Desert Island Discs Ep.1
In their own words...
Angela has nominated Yellow by Coldplay. I was reintroduced to this song just recently when I picked it up on a pavement in St Leonards amongst lots of CDs being given away for free. I just love harmonising with this song. I have never really done any harmonising before but since joining All Choired Up I have been All Fired Up! I am really looking forward to doing more harmonising with our new found choir in 2021 as the world needs more harmony. It would be great if we could sing Yellow by Coldplay as a choir in 2021. We could do our own arrangements. Well Carol can do it and we can sing! The photograph above was taken on the 26th Oct 2020 - the same day that All Choired Up met up face to face for the first time in the church hall. It is a rather large picture of my body and soul having fun in the sea at St Leonards as part of the Groyne 41 group.
Thank you for sharing your Desert Island Disc with us Angela. A Happy New Year to you all!
All Choired Up Blog #10 - FESTIVE EDITION!
Our Merry Christmas Carol!
We may have not been able to sing Christmas Carols together this year. So, All Choired Up,we present you with our very own Christmas Carols singing Dona Nobis Pacem together! We hope that whatever your circumstances, you are able to enjoy this festive season. We all send you our very best wishes and positive energy to bring into 2021 together. Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting new additions to the blog in the new year! Sending love to all. X
All Choired Up Blog #9
Seagull Skid - in 3 parts
Here's Carol's recording of Seagull Skid as a round three parts, done through the Acapella app. Carol would like to stress that she's still learning how to use the app and (in her words) if she waits for perfection it simply won't happen as she'd never be satisfied!
It's important to watch the whole video to get the full effect of the different parts. This is a great opportunity to get a sense of the song to be going on with until we meet again and sing together in person. Perhaps you would like to download the Acapella app and have a go yourself?
If you haven't heard Seagull Skid before, it's worth checking out the videos from previous blog posts as she goes through all the parts in the recorded choir sessions. Scroll down the blog for the lyrics!
Spider Round - in 3 parts
This one is quite low, so if you want to have a go yourself, it's best sung first thing in the morning.
Cat Meditating - in 3 parts
Song Sheets
Lyrics for Spider Round, Seagull Skid, A Cat Meditating & Keep Your Fire Burning by Louise Blackman, which Carol took us through in the choir session on 2nd November.
A little extra...
Here are songs that Carol loves and would like to share with you all.
1.
Rising Appalachia sing Resilient
2.
A music video for These are the Words by Patti Smith
We close the blog today with these words from I Am Resilient:
‘My voice feels tiny, and I’m sure so does yours
But put us all together we make a mighty roar’
All Choired Up Blog #8
All Choired Up - 2nd November 2020
Catch up or re-cap on last weeks choir session with Carol.
All Choired Up Blog #7
Choir session online!
Here's a video from last weeks session for those who couldn't make it in person.
All Choired Up Blog #6
Real life choir session!
Here's a little highlights video from our FIRST EVER outdoor choir session! It was great to sing together. Thank you Angela for letting us use the beautiful garden. We hope you're all enjoying the sunshine and we look forward to seeing you all again soon when we resume our choir practices!
All Choired Up Blog #5
Video
In this weeks video, Carol takes us through the round Belle Mama from the Torres Straits, which was taught in last weeks zoom session. A nice little re-cap for us all!
The video then finishes with our special All Choired Up version of All I Have to do is Dream by The Everly Brothers.
Scroll down for the song sheet!
Song sheet
A little extra...
Here's some YouTube clips of songs that Carol finds enjoyable and inspiring that she wants to share with you all. Hopefully you like them too.
Have a listen!
Watch on full screen for the best experience.
1.
Coral Rojo from Chile singing Vuela Golondrina (The Swallow in Flight)
2.
Hallelujah by KD Lang sung at a fundraiser for Fire Fight Australia
3.
Gentleman Jack written by O’Hooley and Tidow and performed by The Syncing Violets
The choir is taking a break for the summer and our last session will be taking place, not in front of a computer, (Hurrah!!!) but outside in public next Wednesday August 12th observing social distancing guidelines. We’ll finally get to meet and sing with each other in real life. Look out for more information in the coming week…
All Choired Up Blog #4
Video
This week Carol introduces Faith’s Hymn by Beautiful Chorus, a beautiful meditative a cappella song which is hummed throughout. She sings three different melodic lines for you to learn and you will then be able to hum along when you listen to the YouTube clip which you will find below the video.
All Choired Up Blog #3
This week, Carol takes us through two activities:
A round called Hey Mr Miller and an introduction to a new song, Let Us Stand.
Videos
In this weeks video, Carol takes you through a round called Hey Mr Miller, in three parts.
This will help you warm up your voice and learn the round, so that we can sing it together in next weeks zoom session.
Another activity for you...
We are going to go through a new song, Let Us Stand written by Kate Thomas .
The first time Carol heard/sang the song was at the annual gathering of Natural Voice Network voice teachers in January of this year.
No one had any idea at the point what was going to be unleashed in 2020, although the signs were all there beneath the surface of society. Clearly Kate felt it strongly enough to write this heartfelt and heart warming song. We need songs like this now more than ever!
Singers, just concentrate on getting familiar with the chorus to Let Us Stand, (which starts: 'so let us stand as we face the coming storm...)
Like with Amazing Grace and This is Home, listen to all parts first and then go through the others to see what suits your voice best.
We will begin to look at this song when we meet next time.
Sound Files
Sheet Music
Below is the sheet music to Let Us Stand .
To maximise the view, click the three white dots that appear in the top right hand corner when you click on the image of the paper. You will then have an option to view it fullscreen and click to turn the page at the right time alongside the music.
Song sheets
A little extra...
The chorus in the following song, March March , is a brilliant example of a rhythmic pattern used in song - as well as having a powerful message.
Why not sing along yourself and have a go at following the chorus?
All Choired Up Blog #2
Videos
Carol takes you through some tongue twisters designed to warm up your voice and keep you vocally fit!
Sound Files
Below is a beautiful song called 'This is Home' written by Sophia Efthimiou, who is a member of the Natural Voice Network.
When you play the track you will hear All Parts sung through once, followed by the Alto, Soprano, Tenor and Bass parts in that order, finishing with a recording of All Parts to finish.
As with the earlier mp3 recording of Amazing Grace which accompanied choir video on blog #1, the idea is that you listen to all the parts and choose one that you are most comfortable with to start learning.
However, as Carol said last time, if you’re up for more of a challenge, please feel free to learn as many parts as you want!
Sheet Music
Also included is the written music if people find that useful.
All Choired Up Blog #1
Videos
Carol takes you through Amazing Grace, the original version - she has sung this through with parts where you can join in at home.
Sound Files
Last week we practiced Sam Cooke's beautiful version of the same song. Below are the different singing parts.
How to approach listening/choosing/learning the parts:
Each part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) is highlighted separately with the other parts singing quietly in the background. We sang the soprano and alto parts last Wednesday. Choose a part that is comfortable for your vocal range.
Sheet Music
Here is the sheet music for Sam Cooke's version. Only use this if it is useful to you!
