Weekly Rehearsal

7:00pm, Tue, Apr 8 2025

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Rehearsal
    Start time: 7:00pm
    Venue: 1920 Maple Ave Lisle IL
    Enter off of Maple Ave on Subiaco Drive and turn right at first street, Monestery Drive
  • Program
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  • Start timeActivityMusicMinutesRun byDetails/Notes
    7:00pmSet up room 1 Set up seating in center of room, move piano to hardwood floor area, chairs spaced 2-3 ft. between, and put back row in a "window" of front row with 2 rows of 20 chairs in semi circle, chair
    7:01pmSet up room 5Pete HansenSeating placement,
    7:06pmOpening SongSweet Sweet Roses of Morn (B♭)2Donald Thompsonattention to good streamlined/matched vowel/resonance and tuning/listening Use Kazoo
    7:08pmWarm-ups 20 Warm Ups, singing, and some vocalizing
    7:28pmSection rehearsalI've Been Working on the Railroad (B♭)20 Watch for rests on first beat. Work on Chorus 2 sectional work review notes chorus 1 and 2 10 minutes 10 minutes work with quartet/section leaders out front
    7:48pmRehearse songIn My Room (A♭)10 Singing on breath, breath mgmt, phrase endings lifted, craft, vocal production
    7:58pmRehearse song409 (G)10Dave Shepherdvocal/visual energizing, phrase ends lifting/propelling motion of song
    8:08pmRehearse songDaydream (C)15Pete HansenPronounce “dreamin” as dree – mih rather than dree-men out front/section leaders/sing once chorus repeats relearn and rebuild song with good vocal habits etc.
    8:23pmPerform songRock Around The Clock (F)3Dave ShepherdTag quartet Should have been completely off book weeks ago - Move the body in response to the music! visual and vocal coaching dave directing Pete coachinge
    8:26pmRehearse songHello Mary Lou (B♭)10Donald ThompsonHold the vowel in “ground” longer (“Swear my feet stuck to the ground”) coaching/segues. synchronization/leads singing as a section in solo portion
    8:36pmSection rehearsalAll I Have To Do Is Dream (A♭)10 Section work check notes, tuning etc. in bridge sections "I can Make you Mine....et. a..
    8:46pmRehearse songAll I Have To Do Is Dream (A♭)15Pete Hansenrehearse song, flow of word sounds/tuning/duets etc
    9:01pmRehearse songGod Bless America - revised (G)5 Get ready for Wednesday Performance
    9:06pmDirectors Choice of SongNever Go Wrong With a Song (G)10Pete Hansenreview interp plan, and work on lifting phrase endings
    9:16pmBusiness Meeting 10  
    9:26pmPerform songSpiritual Medley (G)3Pete Hansensing song with good vocal quality, energy and good tuning and balance and blend, leads sing prettier
    9:29pmClosing songKeep The Whole World Singing (E)1  
    Program Duration: 150 minutes; Finish time: 9:30pm