A Toolbox for Better Singing.
Lovely to see you all for our first session back! Our apologies to those of you that found parking difficult. We were unprepared for there being another meeting at the church on the same night, one much larger than ours. This is very unlikely to be a problem in general as we think that this … Read more
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
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!
As I was sitting here drinking my coffee from my LVW coffee mug (Do YOU have an LVW coffee mug?) and preparing to upload this little pagan song that we’re working on I was reminded of a story. Unfortunately, I can’t for the life of me remember what it was now, so without further ado, … Read more
Here’s some stuff to practice with. Just to warn you, each part begins with a bar of click to give you the tempo. So, don’t count that into the musical part. The click starts before the music even if you have rests at the beginning. Also, I’ve used a new method for creating the … Read more
For all you LVW chocoholics, here is the breakdown of parts that make up this velvety bean. Each audio part begins with a 4 count click-in. I’ve exported these files at a higher volume for those of you who have been having trouble hearing them on your computer systems. I hope this will remedy the … Read more
That’s right, it’s no longer necessary to strangle yourselves on bars 54 & 55. So, relax and sing it in a human key. You deserve a break. Please excuse some unpleasant noises in the 3 parts together version. Gremlins, perhaps? Soprani: [audio:https://www.lewesvoiceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Aida-chorus_Parts-in-C-Soprano.mp3|titles=Aida chorus_Parts in C – Soprano] Alti: [audio:https://www.lewesvoiceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Aida-chorus_Parts-in-C-Alto.mp3|titles=Aida chorus_Parts in C – Alto] Baritoni: … Read more
You all sounded really lovely on this piece last evening. But here are the individual audio parts anyway so you can sound even more lovely for our final meeting of the year in 2 weeks time. As always, have fun with it. Follow Me, Sweet Love (3-Parts) Follow Me, Sweet Love (soprano) Follow Me, Sweet … Read more