Weekly Scoop 1/17/07, Vocalise and Ensemble

1. Registration for new students
2. Music folder questions
3. NEW! Monday voice classes with Elena
4. Rehearsal Sign In reminder –please sign in for the next 2 weeks
5. Snacks needed on 1/24
6. Retreat reminder: Saturday, Feb. 3rd

Thanks for such a smooth start to our spring semester, everyone!

1. A warm welcome to our new Ensemble students, Audrey Yung, Lauren King, and Julia Angelopoulos! We are very happy to have you! Karen will be at rehearsal on Wednesday to collect your registration and uniform orders, give you your music folder and answer any questions you might have. Again, welcome to Cantabile!

2. Missing music: We will be providing more music this Wednesday. If you are missing a piece, please check in with Karen during rehearsal this week.

3. NEW! VOICE CLASS with ELENA:
To help Ensemble and Vocalise singers with their vocal training, Elena will be teaching several voice classes this semester. The classes are free and will be held on Mondays at our regular rehearsal space from 6 to 7:30 PM. Depending on number of students signed up for each Monday, it will be either one long session or two shorter session. It is most beneficial if singers come at the beginning of each class but it is also OK to be late or leave early. The first voice class will be held next week on Jan. 22nd.Please sign up this Wed. at rehearsal.

Here is what is planned for each class:

• Vocal techniques: posture, breathing, resonance, range extension.
• Vocal exercises: Vaccai and Panofka
• Art Songs in Italian, English and Latin to work on languages and styles.

4. Rehearsal Sign in! Please remember to sign in at every rehearsal for the next few weeks until registration ends. Thanks!

5. Thanks to those who signed up to provide snacks this month! We are in need of someone on Jan. 24th, so let Karen know if you can help. Also, although we ask the kids to clean up every week after rehearsal, it is great to have a parent there to help as well. This is a quick 5 minute job, and involves directing the kids to wipe down the kitchen, put away chairs, and empty the trash. Since Elena is by herself at the end of Vocalise, it is wonderful to have an extra pair of hands! No one has signed up for January or February as of yet.

6. Retreat reminder: Saturday, Feb. 3rd. Vocalise/Ensemble arrive at 11:30, and are dismissed at 4 pm.


THANKS EVERYONE!