A Toolbox for Better Singing.
lewesclassical Hello all, Some new repertoire, some old repertoire, some slightly dusty repertoire… Here’s the list for Thursday. Do check that you’ve got them all printed out. A new shiny Mairi’s Wedding is best printed out on two separate sheets, so you can view them face-to-face in a folder. Much better for continuity than flipping your … Read more
For those of you who need something to dance around to, here’s a recording of the Moon Dog Coffee Beans round we’ve been working on. Hard not to smile… https://youtu.be/4KDKPCcZTM0?si=i6lBoshajb8PQqC3 And is that the sun we see?? C&P
Hello dere, We’ll try to whip through a lot of pieces we (sort of) know for our last session of the term. Herewith the aspirational list: Alleluia Gracia Deo Coffee Beans Mi Gallo Nero’s Expedition Waters of Babylon Agnus Dei (Byrd) Ave Verum (Mozart) Nunc Dimittis Phos Hilaron Seal Lullaby What a Wonderful World “Yeah, … Read more
Hello all, Our lovely, inspirational, altitudinally-challenged Wendy Hirsh sent us a link to a short documentary film that, only last night, won an Academy Award. Since then, we’ve been zinging it out to lots of our musical friends, but somehow neglected to send it out to all of you. It’s 39 minutes of pure heart-warming … Read more
Yikes! How did we get to be halfway through March already? Tempus fugit. On the ROUNDS list: Alleluia, Gracia Deo Coffee Beans (Oh, Moondog!) To Stop the Train On the SONGS list: Agnus Dei Bring me little water, Sylvie Nunc dimittis Science Song Seal Lullaby Looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it, will … Read more
From St. John the Divine in NYC in 1986, composed by Stephen Sturk. 1. Phos Hilaron 2. Magnificat 3. Nunc dimittis
Remember the last time it was 29 February? Right before lockdown… So this Thursday we’ll attempt: A NEW MOONDOG ROUND, called Coffee Beans (please print out) Allelujia, Gracia Deo Let us Drink & Be Merry Agnus Dei Nunc Dimittis Over the Rainbow Somewhere Start breathing. c&p
After years of singing Nero’s Expedition, we now have a new Moondog round to have fun with––very different than Nero, but every bit as infectious.
To those Eager Beavers: Our next meeting is next week, 29 February, OK? An ounce of prevention… c&p
Hello Songsters, Herewith our list for this Thursday, once again trying to mix up some old stuff with new stuff. Do try to bring along past music too, not just the daily list, so we can chop & change, deftly swap in & out, fly with fancy footwork… It seems that our last post didn’t … Read more