9/5 Chapter Meeting

7:30pm, Tue, Sep 5 2017

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Rehearsal
    Start time: 7:30pm
    Duration: 2 1/2 hours
    Venue: Flemington United Methodist Church (entrance on Maple)
    Description:

    HHs -

    What fun last Sunday at our HH annual Picnic - thanks for attending!  And special thanks to the dynamic duo of Rusty/Linda and Rich Kacvinski for handling the grilling.  Next year, we'll be seeking grillers-in-training, so get your skills perfected!

    Last Tuesday we made good progress with our song memorizations; the following (for the Christmas Show) are now OFF-PAPER; we will continue to review these 3 weekly.
    1.  Hippopotamus
    2.  Ringmaster's Lament - Work the 2nd verse and TAG for next time.
    3.  We Wish You - this can be tricky, so learn it well. 

    We also INTRODUCED:

    4.  White Christmas - Off paper 2 weeks after the Craft Fair. Tracks are up on the site (thanks, Steve).

    IMPORTANT: We have done a lot of NEW SONG LEARNING over the last 5 weeks.  If you've missed a significant number of rehearsals, you will need to keep up, as there is still more new music coming for the show. Please talk to your SL if you have questions or need help. Remember that we are Self-Evaluating our progress; if you know a song at least 70%, you should sing that song from the risers.  If not, know that you're invited to stand to the side of the risers until you know the song better.

    Also last week, Rusty demonstrated the start of our new PVI (Personal Voice Instruction) Pgm, to help bring new skills to each of us individually.  Thank you to those who volunteered for the demo!

    For this Tuesday, we will review:

    Make 'Em Laugh!  LEARNING TRACKS are now on our website. Take a few listens prior to our next rehearsal.  (No need to focus on the Intro or first chorus). OFF-paper 3 weeks after the Craft Fair.

    Here are the chorus songs to expect in the upcoming Sep Craft Fair shows (2pm each day; 1:pm warm-up each day Sat/Sun).

    Sat: Red golf shirt, black pants, shoes (30 min)
    Sun: Blue long-sl shirt, Patriotic Tie, Black pants, shoes

    1. Star-Spangled Banner
    1. It’s a Good/Wonderful Day
    1. Daydream
    1. Coney Island Baby
    1. LION
    1. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
    1. What a Day for a Daydream
    1. Country Roads
    1. (SUN ONLY?) Paper Moon

    Part 2: “The People” Set: - Add red /blue bandana (10 min)

    1. I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
    2. (SUN ONLY) Do You Hear the People Sing?
    3. Hallelujah

    Part 3: HH Patriotic Set . (15 min)

    1. Cohan Medley (w/ individual American flags)
    1. God Bless the USA
    1. When I Lift Up My Head
    1. (SUN ONLY) Armed Forces Medley (w/ Service Flags)
    1. America, the Beautiful (w/ small ensemble on Overlay)
    1. God Bless America (qtet on intro) Don invites aud. to risers

    We'll be reviewing this list at our next 2 rehearsals (not all songs at every rehearsal, however!!) Count on the following for 9/5: 
    - Good/Wonderful Day
    - Coney Island Baby
    - Country Roads
    - When I Lift up My Head
    - GBA

    Remember to be a SINGER-BRINGER!! 

    Don

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