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To "R" is human; to flip, divine

There are three kinds of "R"

American "R" (tongue moves toward, but does not touch gum ridge - can impact vowel)
Flipped "R" (tongue actually quickly touches the gum ridge once, and only once - no impact on vowel)
Rolled or trilled "R" (generally not used, except in especially dramatic context, or need to project)

Rules for Sounding or Omitting "R"
1. Never sing "R" before a consonant sound (no exceptions) applies within words, and in adjoining words.
2. Do not sing "R" before a pause (*one exception) Pause can be a notated rest, or articulation.
3. Always sing "R" before a vowel sound (no exceptions) applies within words, and in adjoining words.
(*When a diphthong dear or triphthong fire is followed by a pause on a high note, it is more effect to use flipped "R")

Which "R" to sing before a vowel?
Use flipped "R" between vowels.
Use American "R" in "" true and "dr" dream combinations (except on high notes)
For Gilbert & Sullivan choruses use flipped "R" most of the rest of the time (exceptions as noted in rehearsal)
This last is at variance with Madeleine Marshall's prescription of Art Song rules for G&S, but is born out by the special needs of chorus to project (and by listening to historical recordings)

HMS Pinafore Homepage

Here is a page with tons of links to Pinafore stuff: MIDI files and performances, historical recordings, essays, pictures, etc.

http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/html/index.html

Enjoy (and practice!)

Practice (and enjoy!)

Thursdays at Twilight and Trinity Artist Series Program and Schedule

Symphony Chorus of New Orleans
Trinity Artists Series • Thursdays at Twilight
June 26 & June 30, 2011

SCHEDULE:
7:00 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday, May 17: Regular Rehearsal Loyola CM230
7:00 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday, May 24: Regular Rehearsal Loyola CM230
7:00 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday, May 31: Regular Rehearsal Loyola CM230
7:00 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday, June 7: Regular Rehearsal Loyola CM230
7:00 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday, June 14: Regular Rehearsal Loyola CM230
7:00 – 9:30 PM, Tuesday, June 21: Regular Rehearsal Loyola CM230

?Wednesday-Saturday, June 22 – 25: Combined Rehearsal(s) TBA??

5 – 6 PM, Sunday, June 26 Performance at Trinity Episcopal Church

?Tuesday, June 28? Hold for Rehearsal Loyola CM230?

Thursday, June 30 6 PM Performance at Thursdays at Twilight


•• PROGRAM ••

The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass by Carol Barnet
Mixed Chorus, SATB solos, String Band (fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, string bass)

• Intermission •

Three Unaccompanied Anthems:
Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal Alice Parker, arr.
David’s Lamentation Wlm. Billings
Easter Anthem Wlm. Billings

A Stephen Foster Medley Jon Washburn, arr.
SATB, piano

Selections from RAGTIME Ahrens & Flaherty (arr. Funk)
SATB, piano

(String Band Selection TBA)

?(Hard Times Come Again No More Stephen Foster)?
SATB, solos, string band, piano

Fly Away Medley Mark Hayes, arr.
SATB, string band, piano

Tongue Twisters

Here are some tongue twisters that show up on lists of vocal warmups for actors:


You Need New York, Unique New York, you Need Unique New York
Red Leather Yellow Leather
Toy Boat
Lemon liniment
A box of biscuits, a box of mixed biscuits and a biscuit mixer
Choose orange shoes
Eleven benevolent elephants
Minimal animal
Girl gargoyle, guy gargoyle
The Leith police dismisseth us
Irish wristwatch
Bug's black blood, Black bug's blood
A proper cup of coffee from a proper copper coffee pot.
A quick witted cricket critic.
The cat crept into the crypt, crapped and crept out.
The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop.
Where she sits she shines, and where she shines she sits.
If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

Practice these and then practice speaking the words to G&S Pinafore!