tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35823727622007781282024-03-13T05:51:04.464+00:00Enjoy MusicEnjoy Music is a group of enthusiasts who meet to develop their own musicality in a way thats active, sociable and fun. The group is led by Moira Jakobbson in musical activities involving movement, singing and playing instruments, based on the Carl Orff approach to education in music, his arrangements, as well as a wide range of other musicCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-1531585138328380472013-10-08T21:30:00.000+01:002013-10-16T00:02:43.540+01:00BIGGEST TURNOUT SO FAR THIS YEARWith only three of our members missing today the room was full, and all the spaces taken up as we moved to the beautiful <b>CIACCONNE</b> by the group <b>ARPEGGIATA</b> finally resting in a good posture for singing.<br />
There was a nip in the air outside, but when we put all our voices together to sing the African <b>HAMBA NATHA</b> the warmth from the south permeated the room as we blended in close harmony.<br />
Peggy Seager's song <b>LOVE CALL ME HOME</b> is new to our group and we spent some time just singing it through allowing that to sink in before we start to harmonise it next week.<br />
This is a beautiful song I feel sure will be a favourite with us.
We ended the morning with Alison Burns's arrangement of the children's song, <b>THE WIND BLOWS HIGH</b>, giving it lots of energy and a rollicking pace.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-53305350348470400162013-03-05T18:00:00.000+00:002018-01-03T11:06:29.629+00:00WE WELCOME SPRING IN ICELANDIC.<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;">On this stunning spring morning, clear sky and bright sunshine, we opened our session listening and moving to Canadian Brass playing Mozart's aria,</span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: red;"> ALLELUIA</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">. </span></div>
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Since the brass arrangement is in a key suitable for all our voices, after mentally warming up while listening, we were able to join in singing the closing downward scales and triumphant <span style="color: red;">ALLELUIAS.</span> This got us off to a good start.</div>
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Next we learned the Icelandic Spring canon -- <b style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">SÁ EG SPÓ</b><b style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Syngur lóa út um móa --------- </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: center;">The golden plover is singing out on the moor</span></div>
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The bird calls,<b> bi, bi, bi, bi</b>, are very effective in the canon and after mastering the Icelandic text, (nae bother of course, in this group)</div>
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We were soon giving it full voice in four parts.<br />
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We do have one member, a very keen bird watcher who told us about the<b> plovers </b>she'd seen on the Solway coast and another who remarked on the wonderful feeling on seeing and hearing the first <b>curlew</b> in spring at his home north of the Campsies.</div>
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We ended the morning with our favourite spring song from last year, <b><i><span style="color: red;">JULIAN OF NORWICH.</span></i></b></div>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-40292663111750357102013-01-29T16:57:00.000+00:002013-01-31T16:59:01.408+00:00AN AFRICA SEASONPerhaps it helps, in the dark cold days of January, to think of sunny Africa and for the past weeks we've been enjoying the energetic rhythms and warm harmonies of some African songs.<br />
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A Call and Response song is always a stimulating way to warm up the voices at the start of our mornings and we've been learning <b>KYE KYE KULE</b>, a traditional song from Ghana.<br />
Following on after that we come together in the four part harmony of the Zulu song<b> HAMBA NATHI. </b><br />
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Our bass section is particularly strong just now and it seems to give this song a real African flavour.
Remembering that it was used on the soundtrack of the film<b> INVICTUS</b>, about how the poem of this name inspired <b>Nelson Mandela</b> during the years of his confinement on Robben Island, we then sang <b>MANDELA DANCED</b> written by Ian Davison about Mandela's visit to Glasgow in 1993.<br />
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<b>TEN THOUSAND MILES, </b>with its harmonies arranged by <b>Alison Burns</b>, now comes across beautifully, and secure now in the four parts, our next challenge is to memorise the words.<br />
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We are almost word perfect from memory with <b>SAE WILL WE YET</b>, a favourite with many of us which is now sounding really convincing and we ended the morning with another Alison Burns song, <b>ALWAYS THE SINGING.</b>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-24306614604856000672013-01-01T00:10:00.000+00:002013-01-01T00:10:01.034+00:00HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-57505575771992666032012-12-24T10:57:00.001+00:002012-12-24T10:57:22.037+00:00SEASON'S GREETINGS TO ALL<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-50902042934694300182012-11-20T22:21:00.002+00:002012-11-28T21:00:16.181+00:00A GOOD SING AND ANOTHER CHANGE OF TIMETABLE.<br />
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Our experiment with an early start on the instruments was short lived; cold mornings, frosted windscreens and dodgy roads got in the way so that we are now reverting ot the 10 o'clock start, coffee at 10.45 for 30mins. and then singing till 11.45 when we move on to the instruments and play till 12.30.</div>
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We began today with a piece from the Orff-Keetman repertoire, -- <b>DORMI JESU MATER RIDET</b></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">blande veni somnule.</span></div>
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a beautiful lullaby in two parts with soprano solo, and accompaniment from xylophones.</div>
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When our mixed group sings in unison, the pitch is often low for the highest women's voices of which we have several and this piece gives them a chance to shine in the high notes.</div>
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Amid all the canons, rounds and learning of harmonies in our sessions, there is always a place for 'a good sing' and that's what we had this morning with <b>WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS NOW!</b> by Jerry Freeman from the musical 'Mame'.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I may be rushing things but deck the halls again now.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For we need a little Christmas, right this very minute,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Yes we need a little Christmas right this very minute,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">It hasn’t snowed a single flurry, but Santa, dear, we’re in a hurry.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">So climb down the chimney, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">it’s time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough _</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For I’ve grown a little leaner, grown a little colder,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Grown a little sadder, grown a little older.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">And I need a little angel, sitting on my shoulder,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">I need a little Christmas now!</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">For we need a little music, need a little laughter, </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Need a little singing ringing through the rafter.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">And we need a little snappy, “happy ever after’,</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We need a little Christmas now!</span></div>
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<br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-44761961536598129462012-10-31T16:29:00.001+00:002012-10-31T16:31:57.993+00:00WE PICK UP THE BEATERS AGAIN.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a period of concentrating on singing, we spent some time a few weeks ago finding out how members feel about using our instruments.<br />
While the majority enjoy singing best, we have a core group who are keen to continue and improve their ensemble playing on the <b>xylophones</b> and the other instruments and they now meet at <b>9.30am</b> giving <b>45 minutes</b> to learning new pieces.<br />
This makes a big difference and we are now up and running on an exciting <b>Orff </b>piece, improving fast week by week.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-84415635464517708442012-10-25T11:46:00.002+01:002012-10-25T11:46:15.961+01:00SIX WEEKS ON<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our group started back on the <b>11th of September</b> in good heart and good voice. We've polished up some harmonies, <b>Alison Burns's</b> arrangement of <b>TEN THOUSAND MILES </b>and <b>THIS ROOM</b> with the short text, <span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span style="color: red;"><b>May we fill this room with joy and harmony</b></span>.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We displayed some singing stamina on Tuesday the <b>2nd October </b>when <b>AMY LORD</b>, Traditional Song graduate of RSAMD, (now The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) who leads workshops around Scotland as well as various choral groups, spent the day with our group. We learned wonderful songs, <b>AND SAE WILL WE YET, SALLY GARDENS</b> and some traditional rounds.<b> Anne Hunter's</b> team in the <b>Community Centre</b> cafe pushed the boat out for us, providing an excellent lunch which was also an opportunity for informal musical chat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tuesday. 23rd October.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>HEY UNGUA</b> is an African song, good to sing as call and response but also fun with each person singing a phrase in turn, round the circle. It depends on everyone being alert as well as anticipating their particular part of the song. Following on from each other when there's such a variety of voice qualities and registers is a challenge often resulting in hilarity but everyone has a go so that the song becomes a confidence builder and after that we were ready to concentrate on the harmony parts for our songs.</span></div>
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Our final meeting for the year was a grand affair _ scenic trip through <b>Campsie Glen</b> on a bright, sunny morning to arrive in<b> Fintry </b>and join up with the others (18 in all) in the welcoming atmosphere of our member's home.</div>
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Because of a road closure in Strathblane and diversions, there was much talk about the various routes we'd taken so that after getting into good voice, the <b>MAP READING SONG</b>, in 4 part harmony, was completely apt. </div>
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It was impressive how quickly we learned the parts and in particular how we kept together _ a fun song which I'm sure we'll pick up easily when we return to it.</div>
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The other new song, also in 4 part harmony, that we tackled this morning, was by way of a thank you for the chance to sing in these lovely surroundings. </div>
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3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2nd week in July, a get together, details still to be arranged.</div>
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4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ENJOY MUSIC! starts again on Tuesday 11th September 2012.<br />
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Here are some <b>photos</b> from our lovely day at Fintry -- Click on the Play Button below then -- allow some time to load the album. Also if you click on each photograph you will see a larger picture
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Yes, we did put it all together and it will be interesting to see how we can learn from this recording and improve on it next week.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-47775362794997577562012-04-17T19:53:00.000+01:002012-04-17T19:53:23.534+01:00SPRING-A-DING-DING.After warming up with, among other things, <br />
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<i>I NEED A WAITER _WITH SOME WATER -<br />
I NEED A WAITER WITH SOME WATER FOR MY DAUGHTER<br />
I NEED A WAITER WITH SOME WATER<br />
WITH SOME WATER FOR MY DAUGHTER<br />
SO MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T DIE OF THIRST.</i><br />
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the ditty, sung at a cracking pace and in four parts, left us with trembling lips and one or two aching jaws but voices ready for a good sing.<br />
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<b>ALEYKUM ASALAAM</b> was written and sung by choir leader Nickomo a couple of days after 9/11 and means "Peace be unto you". We quickly picked up its rich harmonies, settled into the full sound and sang it many times over.<br />
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Moving on to something more lighthearted which is a 'must' for this time of year, we relished Johnny Mercer's witty (often forced) rhymes for <b>SPRING SPRING SPRING,</b> from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Its easy swing pace allows us to enjoy the words, but finding spaces to take a breath is the problem here.<br />
After singing the three verses through twice, I can imagine this is one we'll be humming over the dishes till next week.<br />
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Finally, we sang Carl Orff's arrangement of the French song, <b>CARILLON DE VENDOME,</b> then learned the instrumental parts. This went well but by the time we were playing confidently, many singers had left, so we'll need to begin with this one next week to get the full effect.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-45072213727786939792012-03-13T23:43:00.000+00:002012-03-14T09:43:50.270+00:00SONG, DANCE AND CHIMES.Healthy numbers this morning as well as confidence in our parts, meant that our <b>ALLELUYA</b> was one of the best I've heard from the group. The glad sound was a good and fond welcome back for a member who's recovering from illness.<br />
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<b>JULIAN OF NORWICH</b> literally moved forward today when our circle dancing member led us in a delightful dance while we sang. <br />
Later, raising the pitch a minor third, we practised a chiming ostinato on glockenspiels and xylophones which accompanied the tune on the flute and next week the aim is to put the song, dance and instrumental together in a single piece.<br />
Now that's something to look forward to!Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-64032430678984743072012-03-06T23:04:00.003+00:002018-01-03T11:08:58.574+00:00A SONG FOR THE DAFFODILS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Loud are the bells of Norwich </i><br />
<i>And the people come and go</i><br />
<i>Here by the tower of Julian </i><br />
<i>I tell them what I know.</i><br />
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<i>Ring out bells of Norwich and let the winter come and go.</i><br />
<i>All shall be well again, I know.</i><br />
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<i>Love like a yellow daffodil</i><br />
<i>Is coming through the snow,</i><br />
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On this beautiful sunny morning we revived Sydney Carter's song from 1981, <b>JULIAN OF NORWICH,</b> learning the alto and bass parts.<br />
It's remarkable how that phrase, All shall be well again, I know, the words of the medieval mystic, a woman, though called Julian of Norwich after the cathedral beneath which she lived in a cell, has kept resonating through the ages, in good times and bad and it is a wonderful, feel good sing as we look towards the spring after a gloomy winter.<br />
Coming back from the coffee, and in response to our Welsh member who had bemoaned our failure to mark Saint David's day last week, we relaxed for a few minutes to listen to the beautiful lullaby <b>Suo Gan </b>played by harpist<b> Catrin Finch</b> and sung by soprano <b>Caryl Ebenezer.</b><br />
<br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-62743469624684634162012-02-28T23:30:00.000+00:002012-03-01T04:28:06.997+00:00NUMBERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCESpring was in the air, bringing out all our members save two who are unwell and we were also joined this morning by three visitors who we hope will return. As a result, the six men gave a fine bass line to our African chant <b>BANUWA</b>. <br />
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Inspired by this, and enjoying the full harmony sound, we easily swept the visitors along with us in the four part <b>ALLELUYA</b> and followed on from that with <b>ROW ON</b>.<br />
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We started this week on a new song, <b>THE MOON MAN</b>, by Corinna Hewitt the young Scottish singer and harpist. She's made a lovely melody and harmonic arrangement for the poem by Mildrew Plew Merriman and although it may take some weeks for us to get comfortable with the unusual harmonies as it switches from major to minor keys, I feel sure it suits our group and we'll sing it well.<br />
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We ended the morning singing and playing <b>COME MY CHILDREN DEAR</b> and look forward to more mornings with such a healthy turnout making a joyful sound.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-22117855628231641562012-02-14T21:46:00.001+00:002012-02-14T21:48:11.700+00:00AN IMPROVISING FOR VALENTINE'S DAYContinuing our focus on improvising, we took the rhyme<br />
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Roses are red</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Violets are blue</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Sugar is sweet</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">And so are you.</span></b></i><br />
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for a 'peg' to hang our melodies on.<br />
As the singing progressed round the circle, it was good to hear how everyone added a melody for each line in turn, in response to the previous singer and I can see that this kind of improvising is worth pursuing, allowing us to let the voices flow freely.<br />
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<b>HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING?</b> now has an alto part in the chorus, which will be heard to full effect next week when today's absentees return.<br />
We ended the morning, after limbering up on some scales, with <b>COME MY CHILDREN DEAR</b> on the instruments. (See our blog for January 2011) --- <a href="http://moira-enjoymusic.blogspot.com/2011/01/back-after-seven-weeks.html">CLICK HERE</a>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-67786903821808789912012-02-07T22:54:00.000+00:002012-02-07T22:54:03.714+00:00DISCOVERING OUR INNER SELVESSomething never in short supply in our group is empathy, so that when a member told us of the challenge she's facing to sing improvised dialogue in a community production of a spoof opera, we thrust ourselves into having a go, just to understand what it would feel like.<br />
Beginning with a completely spontaneous, sung, remark from me, the dialogue was continued round the group, each person in turn responding to the one before with a new phrase. To our utter surprise, not only was the singing good, but the improvised 'script' was hilarious and not one person failed to sing when their turn came along. <br />
I think the exercise was a fine encouragement for our opera star member and it was a revelation, too, how some who regularly have difficulty with holding a melody line, were able to sing out loud and clear, improvising words and music on the spot. Wonderful what we can do when we just 'let go' and allow our deeper selves to direct us.<br />
Perhaps this is something worth exploring further.<br />
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We will have to making a booking for the ENJOY MUSIC! crowd for that show when it's staged.<br />
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After that, we sang ALWAYS THE SINGING with harmony in the chorus and HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? <br />
Finally, getting off the 'singing' topic, we revised the harmonies for ROW ON and managed to sing it rather well, with a lovely, full sound which left just enough time for us to do some scales on the instruments, adding rhythm and percussion, at the end of the morning.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-17087310618499724492012-01-01T00:44:00.002+00:002012-02-02T22:19:11.441+00:00HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL AT ENJOY MUSIC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=3257178988388&source=jl999" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_BLANK"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LhJtACR83e0/Tv2dtlRn71I/AAAAAAAAIJE/Yyh8fX-s2sA/s400/Screen+Shot+2011-12-30+at+11.16.15.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Donald Swan's and Arthur Scholey's setting of<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> BABOUSHKA </span></b>was our new song this morning. The six verses tell the story beautifully and the contrasting high and low melodies for Baboushka and The Kings respectively will allow us to show off especially the high voices in our group that haven't had a chance to shine lately.<br />
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We set ourselves quite a task today, getting our tongues round the Catalan words of the Orff- Keetman arrangement of <br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">CATALAN CHRISTMAS DANCE.</span></b> There is a singable English translation but the Catalan is much more interesting _ and who would ever sing 'Fum, fum, fum' in English?<br />
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<i><b>A vinticinc de desembre </b></i><br />
<i><b>Fum, fum, fum!</b></i><br />
<i><b>Ha nascut un minyonet </b></i><br />
<i><b>ros i blanquet, ros i blanquet, </b></i><br />
<i><b>fill de la Verge Maria, </b></i><br />
<i><b>n’es nat en una establia </b></i><br />
<i><b>Fum, fum, fum!</b></i><br />
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We'll build this up gradually to what will be an exciting piece for Christmas.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-47010504621185214262011-11-01T19:01:00.000+00:002011-11-02T09:10:10.990+00:00LOVE, A TEAR AND FOOLS IN A BARROW.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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AMORE and UNA LACRIMA _ these Italian words give the opportunity to concentrate on forming good vowel sounds and we took full advantage this morning, warming up our voices until we were singing out with gusto as we moved up the scale.<br />
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We continued with the round:<br />
Hungry hunters sing a song <br />
And bring along a banging gong.<br />
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The ng sounds of this allow us to feel the resonance in our voices and as we are singing it well now, it also results in beautiful harmonies. <br />
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Following the coffee, it was all hands to the beaters. After adding the missing instrument, the whip and learning the concluding section of the piece, we played, right through, FIVE FOOLS IN A BARROW, understanding for the first time I think, how exciting this piece is.<br />
It will be wonderful now to come back to it in the coming weeks and begin to enjoy it in a deeper way.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-21413587845043103162011-10-19T09:29:00.001+01:002011-10-19T09:30:51.824+01:00ON A GREY MORNING WE SHOW FAITH IN THE BLUE SKIES.When I discovered the round <b>I WILL RISE</b> by <b>Alison Burns,</b> it reminded me of a saying often used by a construction foreman <b>Jakob </b>had working for him who, at the end of a day when unforeseen rain made the concrete pour impossible, somebody severed a water main, _ in fact everything that could go wrong went wrong on the same day _ would say: <br />
"Well there's a whole new day tomorrow, untouched!"<br />
The song while not easy to pick up, has a real feeling of optimism, that we can start afresh tomorrow, which makes it enjoyable to sing. We will work on it in the coming weeks and look forward to doing it as a round.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I will rise into blue sky, I will rise_______<br />
I will rise into blue sky, I will rise_______<br />
You'll find me in silver, you'll find me in gold,<br />
I will rise into blue sky, I will rise_______</span></b><br />
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(When we arrived this morning, the rain was lashing down from grey clouds, but as we were leaving, the sun shone out of______blue sky!)<br />
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In good voice after that, we concentrated on <b>ALWAYS THE SINGING</b> to learn the 4 part harmonies for the last section of the chorus and this should be very effective. We may in time even manage the harmonies for the whole of the chorus!<br />
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The harmony parts in <b>ROW ON</b>, with our smaller numbers today, while secure, were not well balanced, but this will be a good sound when we are back to our full attendance.<br />
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Note for those sent an audio file from your webmaster -- it will only open with iTunes or quicktime not windows media -- Download the file then right click the highlighted file with your mouse and take the option OPEN WITH and choose either iTunes or quick time player to hear the song "I Will Rise"Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-83667466418071971742011-09-20T16:00:00.001+01:002011-09-20T16:00:02.357+01:00YEAR FIVE AND FLYINGYes, amazingly this is our fifth year of ENJOY MUSIC! with no sign of flagging. We approach our warm ups with gusto and after a few weeks discovering our 'support' in those stomach muscles, we are feeling the power in the voices. It's great to feel all that extra breath and enjoy singing the longer phrases. <br /><br />Our other focus these days is on keeping a flat tongue while singing, which is no easy matter if you've never given it a single thought. But allowing the sound a clear way out by keeping the tongue flat makes a big difference to the tone and we're working on that.<br /><br />Coming back to I'LL FLY AWAY this morning, we took some time to remember the parts but our nineteen good voices made a rich sound and that blend sounded even better when we moved on to ROW ON, the beautiful fishermen's song in Ali Burns's arrangement with very close harmonies.<br /><br />On the instruments, we played a slow downward scale supported by rhythm on the drum and maracas in three beat time.<br />The piece, called DECORATING THE THIRD, starts off very simply and moves on with decorations to each note of the scale. Certainly something to work at next time.<br /><br />I'm not able to come next next week so our next meeting is on Tuesday 4th October.<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from Carol's iPhone <br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809859742181106205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582372762200778128.post-11639005233106259352011-09-01T10:06:00.000+01:002011-09-01T10:06:08.102+01:00ENJOY MUSIC STARTS NEXT WEEKAre you missing ENJOY MUSIC? I hope so because I am and I'm looking forward to getting together with everyone again for our new session which starts this coming <b>Tuesday 6th September.</b> <br />
So it's time to rack those brains and see how many of our songs are still in there since last May and even do a few ma mae me maw moos while you're rattling some dishes in the sink or giving the grass the (hopefully) last cut.<br />
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Very best wishes,<br />
Moira.<br />
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