Category: Old Agendas

 

February 24, 2022 Program

• By Robin Saumer and Carolyne Oehlerking

7:10   Welcome – The Old Songs

7:15   Warm-up – stretching, breathing, vocalizing (see Samba Chill Round words below)

7:30   Part Dueting

       . Under the Boardwalk

• Swing Down Chariot

8:00   Business and water break You’re as Welcome (new words see below)

8:10   Rep review: 

• Banana Boat, Hello Mary Lou, Silhouettes, I Love You Truly, O Canada
• Sight Reading: I understand these were started just before you started Zoom rehearsals so we will sight sing them and see how they feel.  Its Only A Paper Moon (start review at Bar 10), Ten Feet Off the Ground

Last week review reminders:

• It’s A Good Day – review learning tracks for notes and words – Bar 65 take an expression breath after the word deep (no breath after breath – no rest or breath in Bar 66)
• Ring of Fire – on back burner but please review learning tracks on a regular basis so that we can bring this back for learning in the future TBA

Review reminders:

• King of the Road – basses back beat snap alone to bar 9, everyone snaps bar nine to end bar 16, snap snap bar 47 during rest, snap snap bar 71
• In My Room – melancholy (not sad) to bar 27 – hopeful to end

9:00   Break

9:05   Quartet Tag – King of the Road 

9:25   Keep the Whole World Singing (with new tag ‘Oh Yeah )

 Irish Blessing

9:30   Mopping and cleanup.

 

Samba Chill Round

Samba chill, samba Brazil.

Samba chill, samba Brazil. (repeat)

Rio de Janeiro, dancing through the night.

Rio de Janeiro, ‘til the morning light.

Samba de Brazil, samba de Brazil.

Samba de Brazil, samba.

Samba de Brazil, samba.

Samba de Brazil, samba.

Samba de Brazil, samba.

 

February 17, 2022 Program

• By Robin Saumer and Carolyne Oehlerking

7:10   The Old Songs welcome

7:15   Warm-up – stretching, breathing, vocalizing

7:30   Doo Wop – parts dueting

• Breaking Up is Hard To Do
• Come Go With Me
• Rep review Sh-Boom

8:00   Business and water break You’re as Welcome (new words attached)

8:10   Rep review:

• Under the Boardwalk, Swing Down Chariot, Ring of Fire, When I Grow Too Old to Sing, It’s A Good Day, When I Grow Too Old To Sing, Banana Boat, Hello Mary Lou

Last week review reminders:

• King of the Road – basses back beat snap alone to bar 9, everyone snaps bar nine to end bar 16, snap snap bar 47 during rest, snap snap bar 71
• In My Room – melancholy (not sad) to bar 27 – hopeful to end

9:00   Break

9:05   Quartet Tag – Heart of My Heart (next week King of the Road)

9:25   Keep the Whole World Singing (with new tag ‘Oh Yeah – tag attached), Irish Blessing

This link is for the teaching of Keep the Whole World Singing with Dr. Jim Henry and Forefront if you have not seen it before…enjoy.

https://youtu.be/IBoKs8rFed8

9:30   Mopping and cleanup.

 

 

February 10, 2022 Program

• By Robin Saumer

7:10   The Old Songs and Introduction by Jim Moran

7:15   Warm-up – stretching, breathing, vocalizing

7:30   You’ve Got a Friend in Me

7:45   Can You Feel the Love

8:00   Business and water break You’re as Welcome

8:10   Rep review: Come Go With Me, King of the Road, Under the Boardwalk, Breaking Up is Hard, In My Room, Swing Down Chariot, Sh-Boom, Ring of Fire, When I Grow Too Old to Sing

9:00   Break

9:05   Valentines – Heart of My Heart and Let Me Call You Sweetheart in group and quartets

9:25   Keep the Whole World Singing and Irish Blessing.

9:30   Mopping and cleanup.

 

February 3, 2022 Program

• By Robin Saumer

7:15   Introduce guest director – Jim Moran

7:20   Welcome guests – You’re as Welcome – Robin

7:25   Warm-up – stretching, breathing, vocalizing -Guest director and/or Robin

7:40   Review You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Guest director)

8:00   Review Can You Feel the Love (Robin or guest director)

8:20   Business and water break

8:30   Rep review notes Come Go With Me and King of the Road (Robin)

8:50   Polecat book #1 My Wild Irish Rose (Jim Moran)

9:10   Valentines – Heart of My Heart and Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Robin)

9:25   Keep the Whole World Singing and Irish Blessing. (Robin)

9:30   Mopping and cleanup.

 

January 20, or 27, 2022 Program

• By Robin Saumer

7:00   Warm-up – stretching, breathing vocalizing.

7:15   Polecat #1 My Wild Irish Rose

7:30   Review notes (and words) Can You Feel the Love and You’ve Got a Friend in Me

7:50   Review notes  When I Grow Too Old To Sing

8:10   Welcome guests and a water break.

8:20   Business

8:30   Rep review: Come Go With Me, King of the Road, In My Room, It’s A Good Day

9:15   Tag time

9:25   Keep the Whole World Singing and Irish Blessing.

9:30   Mopping and cleanup.

 

Program Dec 9 and 16, 2021

(Christmas outfit on risers)

• By Robin Saumer

7:00   Warm-up.

7:15   Perform part1 – Deck the Halls, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Silver Bells, Away in a Manger,  Rudolph

7:55  Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, and a water break.

8:05   Perform part2 – Angels We’ve Heard, Here We Come a Wassailing, Hark the Harold, Jingle Bell Rock, Chestnuts (Christmas Song)

8:45   Business, water break

9:00   Work on anything from show

9:20   Tag in group and quartets

9:30   Keep The Whole World Singing, Irish Blessing and floor mopping!

 

 

Program Dec 2, 2021

(Christmas sweater night)

• By Robin Saumer

7:00   Warm-up.

7:15   Rehearse part1 – Deck the Halls, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Hark the Harold

8:00   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, and a water break.

8:15   Rehearse part2 – Rudolph, Silver Bells, Here We Come a Wailin’

8:40   Rehearse part3 – Chestnuts (Christmas Song), Angels We Have Heard, Away in a Manger

9:00   Business, water break

9:10   We Wish You a Merry Christmas (new for some)

9:20   Tag in group and quartets

9:30   Keep The Whole World Singing, Irish Blessing and floor mopping!

 

Away in a Manger 2^nd verse lyrics to fit between the 2 in the book:

 

The cattle are lowing the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.

I love thee Lord Jesus look down from the sky, and stay by my cradle ‘til morning is nigh.

 

Program November 25, 2021

• By Robin Saumer

7:00   Warm-up.

7:15   Christmas – Good Christian Men Rejoice, Here We Come a Wailin’, Hark the Harold

8:00   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, and a water break.

8:15   Christmas – Rudolph, Silver Bells, Chestnuts (Christmas Song)

8:40   Christmas – Angels We Have Heard, Jingle Bell Rock

9:00   Business, water break

9:15   Tag in group and quartets

9:30   Keep The Whole World Singing, Irish Blessing and floor mopping!

Program November 18, 2021

• By Robin Saumer

7:00   Warm-up.

7:15   Christmas New – Good Christian Men Rejoice, Here We Come a Wassailing

8:00   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, and a water break.

8:15   Christmas Review – Hark the Harold, Chestnuts (Christmas Song)

8:40   Christmas Review – Away in a Manger, Silver Bells

9:00   Business, water break

9:15   Tag in group and quartets

9:30   Keep The Whole World Singing, Irish Blessing and floor mopping!

Program November 11, 2021

• By Robin Saumer

7:00   Warm-up.

7:15   Christmas New – Good Christian Men Rejoice, Here We Come a Wassailing

7:50   Welcome guests with You’re As Welcome As the Flowers, and a water break.

8:00    Christmas New –  Hark the Harold Angels Sing

8:20   Christmas – Deck the Halls, Angels We Have Heard

8:45   Christmas Review –Jingle Bell Rock, Away in a Manger, Rudolph

9:10   Business, water break

9:15   Tag in group and quartets

9:30   Keep The Whole World Singing, Irish Blessing and floor mopping!