Weekly Rehearsal

7:00pm, Tue, Apr 29 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
    7:01pmWarm-ups 10Donald ThompsonWarm Ups, singing, and some vocalizing
    7:11pmOpening SongSweet Sweet Roses of Morn (B♭)5John Morrisonattention to good streamlined/matched vowel/resonance and tuning/listening
    7:16pmPerform songNever Go Wrong With a Song (G)5Donald Thompson work on lifting phrase endings
    7:21pmPolecatsSweet and Lovely (F)5 Tag quartets
    7:26pmSection rehearsalI've Been Working on the Railroad (B♭)20 Work on Chorus 2 review notes chorus 1 and 2 10 minutes 10 minutes work with quartet/section leaders out front
    7:46pmRehearse songIt Is Well With My Soul (D♭)10Donald ThompsonSinging on breath, breath mgmt, phrase endings lifted, craft, vocal production
    7:56pmRehearse songI'm Sitting On Top of the World (F)10Dave Shepherd 
    8:06pmRehearse songDaydream (C)5Dave ShepherdPronounce “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.
    8:11pmRehearse songAll I Have To Do Is Dream (A♭)10Donald Thompsonrehearse song, flow of word sounds/tuning/duets etc
    8:21pmRehearse songHello Mary Lou (B♭)5Donald ThompsonSing using quartet for verse with "Saw Your lips Heard your voice"
    8:26pmRehearse songArmed Forces Medley (G)10 Please review words and notes before rehearsal, Work on key changes
    8:36pmTag TimeCornbread (C)10Dave Shepherd 
    8:46pmTag TimeSleepy Time Down South (C)10Bruce Rhoades 
    8:56pmBusiness Meeting 10  
    9:06pmPerform songSpiritual Medley (G)3Donald Thompsonsing song with good vocal quality, energy and good tuning and balance and blend, leads sing prettier
    9:09pmClosing songKeep The Whole World Singing (E)1  
    Program Duration: 130 minutes; Finish time: 9:10pm