Notes 1-7

Dear Singers

We solved many problems last night. If I haven’t mentioned it, I am very excited about this program. It is going to be spectacular!

Some notes…

Notes

Vivaldi 1

• GL – oria
• Make sure to make the “o” big and round–do not close to an American “oh”.

Vivaldi 4

• Take another look at this one. “Propter Magnam” seemed to catch us by surprise.
• Flipped “r” and, again, round “oh”
• Altos m 23: you are the stars

Vivaldi 7

• Don’t get lazy with the dotted eighth-sixteenth rhythm
• Then, by way of contrast, make sure the eighth stands out in the dotted quarter-eighth-quarter rhythm
• Review mm 40 – 53
• mm 78 and 84 – cutoff on 3

Vivaldi 11

• Write in the count of the measures of introduction. It is different from Vivaldi 1

Vivaldi 12

• Long instrumental interludes in this one. Write in the count before each of your entrances
• Sops m 54 – 56: Count before your entrance “3-4-1-2-3-4-1”
• m 73 beat 3 begins the meno mosso (trans: “less motion”–i.e. slow down). Don’t forget the breath after 76, beat 2.

Bernstein 1

• Review mm 44 – 47

Bernstein 2

• TB review mm 100-102
• Altos review mm 103 – 117. It is most important that you get to the downbeats on time! (whatever syllables you sing in between)🙂
• Great job on the last 11 bars!
• Sit afterward

Bernstein 3

• Quietly stand at m 16
• Don’t forget VERY different dynamics starting at 49.

Boogie Fever

• You look very good. Don’t forget to sing too.🙂

Mark