Announcement - Christmas performance

Dear all,

Kindly come at 08:30 a.m.on Sunday 23rd of December 2012 at CCF RH.

Kindly note the following:

• Laurie will be conducting.
• For the attire - wear the polo tshirt that you worn during the 60th anniversary, black or dark coloured pants and shoes.
• Red flip file will be distributed to you before the performance. Kindly return them to David Chicken after the service. Alternatively, you may buy your own red flip file. 
• The pianists are
• Serena - O Come O Come Emmanuel
• Elsie - Praise ye the Father 

Due to time constraint, we are only practicing how parts between parts and, how members within the same part interact. If you have not mastered your part yet, kindly listen to the person next to you for reference on Sunday.

Thank you for your comprehension and usual understanding. 

God bless,

CCF Youth Choir

Announcement as of 18th of December 2012

Dear all,

Rehearsal
21st of December 2012, Friday at 1915 at CCF RH

Kindly note this is the last rehearsal for Christmas

Laurie will be in charge on the 21st and 23rd of December 2012. Please try your best!

You will be notified later for details about rehearsals for Easter, Chinese New Year and Mother's day for the year of 2013.


Combined rehearsal
We received notification from the President Kong requesting for a combined rehearsal on the:

20th of December 2012, Thursday at 1930 at CCF RH

Those who can attend, please try to do so. Thank you very much!

Audio file
 We are only left with a few days. Try your best!

Praise ye the Father
S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_hIxZmWRbY
A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wU-i76h6WA
T: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-YcDa3hWdk
B: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP1iFfHrCbM
SATB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itJcSPr5sis
Backup: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/m707gn65mh2e1og/TeqsMcsYSI

O Come O Come Emmanuel
S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7tI9zhuruA
A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XavirNrNpKw
T: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fVvKqtjrdU
B: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtSlVX2VUbI
SATB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rizSjL7Rf2U
Backup: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7kcfh2vj6zfmpov/clnYTtVUoY

Music score
If you do not have a copy of the music score yet, urgently inform ccfyouthchoir@gmail.com

Yes, you can!!!

God bless,

CCF Youth Choir

Announcement as of 10th of December 2012

Dear all,

Rehearsal

14th of December, Friday, at CCF RH at 19:15

15th of December, Saturday, at CCF RH at 15:00

16th of December, Sunday, at CCF RH at 12:45

Laurie will not be available until the 21st of December. David will be in charge in the meanwhile. For those who cannot attend the rehearsals, kindly practise on your own with the audio files previously posted. Thank you for your comprehension and usual cooperation.

Transport
So far, Sock Pin, Lawrence, Marjorie, David and Christel needs transport to attend rehearsal on Friday. Kindly send us an email by Wednesday 23:59 if you need transport. Thank you for your cooperation.

Kindly note other than choir practice  there is also sketch practice right after our rehearsal. i.e. Choir rehearsal usually ends at 1930, at most 1945 and sketch rehearsal begins right after, so you may practice upstairs on your own after choir rehearsal or you may do something else on your own. Choir members who are not participating in sketch will be staying at CCF RH until 2200 for return transport. Alternatively, choir members may arrange their own return transport. 

Concerning Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 12)

Everyone are gifted, the fact you are in the choir proves you are musically gifted, some more, some less. Nevertheless, you are all gifted! Do not lose hope, try your best, try hard, even if you fail, fail better next time, learn from your failures. We are all in the body of Christ, we will never let you down, even if you may be the weakest in the choir, you still are important, your presence is important! 

Diamond bright

Due to time constraint, we will not sing this song. Serena will play this live accompanying a power point presentation narrating the story of nativity.

Kodaly's method

We taught the Kodaly's method to members on Sunday, we will practice using Kodaly's method some more time. Here is an example video:

http://youtu.be/wnflr7cQnRc

How to practice

1. Have a quick look at the music score

2. Read and understand the lyrics

3. Play the audio files and try to hum or sing 'ah' along with the audio

4. Repeat until you are comfortable with your part

5. Try to sing the words

6. After you fully mastered your part, try to sing along the SATB file.

7. If possible, memorize your part

Try your best!

500 Views!!! 

We are happy to announce the number of viewers of this blog reached 500!!! Thank you for your views!!!!! :D

God bless,
David

Announcements as of 2nd of December 2012

Dear all,


God's Promises: He Will Supply All Needs
“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19, The Holy Bible)
We are very happy as our member Ronald (Bass) just returned from the USA and, he will be singing together with us as one voice! Amen!


New members
We are happy to announce that there are 2 new members joining our choir this week. They are Liline (*Soprano) and Eric Chan (*Tenor)
God is good, all the time and all the time, God is good. Amen!
*-> member has been randomly assigned to given part. Member might be reassigned to different part after determining the vocal range.

Kindly note application is open all year round.

Permanent Choir Coordinator
Due to all the confusion caused during the previous days, Cynthia Li voluntarily accepted the post of Permanent Choir Coordinator. She will be in charge of informing members in cases where announcements and/or changes are made within 24 hours prior to the rehearsal. For all announcements made more than 24 hours, i.e. announcements made at least 1 day before rehearsal begins, kindly visit this blog spot for the latest information. Thank you for your understanding and usual cooperation.

Rehearsal Time
7th of December, Friday, at CCF RH at 07:15pm (before Rehearsal for Sketch)  Cancelled
                                       No Rehearsal (kindly practice on your own)

8th of December, Saturday, No Rehearsal (kindly practice on your own)
9th of December, Sunday, at CCF PL at 10:30am (after CCF combined service)

The rehearsal on Friday will be rather short, around 15 mins, at most 30 mins. And, this will be the only time Laurie (Conductor) is available to practice together with us. So, seize this opportunity well!

David will be stuck at work till late tonight and,  this morning, Laurie informed us that she will not be available for practice. Also, both pianists, Elsie and Serena have other things to attend to tonight. Cynthia Li have informed you of the last minute cancellation of rehearsal through sms. We are terribly sorry for any inconveniences caused. Thank you for your understanding. Rehearsal on Sunday at CCF PL at 10:30am is maintained. See you then. 

Members who cannot attend rehearsal on Sunday, kindly practice on your own. Thank you for your cooperation.

The rehearsal on Saturday for this week is cancelled. Both Laurie and David are not available. Thank you for your attention.

After receiving feedback from members today, the rehearsal duration time on this coming Sunday will be around 1 hour 30 minutes. We will have vocal warm up exercises and we will practice both O Come O Come Emmanuel and Praise ye the Father. We will sing both songs together with the elderly choir. Kindly listen to the audio files as preparation. Thank you. Try your best!

Youtube Video
Courtesy of Welsa (Soprano) who provided the link below for a vocal quartet(mixed group) of Praise ye the Father:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Grz1VAWijQ

Kindly note the above is only for reference as the one sung in the video and our music score are slightly different. Enjoy the quartet!

Elderly choir
We received the list of elderly choir members from Mrs. Ah Niong this morning: 30 members in total; 23 sopranos, 1 alto, 1 tenor, 3 basses (approximate numbers only). If every one are present from both choirs, ideally, we will have a big choir of over 40 members. You will never walk alone, stay strong and practice your part well!

Try your best! Listen to the audio files which are posted in previous announcements. Believe in yourself! Yes you can!

God bless,
CCF Youth Choir