Notes for selected songs.

"Washing of the Water" revoicings:

soprano 1: 

sing the top line throughout

soprano 2: 

sing the sop 2 part from bar 45 to the first beat of 49. Note: this is the melody, so bring it out.

in bar 49, jump to the lower of the two soprano 1 parts (in bar 49, you'll sing B A on 'ah')

you are still on the sop 1 line at bar 51 (all sops are in unison)

jump to the sop 2 part in bar 52 (you'll sing 'oo' on a D)

alto 1:

sing the upper of the two alto notes from bar 45 to the first beat of bar 49 (i.e. finish the word 'denied')

in bar 49, jump to the higher of the two soprano 2 parts (from bar 49 to bar 51, you'll sing a sustained F#)

you are still on the sop 2 part at bar 51 (all altos are in unison)

jump back to the alto part at bar 52

note: we are omitting the printed alto part between bars 49 and 51)

alto 2:

sing the lower of the two alto notes from bar 45 to the first beat of bar 49 (i.e. finish the word 'denied')

in bar 49, jump to the lower of the two soprano 2 parts (in bar 49, you'll sing F# E on 'ah')

you are still on the sop 2 part at bar 51 (all altos are in unison)

jump to the alto part at bar 52

note: we are omitting the printed alto part between bars 49 and 51)

tenor 1: 

sing the top tenor line throughout.

note: you have the melody in bars 49 & 50, but you switch to a harmony part in bar 51, so make sure you are not too loud at 51.

tenor 2:

sing the lower of the two tenor parts throughout.

note: you have the melody in bars 49 & 50, but you switch to a harmony part in bar 51, so make sure you are not too loud at 51.

bass 1: 

join the tenor 2s from bar 45 to the first beat of 49 (i.e. finish the word 'denied')

at bar 49, join the rest of the basses on the 'dum dum' part

bass 2:

'dum dum' throughout. Lots of sound, especially when the bass 1s are singing with the tenors.

"Song for Mira" revoicings: 

Note: Please add bar numbers to your Song For the Mira score, if they are not already marked.

verse 1 (starts at bar 11): sopranos + altos

verse 2 (starts at bar 27, top of page 4): the whole choir hums. This solo line will in fact be a solo.

bridge section ('can you imagine' etc) starting at bar 43: all voices.

verse 3: (starts at bar 59): tenors + basses.

verse 4 (starts at bar 75): sopranos + altos

bridge #2 and verse 5: SATB as written (bars 91 to 122)

verse 6 (starts at bar 123): sopranos + altos

Bars 139: tenors & basses join SA on the repeat of 'I'm going to be with them again'

Down By the Riverside voicing:

The Choir 2 part at rehearsal letter G will be sung by the soprano 2s and altos 2s. 

Soprano 1s and altos 1s will sing Choir 1 (along with tenors and basses)