Thursday, June 03, 2010
Douglas' notes, 7th April
BOY AND A GIRL
THIS MARRIAGE
We went over this for the first time. The last system gets quicker and
there is a rall to the end.
KOMITAS
- Pages 3 and 4 Think ahead , make the rests special and maintain the same sound.
- Page 5 OUT ON THE BEACH, sopranos need a bit more volume.
- Page 6 Lots of support and Counting needed.
- Bar 32 BOY..we need a rounded mouth for the OY. Work on the vowel shapes for a good blend.
- Bar 35 NEVER a crescendo here and shape the 3 bar phrase.
- Bar 38 Very Legato here. On the word SILENCE try to balance the chord and blend.
- Bar 39 Get off quickly, phrase it nicely and make a small crescendo
- Bar 43 The chord should be forte and not PP.
- Page 8 Keep the phrasing
- STRETCHED OUT Keep the STR short and MF with a stronger tone (more voice).
- Sopranos should photocopy pages 7/8 to avoid a page turn
THIS MARRIAGE
We went over this for the first time. The last system gets quicker and
there is a rall to the end.
KOMITAS
- SHOGHER Try to remember the words and make it exciting and bouncy.The mens second section should be sung louder and made more rhythmically exciting.
Shout the word SHOGHER . Look excited and SMILE. - CHEENAR ES The basses start quiet and very supported. It should be upbeat and balanced with the soloists.. Basses especially to bring out the melodic bits. Soloists to sing out.
On Page 4 Ollie will bring us in. - IM CHINARI Make the IMs short. The chorus should be quiet and bouncy……Pause before GOVAN and make a small clap on Last Syllable for the smart ending.
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