Music Notes – October 19, 22, and 26

• Memorized
• This is pitched one step lower than usual–make sure you keep in head voice, especially sopranos in the lower parts.
• No “luhs: in the fa la la section — nice bright Ah
• There are still a few “s”s on Hall

Wexford Carol

• Memorized (but please review and check notes)
• At end of phrases with 2 repeated 8ths followed by a quarter,  make a pulse on those notes (measures 22, 26, 30, 34, etc.)
• Altos, in measures when you have even quarter notes when the higher parts have dotted 8th – quarter – 8th, land strongly on the second quarter.
• More bounce on the last three notes of phrases (8th-8th-quarter).

Alleluia

• Memorized
• Remember to keep this swinging and built in intensity through the piece

• Memorize for this Wednesday, November 2
• Soloists:
  — Verse 1 (Liz Spilsbury)
  — Verse 2 (Doug Baumgardt)
  — Verse 3 (Jane Bloodworth/Jim Lazar)
• Pronunciation of “our” is “ow-eh” and not  “arr”
• In the chorus, the first four bars are energetic, and the second four bars are more connected, full of awe, mysterious.

Kentucky Wassail

• Memorize for this Wednesday, November 2
• Basses – do not go to your lowest register for harmony.
• Form of music: Full Introduction – Refrain – Instrumental – Verse 1 / Refrain – Instrumental – Verse 2 / Refrain (then repeat “For its joy be to you…“)

• Memorize for this Wednesday, November 2
• First verse is solo by Greg M. in his own style and tempo
• Verse 2 is trebles and tenors only (you must be in place, not moving, by the start of this verse)
• Verse 3 is everyone, with designated people in treble and tenor section switching parts.
• Take a quarter rest to breathe at the end of the first phrase (measure 7)

Promised Land

• Memorize for this Wednesday, November 2
• Remember that verse 2 and the following chorus are lighter

Farmer’s Toast

• Memorize for this Wednesday, November 2
• Learn the chorus and work on harmonies
• Pub sing style

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

• Memorize for this Wednesday, November 2
• We will be singing this in the key of D (a half step lower than printed music)
• For text make a lift in the second system where there are commas after “mercy” and “ceasing” and in the fourth line after both  “mount.”s

• Stay tuned for new music coming next week.