GREENSBORO STRINGS

HOLIDAY SING-ALONG 2022

 

Page 1 — Explanation & Repertory list

Page 2 — Repertory assignments

Page 3 — Rehearsal schedule and attendance requirments

Page 4 — Concert order

 

This is our annual, free-spirited, concert of Holiday music.  All students participate.  Friends and family are invited to attend the concert (or view on Zoom), sing &/or play their own instruments along with the familiar songs. Included in our tradition is a big rehearsal of the Holiday music during “Special Week,” the week before Thanksgiving.

 

We consider the preparation of this concert to be the beginning of our “Note-reading Season” though all students are included in the event, regardless of level. 

Those in Suzuki  Book 2 and up, please focus on developing note-reading rather than on learning more pieces. Decide with your teacher how many pieces you will learn. Students “earn” permission to play the pieces by understanding the written music. 

Those in Groups D, please challenge yourself by learning more harmony parts and by choosing advanced fingering.  Pay special attention to phrasing and articulation.  ALSO, PLAN TO LEAD A PART; ASSIGNMENTS MADE AT GROUP.

ALL NOTE-READERS, please purchase Volumes 1 & 2 of Christmas Kaleidoscope.  We use these books every year.  If possible, please support a local vendor like Moore Music. 



HOLIDAY REPERTOIRE 2022

This is a list of the pieces in the order of difficulty.  A list of the concert order is in the last section.

      LEGEND

            *  indicates instrumental pieces, requiring attendance at 3 of these group lessons or more

            @ Indicates pieces to be played at the Candle Tea        

Readers,

--Please arrange your music in concert order, as listed on page 4.

--Please put your music in a 3-ring binder that lies flat.  

--Please use a hole-puncher rather than plastic sleeves.

--Bring stands and pencils to all rehearsals and concerts.

--For any piece you aren't playing, make a page with the name of that piece on it and place it in the appropriate spot in your binder.  That way you'll know to wait for that piece to be played…or when to sing along.



Beginning Songs:

Jingle Bells – handout (NOT Kaleidescope,) includes part for non-readers.

@Pat-A-Pan – handout, includes part for non-readers.

 

Suzuki Tunes: Advanced students play duets from Suzuki duet book.

@Twinkle in key of D - Suzuki 

            Var. A 

            Theme

@Go Tell Aunt Rhody - in key of D and repeat 1st line 

@O Come Little Children 

            (from Suzuki Vol.1, already on SmartMusic)

 

MUSIC THEORY PROJECT FOR NOTE-READERS

Tell me, by Nov. 14, which of the pieces below you would like to enter into SmartMusic.  l will also help you get started at your lessons.

Christmas Kaleidescope Book 1 (purple)

Jolly Old St. Nicholas, p. 3

Up on the House Top, p. 7

@Joy to the World, p.16

 

Christmas Kaleidescope Book 2 (pink)

@Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, p. 4

@Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella, p. 10

 

Handouts:

Hanuka

Over the River

We Gather Together

*I’m Getting Nuttin’ for Christmas

*Waltz of the Flowers

@*Greensleeves”  arr. By Vaughan-Williams



 


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WHICH PIECES EACH GROUP WILL PLAY


 

Groups A--Non-readers. 

Play the pieces you can from this list.

Twinkle,

Jingle Bells (just “jingle bells” notes or chorus),

Pat-a-Pan rhythm part,

Go Tell Aunt Rhody,

O Come Little Children

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

 

Group B who have begun note-reading.

Prepare Group A’s list plus as many pieces as you can from this list. 

Remember that the point is to be learning to read the notes, not to learn all the pieces by rote.

Learn the tune (the top part.)

      Songs from Xmas Kal. Bk 1 (purple)

            Jolly Old St. Nicholas, p. 3

Up on the House Top, p. 7

Joy to the World, p.16

Pat-a-Pan (handout, not Xmas K.)

Hanuka

We Gather Together

*I’m Getting Nuttin’ for Christmas

 

Group C

Play everything you are able to learn well except "Greensleeves".

Violin 1 on “Waltz of the Flowers”

All parts on everything else.

 

Group  D

Play everything.

You’ll be assigned a part for “I’m Getting’ Nuttin’ “ and “Waltz of the Flowers.”

Learn all parts for everything else.

 

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REHEARSAL SCHEDULE FOR HOLIDAY SING-ALONG 2022


 

Mon. Nov. 7

6:30 B

7:30 D

 

(GCS Workday – Tue. Nov. 8, Election Day)

 

Fri. Nov. 11 – NO LESSONS, VETERANS DAY

 

Mon. Nov. 14

6:30 A

7:30 C

 

(Nov. 20 GSYO Concert – 7 PM)

 


 

SPECIAL WEEK Mon. Nov.  21 through Fri. Nov. 25

Eve’s lessons suspended this week in favor of preparation of the Holiday Sing-Along.

Mon. Nov.  21

REHEARSAL PLAN 

ROOM 403 ON THE FOURTH FLOOR

WEAR MASKS!

IF YOU’RE READING MUSIC,

       BRING:

A STAND,

PENCIL AND

ALL MUSIC IN A BINDER. 

PLEASE DON’T PUT MUSIC IN PLASTIC SLEEVES.

ADVANCED STUDENTS, plan to practice leading at least one of the pieces!


Everybody present at the beginning. 

You may leave after we’ve played all the pieces that you’re learning.

I will try, very hard, to stick to this timeline.  We will go through the pieces quickly.  Notice where you have trouble and plan to spend extra practice time on those spots.


6:00      Pat-A-Pan

Twinkle in key of D

Go Tell Aunt Rhody - in key of D and repeat 1st line 

Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Jingle Bells

6:30      O Come Little Children 

Hanuka

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We Gather Together

Joy to the World

Up on the House Top

6:50      I’m Getting Nuttin’ for Christmas

7:10      Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella

7:30      Waltz of the Flowers

8:10      Greensleeves” 


 

Mon. Nov. 28

6:30 A & B

7:30 C & D

 

DECEMBER

(December 4 GSYO Concerto Auditions)

 

Fri. Dec. 2

CANDLE-TEA at FIRST MORAVIAN CHURCH

304 S Elam Ave, Greensboro, NC 

Arrive at 5:00 to setup and tune.

Two short performances of holiday music at 5:30 and 6:00. 

Dress: Dark bottom, white top or all black

 

Mon. Dec. 5

HOLIDAY SING-ALONG

WHEN: Mon. Dec.  5; Tune at 6:00, Play at 6:30

WHERE: First Moravian Church

304 S Elam Ave, Greensboro, NC 

FESTIVE DRESS



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CONCERT ORDER

Readers,

--Please arrange your music in concert order, as listed on page 4.

--Please put your music in a 3-ring binder that lies flat.  

--Please use a hole-puncher rather than plastic sleeves.

--Bring stands and pencils to all rehearsals and concerts.

--For any piece you aren't playing, make a page with the name of that piece on it and place it in the appropriate spot.


LEGEND

            *  indicates instrumental pieces, requiring attendance at 3 of these group lessons or more:

            @ Indicates pieces to be played at the Candle Tea        

@*Greensleeves”  arr. By Vaughan-Williams

@ Jingle Bells                                                                                      

@    Pat-A-Pan                                                                         

@    Twinkle in key of D                                                            

@    Go Tell Aunt Rhody –                                                        

             in key of D and repeat 1st line 

Jolly Old St. Nicholas, p. 3  

@    O Come Little Children

Up on the House Top, p. 7

@Joy to the World, p.16

Hanuka

@Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, p. 4

@Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella, p. 10

@ We Gather Together

*I’m Getting Nuttin’ for Christmas

*Waltz of the Flowers

@   We Wish You a Merry Christmas – handout (NOT Kaleidescope