November 5 Update

Special Schedule for November 17

• 1:00 Rehearsal like usual

• 3:30ish Pizza Party

• 4:30 Perform in SHC’s concert (in the sanctuary at the church where we rehearse). This will be a short concert… probably under 45 minutes. JHC will perform “Music of Life” and “Why We Sing” from memory.

WHAT TO PRACTICE FOR NEXT REHEARSAL (November 17)

• “I Sing Because I’m Happy” (timestamps 0:00-0:40 & 1:50-end on the recording)

  • Review: measures 1-19 & 39-end

• “JAM!” (timestamps 0:00-1:26)

  • Note to Josh & Clayton: Learn PART 1 down an octave

  • Note to Everyone Else: Learn the part you would sing if this were a 4-part song — PART 1 = Soprano 1; PART 2 = Soprano 2; PART 3 = Alto

  • NEW: measures 11-30

  • Review: measures 1-10

• “Más Que Nada” (timestamps 0:48-2:49 on the recording)

  • NEW: measures 60-76(beat 1)

  • Review: measures 29-59 & 76(beat2)-105

• “Music of Life” (entire recording)

  • Review: whole song, including dynamics and places where there should be no group breath

  • Memorize: Make sure the whole song is solidly memorized. We’ll PERFORM this from memory on Nov 17.

• “Nine Hundred Miles” (timestamps 0:00-2:01 on the recording)

  • NEW: measures 1-17

  • Review: measures 18-35

• “Sing We and Chant It” (timestamps 0:00-1:13 on the recording)

  • Review: measures 1-31

• “Why We Sing” (entire recording)

  • Review: measures 74-end

  • Memorize: Make sure the whole song is solidly memorized. We’ll PERFORM this from memory on Nov 17.

Remind Texts

Students and Parents should sign up for our JHC “class” on Remind to receive a text notification each time a new JHC newsletter is posted to the website. Instructions for how to sign up are on the Rehearsal Tracks part of the website (use the password you received with your music to access the Rehearsal Tracks page).

Practice Tips

• Download rehearsal tracks to your device and listen to them frequently while riding the bus, doing chores, exercising, etc.

• Several times a week, sit down with the sheet music and really focus on making sure you are accurately able to sing the assigned measures for each song.

• DO NOT WAIT until the last minute to cram everything in. It is very obvious at rehearsals who is well-prepared and who is not. Be the good musician you are and take personal responsibility to learn the assigned excerpts well.

Parent Assistance Needed - Logistics Coordinators

We are looking for 1-2 parents to serve as Logistics Coordinators this year to help with choir logistics for JHC rehearsals and concerts. Interested parents should email Executive Director Bill Lytle at ExecutiveDirector@theYCHC.org to apply. There is a stipend for this position.

Absences

Pre-planned absences should have already been reported on the Conflict Form. If you have not turned in the form, please do so at the next rehearsal. If you have an unexpected absences (sickness or emergency), please email ExecutiveDirector@theYCHC.org to let us know.

Upcoming Dates

• November 17 — Rehearsal, Pizza Party, & PERFORMANCE as guests on SHC’s concert

• January 12 — Rehearsal and Uniform Hemming with SEAMSTRESS (Bring your concert shoes!!!)

• January 26 — Rehearsal

• February 9 — Rehearsal

• February 23 — Rehearsal

• March 16 — Rehearsal with Guest Instrumentalists

• April 6 — Rehearsal and CONCERT with Elementary Choir

• May 10 — Rehearsal and CONCERT with Senior Honors Choir

• May 31 — Rehearsal

• June 1 — FINALE CONCERT with all YCHC choirs

Rachel Morgan Im
Junior Honors Choir Conductor
York County Honors Choirs

The only thing better than singing is MORE singing. (Ella Fitzgerald)