A Toolbox for Better Singing.
This is a lovely little piece, a bit different from other works we’ve done. It’s not at all difficult but it often doesn’t go where you think it’s going to, so look and listen carefully. Rest Sad Eyes_SAB Rest Sad Eyes_SOPRANO Rest Sad Eyes_ALTO Rest Sad Eyes_BARITONE
Welcome back, All! Here’s our first of two new pieces to get working on––a sweet little madrigal by Robert Jones from 1609. Have a listen through to all 3 parts together first, maybe even listen several times as you watch the little dots go by. It will give you a chance to see how the … Read more
Download music for Printing Here ye be! The parts for our new musical work by Hank Purcell. Learn ye the parts weel before the next meeting of the order of LVW or else ye shall verily fry. Yea, verily. All 3 parts – Audio … Read more
So, here’s the new piece. Sorry not to have it to you earlier but doing these things is very time consuming. Also, we’ll be working on this for the next 3 sessions, so you’ve plenty of time to do some homework. *NOTE: Disregard bar 10 in the parts, by the way when listening to the … Read more
And that’s the least of her worries! But here they are at last. I ‘fixed’ these once. Or at least I thought I had. Maybe I watched a movie instead. I can’t remember now. See if this is better, Miki. I’ve just recorded the missing bars and I’m cueing you by singing in the Bass … Read more
So, here we are coming up on the Christmas season again and Herr Schürmann has given us a 3 part (SAB) arrangement of “Lo, how A Rose E’er Blooming” to sink our musical teeth into. Fair warning: this is a challenging arrangement, so listen carefully to the parts individually and together BEFORE you start singing … Read more
Here are the parts for Banks of Sicily, which we will begin working on at an upcoming class. Here’s a 1963 recording of the Chad Mitchell Trio singing the song. This is where I learned it. Our arrangement is a little different but not far off. 09 The Banks Of Sicily (1964) By the way, … Read more
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