Hello everyone,
I have your homework for this week! :)
First, I would like to encourage all of you to find a recording of Funiculi Funicula. I've added a great link to Youtube featuring the Three Tenors. It doesn't get much better than this one! I've also added a gorgeous orchestral arrangement of Rhosymedre. It's really quite stunning. I think I'm hooked! You'll also find two recordings of Amparito Roca. The first is one that we definitely DON'T want to sound like. The tuning and the balance is awful. The second one is much better but a little fast for my liking. You will also find a good rendition of New York: 1927.
Next, I'd like everyone to practise the faster pieces with a metronome with the markings that I've given you. These are Funiculi, Homefront, Pirates, Amparito Roca and New York.
Another really important job is to get out there and sell your tickets. We deserve to a full house for this one!
Here's what we'll be working on:
1. New York - 104-end
2. Eventide - all
3. Amparito Roca - 66-end
4. Pirates - 119-end
5. Rhosymedre - all
6. Homefront - 161-end
7. Funiculi - all (with some flair and polish)
8. Closer Walk - cut time section
9. Drunken Sailor - D-end
Thanks for agreeing to come in an extra half-hour. We're in the home stretch with only four rehearsals left!!
Karen
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