. Concert dress (black clothes, VIVA t-shirt)

9. Goodbye Song
   

Rehearsal Summary - April 15

We had a great rehearsal this week! Here is a quick summary.

1 - Welcome to music

2 - Warm up: body/breath/voice sequence

• 'stand up' song

• 'evil laugh' warm-up

3 - Ear Training

• echo singing on solfege

• echo singing with audiating & hand signs

4 - Everybody Has a Light to Shine

• We learned the bridge, ending.

• Reviewed verse 2 words

• Put everything in context: verse 1, chorus, verse 2, chorus, bridge, chorus

5 - Tideo

• Learned a new song with movement

6 - Penguin Ball

• Reviewed full song

• Focused on the final section

7 - Small Groups with Edmee and Simon

8 - Everybody Has a Light to Shine

• Full song including opening solo parts

9 - Announcements, Goodbye Song, Sign Out

• Fundraiser (Scavenger Hunt) - see newsletter!

• Concert dress reminders & upcoming clothing swap

See you all next time!

Monday April 15, 2024

A lot of great singing today. Here are a few music reminders:

1. Gifts - memorized! We will hold the chord at the end as we practiced.

2. A Great Big Sea - great work, Celeste! Remember the text and keep the energy throughout the piece.

3. Kahkiyaw Oskayak - Wow! you really know this piece. We will work on the ending again next week.

Other reminders:

1. Please register for the Scavenger Hunt. You can find the link for it here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPQ0WO32mbJ3VKLHGHCc6hSiXe-cYtAmwI6bjAG8RuVEnIKA/viewform

2. Concert Clothing Swap-Shop! It’s spring cleaning time - and that means you’re probably going through your closets. We invite you to bring any clean gently-used dressy black items - shoes, pants, skirts - to rehearsal on Monday, April 22nd; Sunday, April 28th; and Monday, April 29th. Families who donate will receive a ticket to be the ‘first shoppers’ at VIVA’s Concert Clothing Swap-Shop on Sunday, May 5th and Monday, May 6th in the Gym. Singers with tickets can ‘shop’ first; and then all singers are welcome to take what they need for a FREE, eco-friendly spring concert wardrobe refresh!

3. "Come Together" Youth Fundraiser is officially underway!  We're so excited to bring back this beloved Beatles-themed event to fundraise for our May 25th concert! More info was sent in an email blast to youth chorister families yesterday - see it below for more information about teams, how to fundraise, etc.. The chorister who raises the most money wins a season's pass to Wonderland!! https://www.vivasingerstoronto.com/so/18Ow13R8B?languageTag=en&cid=859fe9d0-f2eb-4a5f-8e0e-390e4ebe1d47&region=9866af21-d28c-441f-b7c8-9b65ea65cc19