February 27 Update
WHAT TO PRACTICE — due March 10
March 10th is our FINAL REHEARSAL BEFORE OUR 1ST CONCERT!
These songs should be FULLY MEMORIZED by March 10th:
“Inveniam”
“Dreams of the Dreamer”
“All the Pretty Little Horses” (this was due February 25th)
“Defying Gravity” (this was due February 25th)
“Hine Ma Tov” (review memory; this was due February 11th)
“Together” (review memory; this was due February 11th)
“Hold Fast to Dreams” (review memory; this was due November 19th)
“Why We Sing” (review memory; this was due November 19th)
Songs that should be nearly memorized by March 10th and that you should be able to sing very CONFIDENTLY (bonus if you have them all the way!):
SOPRANOS/ALTOS ONLY: “And I Can Sing”
LOWER VOICES ONLY: “Sing Out My Soul”
Full Recordings
If the divisi in the recordings below is not the same as our version, be sure to sing your exact part from OUR VERSION of the song, not what you might hear here.
“All the Pretty Little Horses” (with drum kit) - this is an SATB recording; we are doing SAB
“Defying Gravity” (with drum kit) - this is an SATB recording; we are doing SAB
“Dreams of the Dreamer” - this is an SSATB recording; we are doing SSAB
“Hine Ma Tov” (with flute) - this is our exact version
“Hold Fast to Dreams” - this is our exact version
“Inveniam” - this is our exact version (except they don’t use any dynamics, smh)
“Together” (with drum kit) - this is our exact version
“Why We Sing” (with drum kit) - this is our exact version (except we don’t do the descant); fast-forward to timestamp 2:17
SOPRANOS/ALTOS ONLY: “And I Can Sing” - this is our exact version
LOWER VOICES ONLY: “Sing Out My Soul” - this is our exact version
Upcoming Dates
March 10 — Rehearsal
March 24 — afternoon CONCERT at the Pullo Center with YCHC Elementary Choir
April 7 — Rehearsal
April 28 — Rehearsal and CLINICIAN
May 4 (Saturday) — evening CONCERT at York College with Senior Honors Choir
May 19 — Rehearsal
June 2 — afternoon CONCERT at the Appell Center with all YCHC ensembles
Rachel Morgan Im
Junior Honors Choir Conductor
York County Honors Choirs
The only thing better than singing is MORE singing. (Ella Fitzgerald)
