A Toolbox for Better Singing.
Apologies in advance to those of you who are sick of rounds but I found this quite by accident and sort of fell in love with it. It was written by the New York street musician Moondog. I’ve been familiar with some of his music for many years but this was new to me. He … Read more
Here are three inebriated works by Henry Purcell. Inspirational? Perhaps! Enjoy! Right-Click and Download Printable Parts Right-Click and Download Audio for Purcell Catch No. 1 [audio:https://www.lewesvoiceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Drinking-Catches-1.mp3|titles=Purcell Catch No. 1] Right-Click and Download Audio for Purcell Catch No. 2 [audio:https://www.lewesvoiceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Drinking-Catches-2.mp3|titles=Purcell Catch No. 2] Right-Click and Download Audio for Purcell Catch No. 3 [audio:https://www.lewesvoiceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Drinking-Catches-3.mp3|titles=Purcell Catch No. 3]
Here are the parts and audio files for Mozart’s Ave Verum. Ave verum corpus audio – 3 Parts together Ave verum corpus audio – Soprano part Ave verum corpus audio – Alto part Ave verum corpus audio – Baritone part
Okay, a new gospel song that we started last night––Workin’ on a Building. I’m including a YouTube video of one of my favourites renditions just for fun. Don’t imitate the singing. It’s not the version we’re learning. 😉 So, starting with all 3 parts and working our way through: Workin’_3-Part Page 3 … Read more
This is a lovely little piece, a bit different from other works we’ve done. It’s not at all difficult but it often doesn’t go where you think it’s going to, so look and listen carefully. Rest Sad Eyes_SAB Rest Sad Eyes_SOPRANO Rest Sad Eyes_ALTO Rest Sad Eyes_BARITONE
Welcome back, All! Here’s our first of two new pieces to get working on––a sweet little madrigal by Robert Jones from 1609. Have a listen through to all 3 parts together first, maybe even listen several times as you watch the little dots go by. It will give you a chance to see how the … Read more
Download music for Printing Here ye be! The parts for our new musical work by Hank Purcell. Learn ye the parts weel before the next meeting of the order of LVW or else ye shall verily fry. Yea, verily. All 3 parts – Audio … Read more
So, here’s the new piece. Sorry not to have it to you earlier but doing these things is very time consuming. Also, we’ll be working on this for the next 3 sessions, so you’ve plenty of time to do some homework. *NOTE: Disregard bar 10 in the parts, by the way when listening to the … Read more
And that’s the least of her worries! But here they are at last. I ‘fixed’ these once. Or at least I thought I had. Maybe I watched a movie instead. I can’t remember now. See if this is better, Miki. I’ve just recorded the missing bars and I’m cueing you by singing in the Bass … Read more
So, here we are coming up on the Christmas season again and Herr Schürmann has given us a 3 part (SAB) arrangement of “Lo, how A Rose E’er Blooming” to sink our musical teeth into. Fair warning: this is a challenging arrangement, so listen carefully to the parts individually and together BEFORE you start singing … Read more