John Sonquist's LOUUC Choir Page

Dear Choir Members:

NEW -- NEW -- NEW -- REHEARSAL SUGGESTIONS

These suggestions are intended to help you learn the mechanics of the music. That's the rhythms, the notes, and the intervals between them. It's intended to help with the words, too, but that's really secondary. The details of tempo, ritards, and crescendos, are only approximations. We'll learn these in the regular rehearsal.

Here are some helpful hints:

1. Sing only a syllable, like "la" or "me" very softly at first when you start rehearsing. Focus on listening, not on your voice, your tone quality, or on volume. Later, when you start to get familiar with the notes and the rhythms, then add the words. At that point, you can sing at normal volume.

2. Try to find a time to rehearse when you are alone. Focus your attention on reading your part, and you will learn notes, intervals, and rhythms easily.

3. If you can do it then get together for subsequent section rehearsals with some other members of your choir section. Have a little rehearsal together.

This way, you can devote your attention to reading your part. Spend some time doing this, and you'll become a better note reader. That will permit you to focus on interpretive details during our rehearsals.

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HERE ARE THE PARTS

You can get a copy of each choir part to Bernstein's "My House" for learning and practicing, and you can download the score
Just double-click on each desired part.

MyHouseSopranoPart
MyHouseAltoPart
MyHouseTenorPart
MyHouseBassPart
MyHousePianoPart
MyHouseChoirScore

You can get a copy of each choir part to "The Lone, Wild Bird" for learning and practicing.
Just double-click on each desired part.

LoneWildBirdPianoPart
LoneWildBirdSopranoPart
LoneWildBirdAltoPart
LoneWildBirdTenorPart
LoneWildBirdBassPart

You can get a copy of each choir part to Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

SheepPianoPart
SheepSopranoPart
SheepAltoPart
SheepTenorPart
SheepBassPart

You can get a copy of each choir part to "Today" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

TodayPianoPart
TodaySopranoPart
TodayAltoPart
TodayTenorPart
TodayBassPart


You can get a copy of each choir part to "Now Is The Time" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

NowIsTheTimePiano
NowIsTheTimeSoprano
NowIsTheTimeAlto
NowIsTheTimeTenor
NowIsTheTimeBass


You can get a copy of each choir part to "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

WeWishPiano
WeWishSoprano
WeWishAlto
WeWishTenor
WeWishBass

PS: Double-click here for the music and the words: WeWishMusicAndWords

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You can get a copy of each choir part to "All Things Bright and Beautiful" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

AllThingsBrightPiano
AllThingsBrightSoprano
AllThingsBrightAlto
AllThingsBrightTenor
AllThingsBrightBass

PS: Double-click here to download the words and music for: AllThingsBrightWordsAndMusic

It's suggested that you assemble this score with pages 1 and 2 back to back, 3 and 4 back to back, etc., tape the top, center, and bottom of the right hand side of pages 1 and 2, etc., and then 3-hole punch these doubled pages and put them in a notebook. (That's how I handle something this big).

Hear "All Things Bright and Beautiful" sung.

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You can get a copy of each choir part to "Truth's A Seed" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

TruthsASeedSoprano
TruthsASeedAlto
TruthsASeedTenor
TruthsASeedBass
TruthsASeedPiano

PS: Double-click here to download the words and music for: TruthsASeed


You can get a copy of each choir part to "Who Thou Art" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

WhoThouArtSoprano
WhoThouArtAlto
WhoThouArtTenor
WhoThouArtBass
WhoThouArtPiano

PS: Double-click here to download the words and music for: WhoThouArt


You can get a copy of each choir part to "TurnTurnTurn" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

TurnTurnTurnSoprano
TurnTurnTurnAlto
TurnTurnTurnTenor
TurnTurnTurnBass
TurnTurnTurnPiano

PS: Double-click here to download the words and music for: TurnTurnTurn


You can get a copy of each choir part to "HardTimes" for learning and practicing.
Double-click on each desired part.

HardTimesSoprano
HardTimesAlto
HardTimesTenor
HardTimesBass
HardTimesPiano

PS: Double-click here to download the words and music for: HardTimesWordsAndMusic

If you have questions about the LOUUC Choir, click here sonquist@west.net to send me an Email.