The Basses and Tenors conquered their nemesis of Try to Remember! They had done their homework and were rewarded with a smile, praise from Eamonn, and even a kiss!
Now, it is the Sops' turn to do their homework and practice the high notes in You’ll Never Walk Alone daily. Ensure you use your whole body to support the high note, as we are always slightly under it, and it is not a good sound.
Squeeze those oranges under your armpits and try lifting a couple of tins of beans in your hands as you sing high. This will engage all the back muscles and your diaphragm. Relax your throat and be confident.
We will concentrate on the songs we are singing to perfect them and engage and entertain our audience.
The secret to this is to WATCH EAMONN!
Learn as many lyrics as possible to look at the critical cutoff points. Starting next week, Eamonn will direct us with both hands.
All My Trials is slow and spacious, so there is plenty of time to look up and watch. The Salley Gardens is another quiet song with critical cutoff points.
Fields of Gold is a gentle love song, so Basses, don’t get too carried away. The solo part will be sung by four In Flagrante choir members. You know who you are, so learn the part by heart and be ready to Wow Eamonn next week, not to mention our audience at the concert.
Something Inside So Strong needs some work. The rhythm sounds floppy, and it should be strong.
Make the ‘Hm’ sound phlegmy. Emphasise the end of ‘oh eh’ as if it sounds like ‘oh way’!
Kenny Rogers is neither floppy nor phlegmy
Altos learn page 10 – 'the brothers and sisters' section, so you can all look up and watch Eamonn.
With your heads up, you will double the volume and sound magnificent.
Don’t lose confidence in the key change when the piano stops. Be bold and keep moving forward.
This is our rousing end to Act One. Please do your homework and ensure it is powerful so our audience will return for more after the interval.
Thank you for the Days. It is another one that needs some homework!
Next week, remember we will be downstairs and standing in our concert formation.
Please be there for 19:10 so we can be in place before Eamonn starts at 19:30.
We will go through Thank You for the Days, Song for a Winter Night, plus anything else.
The audience participation numbers can be raucous and fun, but the rest of the repertoire must be word and note-perfect with the right dynamics and cut-offs.
As Eamonn said, “Watch me!”
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