OK, guys, we have a lot of work to do if we're going to have a concert ready by Christmas... ok, good posture! Sit up straight!! Eru, spit out your gum!! Let's start on A Major... Can I hear the basses sing their note?
Now the tenors...
Add the altos...
And the sopranos...
Hooray! Good job!! Would you please all take out the Debussy piece, and turn to the bottom of page three?
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
*spits out gum* awww....
Which Debussy peice would that be?
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Ma Me Mi Mo Mu... :half step up: u
EN, that's DebussY not Debussy
Posted by Julie (Member # 5580) on :
Would you like some background music? I believe I have that piece for my clarinet.
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote:that's DebussY not Debussy
I stand corrected.
*sings scales*
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Altos can sing a little louder, we're not getting your note... sing to the back of the hall!
And Eru, the Debussy piece is "Petite Cantate for Chorus and Bells."
Come on, BLEND! Shape your phrases! Go for the high notes!
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Sorry, I can't sing very loudly.
Hmmm, I ended up with Pitoni's Cantate instead. "Cantate domino, caantaa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aate" Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
Gloria! In ex cel sis De- eh - O-- et in tera pax ho mi ni bus! --- Ple ni sunt cel it et tera!
Blah... I'm in enough choirs right now already, I think i'll skip out on this one.
~Sir Montague
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Awww c'mon...you know you want to join. Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
"Where'er y-ou walk, cool gales shall fan the glade..."
I think that's Handel. Gosh do I miss choir so much.
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
I'm heading to New York to sing at Carnegie Hall in April. Looking forward to that, being a senior in highschool..
'Cantate dooo mi noo-oo-o, et benedici te, no mi ni eh uss, AAAnuci ah te de di eh, Aaanuci ahh te de di eh, de di eh--di eh, Saaalutare eh us'
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
I have an song stuck in my head from church choir practice. "Halelujah Amen", over, and over, and over...
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
quote: I'm heading to New York to sing at Carnegie Hall in April. Looking forward to that, being a senior in highschool..
The choir I'm in went to sing at Carnegie Hall two years ago!! That's awesome!! It was SO much fun, you'll have a blast!!
And the rest of you... that sounds great, absolutely wonderful, but I think we may have a more unified sound if we're all singing the same song... Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
*giggles* Ok, ok. *clears throught* *sings*
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
Thanks--
Wait- if we're going to sing, what happened to warming up?
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Oh, yeah. *brings in space heater*
Whoah, I just realized I haven't eaten since breakfast when I had half of an apple. Do you see what Hatrack is doing to my life?
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Pepek, I began to warm everyone up,
quote: Let's start on A Major... Can I hear the basses sing their note?
Now the tenors...
Add the altos...
And the sopranos...
but then everyone kinda started singing... I agree, we need warm ups.
SO!
Chromatic scale, starting on A, ready go...
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
"ah-ah-ah-ah-ah...." (or do you want us singing on another vowel?)
Posted by Scythrop (Member # 5731) on :
okay - here's my audition piece....
*clears throat, takes deep breath*
♫ ♪ A wop bop a loop bop, a wop bam boop Tooty fruity Oh rudy Tooty fruity Oh rudy... ♬ ♭
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
This is Hatrack. No need to audition, you're in! *sings more warm-ups*
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
One black bug bleed black bug blood, the other black bug bleed blue.. one black bug bleed black bug blood, the other black bug bleed blue, one black bug bleed black bug blood the other black bug bleed blue, one black bug bleed black bug blood, the other black bug bleed blueeee
Try it, it's a good warm up, go faster and faster, pronounciation guys.
Posted by Scythrop (Member # 5731) on :
*Sings bass warm ups with Eruve*
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Another good warm up is: "Diction is done with the tip of the tongue and the tee" *up half-step* "eeth."*repeat*
Posted by Scythrop (Member # 5731) on :
black....bleeg...blug....bulg
uhm....
♩ la la la la la la la
[ November 22, 2003, 06:22 PM: Message edited by: Scythrop ]
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
do re mi fA SO LA TI DO TI LA SO Fa mi re do
What are we singing?
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote:*Sings bass warm ups with Eruve*
In case you didn't know, I'm an alto.
*sings warm-ups with Scythrop*
Posted by Scythrop (Member # 5731) on :
Sorry - should have been more clear...
*sings bass part with Eruve's alto warm up*
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
Cool!(somewhat)
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Cool! (how do you do musical notes...I forget)
Posted by Scythrop (Member # 5731) on :
notes = & # 1935 , but with no spaces, and change the last two numbers for different symbols 36,37 etc....
♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
ޏ sings ސ
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
I do musical notes through copy/paste, personally. Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
What happened to my notes? Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
ޏ ސ ޑ ޒ ޓ ޔ
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
ݭ ݮݯݰݱݲݳݴݵݶ
Posted by Scythrop (Member # 5731) on :
Aaargh... put in the wrong code
should be;
& # 9835 / 34 etc...
I feel like such a goose.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Doing great, guys, keep up the good work!!
OK, enough chromatic scales, let's do some arpeggios, and then we're ready to start singing!
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯ ♰ ♱ ♲ ♳ ♴ ♵ ♶ ♷ ♸ ♹
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
Arpegios, eh? Lessee. . . ____Do ___Ti_Ti __So___So _Mi_____Mi Do_______Do
Posted by Pepek (Member # 3773) on :
Do mi so mi Do fa la fa Do mi so mi So ti re ti Do mi so mi Dooooooo
Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
I refuse to sing without backrubs.
Anyway, have you guys ever tried to assemble a virtual choir? Over the summer I got 5-6 internet friends to record ourselves singing individual parts, then spliced them together in Vegas. Considering the thousands of miles in total distance crossed, it sounded pretty damn good.
Posted by ana kata (Member # 5666) on :
I'll sing alto! la la la la <note><note><note>
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
I sang as an alto and am now a soprano... Il miio, il miio, il miiiiiio, il miio...
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
*cough cough cough*
Sorry Raia, I can't sing today. I got sick after playing snowball capture-the-flag the other night.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Last night, Mikado sing-along at 1AM! Such fun!
*joins warmup*
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
(You do not want me to sing. However, I will be an appreciative audience. *claps)
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Pie Jesu domine, Dona eis requiem. *thwack*
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
I'll join in, as long as I don't have to do a solo..
Lalalalalalalalala....
(clears throat)
Laaaaa....
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote:Pie Jesu domine, Dona eis requiem. *thwack*
That was naughty! Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Posted by Black Mage (Member # 5800) on :
Oh, c'mon, that song has a great percussion thing going on.
Posted by Maethoriell (Member # 3805) on :
Ever tried Niska Banja or Chindia..oh oh how about Mon Coeur ce recommende a vous!!
Hehehe..foreign languages are the best to sing.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
OK, guys, sorry, I was out of town yesterday ( ), so it's back to work now!! Pick up the pace!! Start memorizing!! (And, in response to some of what you said while I was gone...)
quote: I refuse to sing without backrubs.
You are quite right. I am sorry! OK, everyone, in a circle, everyone massage the person standing in front of you! We'll switch after 5 minutes!!
quote: Anyway, have you guys ever tried to assemble a virtual choir? Over the summer I got 5-6 internet friends to record ourselves singing individual parts, then spliced them together in Vegas. Considering the thousands of miles in total distance crossed, it sounded pretty damn good.
Y'know, that idea was suggested to me. Maybe we could try it!! That would be fun!! But you'd have to send them to someone other than me, as I am technically illiterate.
quote: *cough cough cough*
Sorry Raia, I can't sing today. I got sick after playing snowball capture-the-flag the other night.
Awww, poor Muppet!! (((((Muppet))))) I hope you feel better, and feel free to just look over the music or something until you feel better!
quote: (You do not want me to sing. However, I will be an appreciative audience. *claps)
ClaudiaTherese, that's the silliest thing I've heard all day, of COURSE we want you to sing, assuming you want to of course!! Now, open that mouth a little wider...
quote: Pie Jesu domine, Dona eis requiem. *thwack*
Umm, Brinestone, are we thinking of the same sort of choir?
quote: Ever tried Niska Banja or Chindia..oh oh how about Mon Coeur ce recommende a vous!!
Hehehe..foreign languages are the best to sing.
I LOVE the song Niska Banja, we sang it in a choir I was in for two years straight, it's such a great song!!
Keep up the good work everyone, we perform soon!! This must be perfected first!!
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Raia, have you ever heard "God's dear Son without beginning"? It's a really cool christmas piece. Although the cooles one was when my dad arranged "O come o come Emmanuel" to the tune of "Scarborough Fair". It was too awesome for words!
I like the idea of recording our parts and splicing them. That would be so cool! But we need someone who could do it...
*gets messaged* *sings part*
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
No, Eru, I have not heard that one!! I must do so!!
And "Scarborough Fair" is such a beautiful song, I'm sure that sounded amazing!! Maybe we can sing that, if you find the music for me! Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
I think we have it on a computer file. Or I could scan it in. Either way, I'll e-mail it to you.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
OK, cool!! Thanks!!
The rest of you, quit fooling around!! This is not a social session, this is a rehearsal!!!
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Can we still get massages?
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
I'm an alto (and sometimes 2nd soprano or 1st tenor)
Why not do some of Benjamin Britton's Ceremony of the Carols? It's a lot of fun. Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I'd be here for the massage, but I am not sure about the singing....
see, there's this court order....
Disturbing the (musical) piece.... Assault with a blunt instrument -- (my voice)... Destroying private property (eardrums are very private) and Trespassing (on other peoples notes--including some that have yet to be invented).
So, I'll just stick around for the back rub....
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dan_raven!! Well, have fun with the backrub, and please, feel free to sing if it takes your fancy!!
OOH! You're right!! The Britten ones ARE fun, we did those in the same choir that we did Niska Banja!!! Posted by Richard Berg (Member # 133) on :
For the record, we did "God be in my head" by Rutter. And in fairness to my potential work ethic before you ask me to do something, I should note that I still haven't posted the final master copy promised months ago. "Mixdown #3" is here:
The scratchiness of the tenor guy's $2 mic is irritating, but what can ya do. What's missing FWIW is a 3rd guy's (late) submission...maybe my subconscious refuses to work it in because it doesn't want to tarnish my beautiful* bass line...
*there is an implied here. I'm an instrumentalist and musicologist, not a singer
[ November 25, 2003, 05:20 AM: Message edited by: Richard Berg ]
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
That's beautiful!
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
We may try : "God, give me a song" ? I know it isn't exactly a christmas song, but it's still beautiful...
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Great news!
Metallica has offered to provide themselves as the pit orchestra.
Posted by Vána (Member # 3262) on :
Sorry I'm late, guys! Do you need another alto, or another soprano? I can do either. Also, I offer my services as an oboist whenever needed.
*warms up quietly so as not to interupt too much*
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
Ooh Yay! Metallica is an awesome band!
Vana, can you be alto AND soprano?
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
Oh no! Vana is bisectional!! (I guess that I would qualify as trisectional!)
Score!! (on getting Metallica for the pit)
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Eruve - I used to sing all four parts, wherever I was needed. SO, YES - you can be both alto and soprano.
Posted by Koga (Member # 5646) on :
quote: OK, guys, we have a lot of work to do if we're going to have a concert ready by Christmas...
I think you all may have not made that one this time, or was there a christmas concert and I just happened to miss it? Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
*bump* Our choir has been slacking! I have been slacking too, shame on me!! Bad Raia, bad Raia!
Anyway... let's pick up the pace here...
Ready!
Aim!
SING! Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
*voice cracks*
*hides in shame*
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
*fixes voice* PSI, you must be more careful.
It probably hurts, cracking your voice!
Nah, I'm sure your voice is beautiful. Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
*sneaks into Alto row late*
*looks around to see what we're singing*
FG
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Am I too late for the backrubs?
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Hey FG! Glad you're here. Once everone's warmed up, we're doing (I hear . . . hint, hint) an old traditional for Easter morning services. Sopranos - be prepared for that "A"!
Hallelujah . . . .
(beverly! backrubs - yeah!)
[ March 06, 2004, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: Shan ]
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
*frolicks in singing*
"The hills are alive........"
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Oh wait. This isn't the Sound of Music try outs, is it?
[ March 06, 2004, 11:38 AM: Message edited by: Valentine014 ]
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Shan, ahem... WHO'S in charge of this choir??
Just kidding. Arpeggios, everyone! Can I have an A major chord please, pianist? (We need a pianist...)
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Shan, you have ni idea how painful that is for me. I always have to switch to second soprano on that note. I just can't get it.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
*Walks to the front. Seats himself at the piano.*
*Goes into Funeral for a Friend*
*Sounds amazingly better than he could ever play it IRL*
Nice Hall. Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
I wanna join. when's the first rehearsal?
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Well, a while ago...
But they're going on all the time. Welcome to the choir!
Oh, and Shan... I can reach almost an octave above that. Power to the sopranos!
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
I'm a Soprano, room for one more? Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Always, dear. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Ahhh, raia! - but can you hold it for the interminable length of time required without looking like that opera singer that Bugs Bunny almost killed????
(giggles and gets ready to sing - with the tenors. Far superior breath control in that range for me at my exalted age.)
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
And, um, how long would that be? Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
It depends on the viciousness of the particular director.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Then I should be pretty hardy, considering my history of psycho directors!
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
does anything look diffeent in the posts to folks?
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Would you please all take out the Debussy piece, and turn to the bottom of page three?
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The choir I'm in went to sing at Carnegie Hall two years ago!! That's awesome!! It was SO much fun, you'll have a blast!!![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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(((((Muppet))))) I hope you feel better, and feel free to just look over the music or something until you feel better! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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