CC Podcast S. 2 #4 - Fine Knacks indeed!

Choral Cacophony Podcast

If you love Renaissance madrigals, we have a Two Part CC Podcast for you. Starting this week with Part 1, Fine Knacks for Ladies, an English madrigal from the Renaissance will be dissected and refined. This week, specific pronunciation (to overcome singer's individual accents) is reinforced through our favourite method - practise, practise, practise. Our director decided long ago to be true to each song's roots. That's why we work with experts on language pronunciation for all our songs - even down to regional differences in dialects. Of course any group can work to overcome their own regional sound if they emulate a British Boy's choir sound, or an authentic Spanish cadence or French language finesse. Email us NOW to set up YOUR Audition for Ottawa's a cappella choir, The Stairwell Carollers. **Whether you audition to sing with the group or show up to help as a volunteer, you will enjoy every minute with this great group of people. We rehearse and perform in the Ottawa/Outaouais region.

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 - Pierre gives notes and the choir tries out Fine Knacks for Ladies by John Dowland (00:00:02)

2. Chapter 2 - Some tips for enunciation and pronunciation depending on the part. (00:01:47)

3. Chapter 3 - One of the smallest words can muddle the sound - "and" (00:02:49)

4. Chapter 4 - Some dynamics for everyone - Pierre sings the tenor part as example. The choir continues with some fine tuning of words. (00:03:42)

5. Chapter 5 - Pierre reinforces the technique of learning songs by heart and "getting out of the book." One last time through. (00:05:40)