masterclass 2

To be clear: Masterclass 2 is Nov 15 at 6:30 pm at MY house. ;)

Next Masterclass

So...We'll be doing Sister Act Medley. I'm actually super excited. But I'm not buying all your music, so you'll have to get it yourself. Here is the link. You'll need to have it in the Nov 7th lessons so that you can find out what part you want to do. We'll only have 2 rehearsals, so you'll have to learn it mostly on your own and in lessons. I will not have you perform it if you are not ready. So, be ready.

GREAT SINGING yesterday. Seriously. I loved what she had to say to so many of you. We will be having a thank you card for you to sign at lessons. Don't forget to sign it, cause I might let you get away without.

Awesome, awesome, awesome.

See you soon.

email from Prescott to secure our dates. I need ALL of you to consider singing for the preludes.

Good Morning Deb,

This is to confirm your reservation of our Sanctuary and Prelude schedule as follows:

Prelude - 14th October for the 11:00am Service - Please plan to arrive at the Church by 10:45 am and touch base with our Priest or myself on arrival.  As the prelude serves as an opportunity for our parishioners to clear and prepare their minds for the Service to follow, the piece you (or your student) chooses to perform should be of a soothing or meditative nature, and 3.5 to 5 minutes in length.  We invite you to remain for the Service if you so desire; you will be most welcome!

1st Master Class - 18th October from 6:30 - 9:30pm


Prelude - 11th November for the 9:00am Service - Please plan to arrive at the Church by 8:45am and touch base with our Priest on arrival (see above for further instructions).

2nd Master Class - 15th November from 6:30 - 9:30pm


Prelude - 11th November for the 11:00am Service - Please plan to arrive at the Church by 10:45am and touch base with our Priest or myself on arrival (see above for further instructions).

Studio Recital - 30th November from 6:30 - 9:30pm

Should anything change, please contact me as soon as possible and I will do my best to accommodate you.  Until the 14th then;

Cheers,
Prescott

Recital and Masterclass Dates

Masterclass 1: Oct. 18th, 7:00pm at St. John's Episcopal Church
Masterclass 2: TBA
Recital: Nov 30 at 7pm at St. John's Episcopal Church

Options for discussion:

We can do a traditional masterclass: We have a guest come in and evaluate our performance OR we can do a learn a choir medley of SSA (Mitchell, you'd sing A) by either Gershwin or other and perform it at Terrace Grove again. Input, please.

Fall 2012 starts

Next WEEK! Come with ideas about what you would like to study for the semester and 2 goals.

text me...

Hey everyone, my contacts on my phone were completely deleted with no back up. Please send me a text with your name in it so that I will have your phone number ;) thanks.

Fall Voice 2012

If you are interested, I have 9 spots left for fall. I will only be teaching on Wednesdays 1 to whenever and Thursdays 12:15 to 2:30 and then prolly 4 to whenever. I would like to know how many students I need to leave spots for before the school year starts so I can let USU know how many of those students I'm willing to take.

Everything will remain the same from the previous semester. Refer to syllabus here (above in the tab section) for questions regarding payment and policy. 

I have missed you all so much! Hope you all had a wonderful summer! 

If you plan on taking lessons, please respond with your best 2 times during the times indicated above and how you plan to pay for the semester to deb's email (studyvoicewithdeb@gmail.com) for privacy purposes.

thank you!

-deb sorensen

OH!!! I finally have unlimited texting service on my cell phone. Feel free to use it.

postal mishap!..and recital info

So, if any of you received emails about my family's updates, sorry! They would have been titled "bill and rosi", "tim and jill", "adam and becky" and "nick and deb". I posted them to the wrong blog!AGH! Just delete and ignore. ;) I hope the moment of idiocy has passed because that was a doosey!

In other news, we are cutting all group numbers for the recital on Sat. We are not ready. So no rehearsal before concert at 6pm. The end.

Lastly, if you want your name spelled correctly, your piece listed correctly or any other error that might happen, please let me know what you'll be singing for Sat's recital by listing it EXACTLY in the following format:

name
title (only the first word is capitalized in Italian) by first letter of first name and full last name of COMPOSER, not librettist
If it's from anything, list it here
accompanist

So, if I were doing this for myself, it would look like this:

Deb Sorensen
Porgi amor by W. Mozart
From Le nozze di Figaro
Pianist: Elizabeth Emery

thanks, guys! I'm excited to see you on Saturday at 630!!!!!!!! BEST DRESS! Preferably Black with little color. Girls in heels. Men, you always can wear a colored shirt. Just don't make it distracting.

recital...April 28th

So, call time is 6pm
We will practice the March, then the Friends and then No Chance.
Break until 7pm
Try not to invite people until 7pm, when it actually starts.

thanks!

-deb

group lessons

Lesson times are for the week of April 15-21st. You are getting one extra private lesson than previously arranged! So this group lesson is an add on for you. It is so you can practice your group number and recieve some feedback on your classical piece. it should only run for 1 hour to 1.25 hours. Please let me know of conflicts, because if you are not there, you may be the one to make the group look silly ;!

Wednesday April 18th 330pm: I Won't Say Girls, pianist---Teri, if she can come
Wednesday April 18th 630pm: That's What Friends are For, pianist---McKinley---if she can come
Thursday April 19th 330pm: Colonel Haiti's March (you SHOULD come if you aren't in the either two and then you should come if you ARE in the other two and you have time)---Lizabeth, if she can come

let me know!!!!

"Yesterday, I had an awesome voice practice.  I was able to hit my high D without you. It also wasn't necky.  Yeah!! I'm making progress.  Also I love my classical piece.  The ending pages are so cool.  I had one of my friends look it up on you tube and she is excited for me to try out for that competition." -student via email


OR


"Deb, I had the hardest time remembering how to do my breathing exercises. Would you help me remember so I don't practice it wrong all week?" -student via phone call


OR


"I don't like this exercise. I avoid doing it when I go home from lessons." -student via email


I want to hear it all. Shoot me an email. Call me. Let me know so that I help in whatever way I can. You are all so awesome! I love to hear your successes and things you wish you could change. Obviously it's nice if you have some tact, but I'll take it whatever way I can get it. Thank you to students who DO give me feedback. All of you others, please feel free to tell me such things. I want to help you do your best.


  

spring break

Spring Break for our studio is March 12-16...which means no lessons next week!

I'll remind you here that March 23 is the final masterclass for the semester and that is a FRIDAY at 630. You are to be prepared with your classical piece. Emily Hansen will be our guest teacher. You will need your accompanist. It is best dress. We will be practicing our group numbers in the following order:

630-640: I won't Say
640-650: That's What Friends are For
650-700: Colonol's March

Please be on time for your group numbers and I hope to be out of there by 830. Yes, you should clear your schedule and plan to be to the whole thing.

Yes, you should take comments down on your own paper and turn them into me so I can give them out.

Marshall, Nancy, Sylvia, and other beginners with me should plan on singing, but can change your minds if you become too overwhelmed. Don't decide anything until the masterclass, but plan ON performing so that you will come prepared so that if you feel so inclined, you may still perform. talk about a rambling sentence.

Good luck! Happy Spring Break!

Oops! I forgot to mention...

Dress for Sunshine Terrace:
No Chance Girls:
Black and Red

We Your Friends People:
Black and Gray

March People that aren't in another group:
Black and Blue??? Yeah, Blue

This isn't a casual show, but it is more casual than our next recital. So, dress pants, but not suits or dress slacks and not skirts (unless you wanna wear a skirt).

You do need your own accompanist there!

No Chance Girls

I have time for rehearsal on Friday at 4pm at my house. If you would like to run through it again and get more comfortable with the choreography, etc, please come. Please let me know by tomorrow AM if you are coming so I can cancel if it's only 2 of you.

You were SO CUTE! I'm excited for this number almost as much as the March!

Sunshine Terrace II

Info is here: sunshine

I need you to comment with the song choice you are doing. We will be going in the order of when it was written. For example, Tangled is the last Disney written, so we'll do those numbers last...There will be a few exceptions, as needed. If I don't hear from you by SATURDAY then I will be picking your song for you. I will not wait.

Please have March and all your music memorized. Or super close so you don't have to look at the music much. I would PREFER memorized completely.

Thank you cards...

I would LOVE it, if you feel so inclined, if you would write a brief thank you note to our guest teacher:

Lauren Shanley

I will also have a card at lessons that you can sign, but the additional card with a personal message would make her feel like a million bucks.

Thanks!

We your Friends group

Rehearsal this FRIDAY at 300pm
at deb's
with McKinley playing?

Monday 300 Feb 20

Additional rehearsal for "No Chance, No Way" Group.

Please let me know if you can't come.

group lessons next week and assignments...

Group Lesson #1
Day and Time: Wednesday @ 330
Song: No Chance, No Way from Hercules
Pianist: I am still looking for one. I have a few options, but if someone plays and WANTS to play for this one, let me know...
People to come:
Amber
Meagan
Josie
McKinley
Cassie

Group Lesson #2
Day and Time: Wednesday at 600pm
Song: Step in Time from Mary Poppins
Pianist: Elizabeth
Participants:
Alison
Kami
Breeann
Matt
This group is a rough time for me because of the show I'm in. Try really hard to be on time. I know Elizabeth and Alison have work/school, so they will be a few minutes late, but really do try to be on time. I have to leave at 7pm. I will already be 1.5 hours late for call time, but I knew it was important to have a night one available, so this will have to work.


Group Lesson #3
Day and Time: Thursday @ 300pm
Song: Colonel Hathi March from Jungle Book AND I Have a Dream from Tangled
Pianist: Again, I'm still looking for one for this one. If you have one or you are one and would like to make some money showing your skills to others who might hire you, let me know...
Participants:
Evan
Krissa
Rachel
Matt?


Group Lesson #4
Day and Time: Thursday @ 430
Song: That's What Friends Are For from Jungle Book
Pianist: McKinley
Participants:
Elizabeth
I have a few more students that need to sign up. If they don't add on to this one, I think would be cool to have you two do a duet...?

Lessons will take place at MY HOUSE at the designated time. Please have your music printed (no chance, no way will be to your email address by MONDAY and no later). Step in Time might have an additional song added to it because Step is so Easy! Be prepared for one in your inbox if I decide on that.

I haven't heard from:
Jojo
Kiki
Andrea
Mitchell
Nancy

I'm still waiting to hear about filling these dates...

Good Morning Deb,

This is to confirm your reservation of our Sanctuary for the above referenced events, as follows:

Master Class - Wednesday, 22nd February from 7:00 to 9:30pm
Master Class - Friday, 23rd March from 6:00 to 8:30pm
Recital - Saturday, 28th April from 7:00 to 9:30pm

Prelude - Sunday, 26th February for the 11:00am Service
Prelude - Sunday, 4th March for the 9:00am Service
Prelude - Sunday, 25th March for the 11:00am Service

Kindly let me know who will actually perform the preludes on the above dates as soon as you have settled the matter so that I can have their name published in the Service program.  As in the past, please make sure each of the performers arrives at the Church no later than 15 minutes before the start of the Service (8:45am for the 9:00am prelude, and 10:45am for the 11:00am prelude).

If anything changes, please let me know as soon as possible, and I will do my best to accommodate you.

Cheers,
Prescott

music

did everyone get their music?

rachel, i think you're the only one who didn't and it's because I couldn't get your email address to work! Do you mind sending me an email so that I'll have it? studyvoicewithdeb@gmail.com

Recital and Masterclasses DATES!

Feb 22 at 730
march 23 @ 630
April 28 @ 700 recital

I need someone to sing a religious, non denominational, piece for opening prelude for St. John's Episicopal Church on:
Feb 26 @ 11 am
March 4 @ 9 am
March 25 @ 11 am

Mitchell and Cassie---Please talk to me with this in mind so I don't forget.

sunshine terrace

Tues, Feb 28 at 630
I'm sure this will be more of a dress as you're comfortable or as is appropriate for your song(s).
Meet in the Main Dining Room at 620.
Family is welcome.

I have never been there, so you will have to find it by yourself. Just ask any staff you see to find the Main Dining Room. The building is on 2nd West and 2nd North.

catch up

Please be sure and read at least the last 4 entries because it has information effecting this semester. be sure to COMMENT! on all of them so I know you've received the information.

vote on group numbers...

For the group numbers, I was thinking:

Meg's Song for the Girls

I've got a Dream from Tangled for everyone
How Does she Know from Enchanted for everyone
A whole new world from Aladdin
Trashing the Camp from Tarzan
A Girl Worth Fighting for from Mulan

any other suggestions?

wet season...

please remove shoes upon entering my home. most of you already do this, but I found Matthew licking up a puddle from someone's shoes last week...EEEEEEEEEE!

Good news

Students!
I am excited to decide that we are doing DISNEY! this semester. I've put it off long enough. I would like for everyone to sing at least 1 Disney song solo, and 1 group number. Please start thinking about the songs from Disney you would be most interested in singing.

I would also like to do a concert for the Old Folks Homes around the Cache area, around Valentines' Day. I feel this will be a GREAT opportunity for you to sing SEVERAL times in front of people who need a boost to their day and by boosting them, you in turn are also boosted because they will cheer you on and hope you do your best. Please plan on making some time around Valentine's Day to perform for these folks. I will set up times. I can't guarantee anything at this point, so I will let you know later of the homes and the times. Your Disney pieces should be ready for this performance. We will also still focus on the Classical stuff, but that will be the final recital. Be prepared for both performances.