14 may 2009

Term three
Week 4 – woofers and tweeters …

What a night! We had a really good warm up from about 6.45 to just before 7pm with hardly any talking from Ed, and then spent an hour singing seven of our songs. Of course all singing and no talking makes for a very dull blog indeed, mind you listing all the songs would fill a nice paragraph in my quest for 200-400 or so words!

Ed talked about harmonies, as it’s a little difficult to teach them in the context of a full choir, and without music. He hinted that there will be some backing tracks on the website soon, and would cover the different parts. I would like this as I need a lot of repetition to learn something and often abandon a harmony part even though I would quite like to sing it, because after only 2 or 3 listens the whole choir joins in too and one cannot hear the part so well, and it disappears. Does that happen for you too? Ed wondered if those interested could meet separately and work on harmonies, but as to where or when, he had no idea. I have offered use of my new Wendy House in the garden. It would make the choir a bit ‘us and them’ I suppose…

Those embroidered polo shirts were mentioned briefly; if you are desperate for some, please use the email here or forum to give some feedback. The prices were £8.50 for t-shirts and £11.50 for polo shirts and sizes 8-24, but would it look silly if only some of the choir wanted a uniform? Would a banner to stand behind or under look better?

Jokes from Ed were either rare, or unbloggable, but I fancy taking some photos of his facial expressions for use in the event of a quiet blog in future. Michael had to stay alert to remember just what and how much of ‘something inside so strong’ to remove, and click on the correct window for our many songs tonight. Even though we rattled through seven songs and finished on time, the naughty corner and the WI, were shouting for ‘Jerusalem’, and had to be told no. Have a good weekend, and keep singing! xxx

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