Several members returned today after a long summer holiday and this was a good opportunity to recap on the new music we've learned in the past two weeks. It'l always a good feeling to revisit the familiar and enjoy settling in to a piece.
EARLY IN THE MORNING is sounding good and in GAUDEAMUS HODIE great to hear the basses enjoying their line while the three parts come together well.
Coming to our instrumental piece JAMESTOWN JIG we gave some thought to the importance of keys. Because of our mixed group, mostly singing in unison, many of our songs are in key C where the range of the melody is comfortable for most of our voices. This Jig is written in D major, a key with a bright quality and a refreshing change. The F sharps were duly put in place and we proceeded to play. Playing the triplets with alternate hands takes some getting used to, but week by week we'll get there!
