Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Welcome!

Welcome to the blog of the Children's Choir of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Penang.

This site is scheduled to be updated weekly, on the days immediately after our regular Saturday rehearsals. It is meant to be a way for parents to keep in the know about how our sessions are going, and the ways the choir members can prepare for the next rehearsal. Photos of the choir will also be posted here on occasion. Thank you for your participation and support.


APRIL 23 FIRST SESSION

We focused mostly on working on simple choir exercises. Only half of the members got the exercise sheets (the others shared) because it was the first day and we didn't know how many people were going to turn up. The response was very encouraging and we will have additional exercise sheets for those who did not get them last week.

Main points:
  • Not to shout when trying to sing loudly
  • Learning to watch a conductor while also looking at the printed lyrics (not at the LCD)
  • Sitting straight, with the shoulders back - the start of good singing posture
We also tried out the chorus of the song "City of God" by Dan Schutte. The following Monday, the cantor group headed by Andre Ong recorded this chorus and it is available for download at the link below:

Download here

Let us build the city of God.
May our tears be turned into dancing.
For the Lord our light and our love
has turned the night into day.

My thanks to Andre and the group, as well as to Geraldine who is helping to coach the choir. See you all next week.

Andrew Filmer

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