from the Handel opera, Acis and Galatea — The Flocks Shall Leave the Mountains

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For those of you pining for more opera, here you go. I think we’ll have a lot of fun with this. I’ve left the click in the audio parts to help you keep track of the beat, but have only given you one full bar of click before your part comes in.  BAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! All 3 … Read more

YAY! Another Purcell drinking catch to aid our…..um….singing.

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So, as promised, here is Purcell’s Drinking Catch #2 in all its lovely, sordid glory.  A bit trickier than the third one we began with (and know and love so well), but you all got a very good start on it the other evening, so here’s your chance to brush up those few notes that … Read more

Interval training – Mixing it Up!

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3rds, Perfect 4ths & Perfect 5ths––what began last evening in real life, continues in cyberspace. Dig in, everyone. The intervals are fine! (If you weren’t able work out what tunes A through E by sight reading them, download the answers here.) Perfect 4ths examples––chordal and melodic MUSICAL EXAMPLES Away in a Manger Here Comes the … Read more

Interval training – 3rds and 5ths

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So, as promised, we’re offering a new way to start coming to grips with intervals––both hearing them and recognizing them on the page. Have a read through and listen to the clips below. Be sure to sing the intervals with and without the audio clips, then go back and test yourself. By the way, you … Read more

The Seal Lullabye, by Eric Whitacre (for SAB Choir)

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Here are the parts for The Seal Lullaby that we began rehearsing this past Thursday. By request, I have added a starting chord for each part, followed by your starting note. I hope everyone finds this is helpful. It seems obvious to me now, having had it pointed out to me. Don’t know why I … Read more