Choral Cacophony Podcast #13 on the 13th!

Choral Cacophony Podcast

Back on October 14th, we were fortunate to have an amazing workshop with master teacher, choral director and composer, Mark Sirett. There were so many wonderful exercises he did with us that simply do not translate to written description or even audio clips; the only way to really appreciate the depth of the choral experience is to book a workshop with the man himself . Here, I will attempt to give you a taste of just one moment of the 4 hours he gave to us. This little audio excerpt illustrates two simple seeming exercises using Pierre's arrangement of "We Three Kings of Orient Are". Both exercises could be adapted using any song. The first exercise Marks works on our vowels and sound and mouth position and then he flexes our storytelling chops with the second exercise. Thanks Mark! * _Book Mark to work with your choir HERE._* _ **PleaseDONATE to support our 40th year workshops! All Donations receive a charitable receipt. About The Stairwell Carollers: Pierre Massie started our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. The Stairwell Carollers are ranked alongside the best of Ontario choirs, winning both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association competitions. A registered Canadian charity, we also help out local charities with our concert,CD, and cookbook sales.

Chapters

1. Chapter 1 - Mark Sirett directs the first exercise singing our parts to We Three KIngs on "O" - 2 times through. (00:00:00)

2. Chapter 3 - Mark Sirett directs the choir to now sing with the words. (00:02:14)

3. Chapter 4 - Mark Sirett discusses "Storytelling" - leads an exercise to practise expression (00:02:45)