Rudsamblog

Morning all, it is raining outside so here are some notes to cheer you on your way.

We began with a jolly African round from Ol

Bog off

sounded pretty good actually. Remember the fermata (Sp?) over the rest at the end of page two and the 'big end' rit. I think it is a matter of watching Ol which will be easier when we have the Russian words in our heads.

Deck the Hall (that's hall singular btw - a carol for these credit crunch days)

we basically just note bashed this so there isn't much to write in the notes. Ensure that runs are accurate. It was very loud/verging on scary :-)

Audivi the new one by Tallis.

Again just note bashed really so not a lot to say. It is written AATB so Sops sing the top line. It isn't really very low so don't panic. You just need to keep counting and it is fine.

That's about it really. Note bashing means that there weren't many notes to make...if you see what I mean.

Anyways, I hope those who are sick are feeling better.
Enjoy the wet day
Claire

HOMEWORK - if you do nothing else this week say the words on page two of Bogoro ditse over and over.

Run Tobbogan

Bit of note bashing and whatnot.
Begin excited and quiet
Watch the accidentals
Bar 19 - men - G sharp is same as A flat
Well done basses, that's very hard, especially bar 19
That A's nice, Altos
Middle section where key changes - Make the words snappy especially CLIPS; SNAPS; FLAPS; HATS
The words in this song need to be really clear and it's quite difficult.
there's a bit needs to be legato with clear words but I missed it
Swell on FLEECES and PIECES
Hold PIE.......CES
Remember to go back to bar 23 to sing verse 3

Bogoro Ditsje

Ollie counts 4 for altos to start Bogor-ing
Pay attention to stopping/slowing down and page turns
Sops .... wait for altos to finish something before you come in
TENORS Lots of tone on high notes
Everyone get the hard 'k' on at the end of words at same time
JA blend the vowel
First system p.2 - MEN legato and P
Make the first 2 bars (p.2?) different from next two
Last bar p.2 give it a full 4 beats
LOOK UP at end of p.2. Or Ollie will beat you strongly...oh, I mean look up for a strong beat from Ollie
Do your homework as above

NB Next concert is on the 13th November. Merchants Hall on corner of Rose St/George St/Hanover st. Between 7/8.30 probably in two 15 minute halves. We'll sing jolly (?!) Scottish stuff we know already. As many people as possible. BASSES have no option.

Cranshaws on 20th December has been confirmed, but will be in a DIFFERENT church in a village further on. [Longformacus, actually on a different road. Ed.]

Comittee meeting at Rachael's for 8pm. Thursday 23rd

We seemed to come to some sort of agreement about the CD. First the majority agreed with the title - What are they doing. Second, the majority agreed with a blank cover, black, with title and Rudsambee on. Arno has offered to do something with this idea for Thursday. Third the majority agreed that the photo of us in the gallery which includes Alison, will be on the back cover of the CD. [No - it's on on the back of the booklet. Ed.] (I think there are other informal photos to be put in the booklet but I might have misinterpreted that)

PLEASE DON'T click REPLY ALL when replying to emails UNLESS it's urgent - like if you can't make a rehearsal or concert. Catting on emails detracts from urgent messages as people can't be bothered reading inane gossip and won't bother with, thus missing out on, urgent information. It also clogs up work emails and whatnot. You can chat on the blog if you can manage to work out how to do it... Thanks, Jenny

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I didn't catch the notes at the end. I think there was something about a concert on Wednesday and we've to be at the National Library on George IV Bridge for 7pm.

No warm up but we sang a few pages of Bone - "Is that only quarter of it!" Exclaims Kay. " *^@!"

MO GHILLE

Get a copy of Ollie's version. Study it and sing it exactly how he's writ it. In spite of what everyone thinks Peter has told them, this is what we're singing so we're all doing the same thing! TEAR up your old pronounciation sheets.
[
Susan: If I tear up my old pronunciation sheet for Mo Ghille I am going to be in some difficulty as Ollie's version for the women has v3 and nowt else!! Well, the version I was given only had v3 - did I miss something?
Jenny: As you can see I've been a bit over enthusiastic about the tearing up of your copies! You'd better not tear anything up.
]
Remind yourselves of it. Play it through. IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.
WRITE on your copy. Your NEW copy:-

Women - V.1 + REFRAIN
Men - V.2 + REFRAIN
Women - V.3 (Now this is why we tear up old copies because V.3 is what USED to be V.4) + REFRAIN
Men - V.4 (what USED to be V.5 - get tearing!!)
refrain - TUTTI

MEN'S verse
It's TOOROCH wherever that comes in
and it's MUR rather than Moo or whatever other weird vowel you were doing

AIR U GEELYA

We are singing Verses 1, 3, and 5.
WOMEN start by singing the REFRAIN. Smooth P girls!
MEN while women are singing refrain LOOOK UP
EVERYONE LOOK UP after first refrain to get the SPEED for the FIRST VERSE. It will be faster and bouncier.
It's NAN YEELYAN not Geelyan. After an 'n' the 'g' becomes a 'y'. Think this only happens once in this piece.
ENNUNCIATE the word BEEOWN it means HILL. The word nam means the. Not ours to reason why the arranger put such an unimportant word on a daft beat..

FHIR A BHATA

SOPS only sing V.2 - I mean they sing the other verses as well, but V.2 is theirs, and theirs alone!
Remember to PAUSE in the LAST refrain.
Refrain AFTER V.2 is P
ENGAGE with the audience and pull out some energy (Ollie is sure we'll do this when we get an audience)

AULD LANG

S- yne NOT Z-yne (Mr Zingleton!)
Get a copy which is the same as everyone elses!
NO QUARTETS for this concert
Sing P for V. 3 & 4
DESCANT - V. 5 and last TWO refrains
NO SCOTTISH SNAP rhythm in verses!
Don't make the scottish snap too snappy. NOT d'duuur. TRY du-duuur

AE FOND SNOG

DON'T remember the dynamics. Just LOOK UP!!!
Well done
Aaaah people make sure it's blending and VERY legato
Sing to same phrasing as Helen
V.5 - After the break - Ae fond kiss (break) - do the next phrase in one breath and very legato so it emphasises the kiss being severed. It's called being dramatic.

CAULD BLAWS

Very good. Remember where you're P-ing. And Sopranos be forceful on the first time through F of last refrain.

NEXT rehearsal 22nd I'm doing warm up and Natalie's on notes. Thanks, Jenny