{"id":15347,"date":"2019-05-18T15:01:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T19:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/?p=15347"},"modified":"2019-06-28T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:41:19","slug":"june-23-29-2019an-impromptu-glorious-chorus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/june-23-29-2019an-impromptu-glorious-chorus\/","title":{"rendered":"June 23-29, 2019
An Impromptu Glorious Chorus\u2122<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Elise Witt
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@ John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC
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Elise’s Workshop Notes and Materials<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
<\/span>1) Echo Mirror<\/div>
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Standing in a circle.<\/p>\n

One person sings a phrase with exaggerated body movements.<\/p>\n

Group gives back the phrase as exactly as possible, echoing the pitch, tone quality, and color, and mirroring the body movement. Group members try to get inside the Caller’s voice and body.<\/p>\n

Callers can sing their name, favorite food, or whatever the situation inspires. Sometimes nice for the same Caller to go twice, using the same words but varying the rhythm and melody of their phrase.<\/p>\n

Go around the circle and use Frankie Quimby’s “Open Letter Method” – “open your mouth and let’er fly!” <\/em>Frankie Quimby and her husband Doug led the Sea Island Singers<\/a> along with their many children and grandchildren, and inspired by the great Bessie Jones.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

<\/span>2) Circle Song<\/div>
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Circle Song<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t
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From the work of Bobby McFerrin and his vocal orchestra – Voicestra http:\/\/www.bobbymcferrin.com<\/a><\/em>
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Circle Song<\/strong><\/p>\n

One person gives out repeating parts to the groups.<\/p>\n

Find parts by first singing what’s inside, then refining to find a motor part. Harmony is good. Look for spaces in the motor part to interlock new parts.<\/p>\n

Find parts by first solo-ing over what is already created.
\nPlay with rhythm – try putting 3 over 4 or try something in an odd rhythm like 5\/4, 7\/8, 9\/8
\nPlay with tonality – use some unusual harmonies, try notes that may not be the “first choices”
\nPlay with language – try using some sounds you don’t always use; experiment with different consonants; imagine you’re speaking a language you don’t know but have a sound in your ear eg. french, russian, italian, etc.<\/p>\n

The person giving out the parts can then solo over the foundation they have created.<\/p>\n

Solo-ist can then step out and let another person solo and\/or create new parts…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

<\/span>3) Wish Boats<\/div>
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by Sally Rogers<\/i><\/div>\n
www.SallyRogers.com<\/a><\/div>\n

WISH BOATS<\/b><\/p>\n

Star light, star bright
\nTether your wishes on dreams you\u2019ll dream tonight<\/p>\n

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<\/span>4) Break'em On Down<\/div>
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\u00a9 Harmony Grisman <\/em>http:\/\/www.harmonygrisman.com\/index.html<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

BREAK’EM ON DOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Break’em on down, Break’em on down,<\/p>\n

Break’em on down these walls between us<\/p>\n\n\t

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