We started on our new pieces in earnest this week. I mean I started on our new pieces this week. Everyone else has been at then for some time now. I find they grow on you. I learnt a lot this week. We tried to make some sense of the words and Declan was very illuminating in teasing out meanings, double meanings, allusions, word play. I think he must be a very good teacher. He, like me, is a 1st Bass so we are finding the Bass parts a bit too low for comfort.
So there endeth the first lesson.
We then moved on to discuss with the Donagh the rapidly changing time signatures ( at least I think that's what he called them) and for the first time it made sense. He demonstrated 7/8 time and then 4/4, 3/8, 5/4 and made it all crystal clear although a lot of it looked like the SP from the Greyhound Track after a bad night for the Bookies. Another gifted teacher.
And there endeth the second lesson.
We were all getting a bit tired at this stage so we werent a bit pleased to be called out for a class with Dierdre Masterson. The last thing we wanted was to be dragged from the other Basses (and Tenors) to have to listen to a stunningly beautifull, amazingly talented vivacious soprano giving us the benefit of her experience with verve and humour and enthusiasm. But for the sake of peace and quiet we put up with it.
This picture gives you some idea of how put out we were. If the one on the left smiled any more his brain would fall out.
Three brilliant teachers in one night and insights galore. This thing just gets better and better.
BY the way
I have a few pics from the AGM when we brought home the bacon from Sligo as it were and filled it up (if that isn't too mixed a metaphor)
Just about to fill up
As can be seen we are a VERY formal outfit. We all dress for dinner and we all just rushed out to get to the very efficiently run AGM
This is a nice shot of the Altos just before they started to fight over the drink
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