Hi Everyone,

Once again great work at last week's rehearsal! We made some headway
on several of our new pieces, "The Water is Wide," and of course the
"Drunken Sailor." We will continue to plow through the "Drunken
Sailor" this week and also to fine tune the other pieces we've been
working on already.

For this week:

Review the "Drunken Sailor" sections we looked at during last week's
rehearsal. Pay particularly close attention to the rhythms. Take a
peek at the next section that we will be working on this Thursday,
and try to become familiar with the words.

Starting this week, we're going to be doing Fogarty's Cove as a
capella as possible!! Tenors, continue to work on the "oo" "oh" "ah"
section, and don't be afraid to break when needed. It doesn't need to
be completely smooth all the way through, and it's a lot easier to
sing if you take the lifts we have been talking about.

Baritones and Basses, please review the melody lines in "Away from
the Roll of the Sea." We're still having some rhythm issues and we
need everyone to be completely together. Make sure to sing it lightly
and smoothly, like a lullaby. Use the CDs to practice, and circle any
of the rhythms you keep missing. Remember to keep the pitch up on the
long sustained notes, don't just get to the note and sit on it.

A BIG thank you to all of you who came to FCTV yesterday for our
recording session. It went really well and was a lot of fun, and it
will be interesting to see how it comes out! They will be keeping us
posted on where it might appear and if any of the radio stations are
going to use it as well. Thanks again!

Finally, we still need more people to audition for solos,
particularly for the ones in A Whale of A Tale. If you are
interested, come a few minutes early to rehearsal this week and be
prepared to sing through one of your choice.

See you Thursday!
Brittany