It mattered not a jot that the rain poured down past the window this morning, since all eighteen of us were firmly focused on the musical activities, the opening one of which was moving to the wonderful long 7 beat metre of Bobby McFerrin's Circle-song Seven and the plentiful laughter generated during this started the process of warming up our voices.
Building on our practice last week with White Swans and Senjua, we sang and played them on our instruments, the hand movements becoming ever more confident and secure. Our voices sounded good too in the 3 part round.
After the coffee, we made a start on Old Angus McTavish a delightful and exciting arrangement by Carl Orff of this Scots rhyme, singing the four verses and learning the 2 part harmony.
Carol and Joan gave us a steady drive on the drums, Sheila added texture with the sleigh bells, while Kate on the bass xylophone kept the pitch secure. Jim's short phrases on the whistle completed the score for today.
Next week we'll add more xylophones!!!!
