A Toolbox for Better Singing.
lewesclassical Lovely stuff, about 15 minutes of joy. Loads of faces of singers and conductors of yore. The YouTube blurb: This is a video taken by the late opera singer and tenor Richard Lewis during his three years working at Sussex opera house Glyndebourne in the mid-to-late 1950s. It’s in colour, unusually for the time, and … Read more
Hi All! Nothing much new planned for this evening. We’re saving all our new material for the after summer session where we’ll hopefully have a few newbies on board. So, that being said, tonight we’ll likely be continuing on with Moon River, a revisit to Agnus Dei (Byrd Mass) so that we don’t lose what … Read more
Sorry so late on this one! An oversight on our part. Tonight we shall crack the Byrd (Agnus Dei), as Carol puts it and begin our new version of Moon River. Printed parts will be available tonight at the meeting. See you there!
Hi All! Here is the new arrangement I spoke of, still challenging but not quite as weird as the earlier one we had struggled with. As with the Agnus Dei, we’re now including sung vocal parts––individual parts and ensemble. There is also a 3-part piano version if you want to hear it that way, as … Read more
Here are 5 new rhythm exercises to keep you sharp. I’ve tried to utilize ties over bars in these to give you further practice for the Agnus Dei. Don’t cheat now! Work them out with clapping and counting first before you listen to the audio file. Always look at the time signature first! As always, … Read more
Hi Gruppo, On Thursday evening the joyous plan is to begin with Summer is A-Coming In. We will then continue dissecting the Byrd Agnus Dei, Carol has a new rhythm training exercise that she hopes to mesmerise you with, and then we will end with a rousing LVW rendition of Come Sirrah Jack Ho! Do … Read more
Okay, Folks! We’ve decided to go all out and provide real voices on the parts for your listening and learning pleasure. We’re starting with the Byrd 3-Part Mass, Agnus Dei and we’ll work our way through all our repertoire as quickly as we can. There is a click-track included in each voice part so you … Read more
Richard Brady came up with the idea of providing downloadable audio files so that anyone who would rather have them on their portable units or open them with another player on their computer can do so. Perhaps this will also solve the volume problem some of you are experiencing. That being said, here are the … Read more
James Patmore very helpfully mentioned that a YouTube performance of the Agnus Dei to listen to might be useful to everyone. So, here it is. I’ll try to make this a regular feature whenever possible. Thanks, James!
A number of you have asked where and when my Barber of Seville performances will be taking place, so I’m posting the schedule here. It turns out they are all public performances so any and all are welcome to attend. That does NOT mean anyone should feel obligated to attend, comprendi?? 😉 Barber of Seville … Read more