Weekly Rehearsal

7:00pm, Tue, May 6 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 20 Warm Ups, singing, and some vocalizing
    7:21pmOpening SongSweet Sweet Roses of Morn (B♭)2Donald Thompsonattention to good streamlined/matched vowel/resonance and tuning/listening
    7:23pmTag TimeWhere Is Love (F)10John MorrisonWill use for vocal warm up. Please review before rehearsal
    7:33pmPerform songDaydream (C)5Pete 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.
    7:38pmSection rehearsalI've Been Working on the Railroad (B♭)20 Work on Chorus 2 sectional work review notes chorus 1 and 2 10 minutes 10 minutes work with quartet/section leaders out front
    7:58pmRehearse songIt Is Well With My Soul (D♭)10  
    8:08pmRehearse songHello Mary Lou (B♭)5Donald ThompsonUse step out quartet for first verse. Hold the vowel in “ground” longer (“Swear my feet stuck to the ground”) coaching/segues. synchronization/leads singing as a section in solo portion
    8:13pmSection rehearsalAll I Have To Do Is Dream (A♭)10 Short version without reprise, Section work check notes, tuning etc. in bridge sections "I can Make you Mine....et. a..
    8:23pmRehearse songAll I Have To Do Is Dream (A♭)10Pete Hansenrehearse song, flow of word sounds/tuning/duets etc
    8:33pmRehearse songGod Bless America - revised (G)5 Work with entire chorus then small group singing in Elburn.
    8:38pmPerform songOUR VETS of 'Nam (D)5  
    8:43pmRehearse songArmed Forces Medley (G)5 Please review words and notes before rehearsal, Isolate key changes and review.
    8:48pmTag TimeCornbread (C)10John Morrison 
    8:58pmBusiness Meeting 10  
    9:08pmRehearse songI Believe (E♭)10  
    9:18pmPerform songSpiritual Medley (G)3Pete Hansensing song with good vocal quality, energy and good tuning and balance and blend, leads sing prettier
    9:21pmClosing songKeep The Whole World Singing (E)3  
    Program Duration: 144 minutes; Finish time: 9:24pm