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This weeks Rehearsal at KCC

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Hi All
Chris has sent through this message regarding the rehearsal at KCC this Thursday –
For Thursdays rehearsal at KCC we are rehearsing in the ‘Cedar Hall’ where our concert will be on Saturday. Make sure you come in through the left hand main doors into the older building and through the cafe into the hall, rather than the main doors on the right that lead into our auditorium. There’s a big ceremony inaugurating the new Eastleigh mayor in there at the same time as our rehearsal … you’ll soon realise you are in the wrong place!
Thanks Chris 😊
By the way people do not think this is the only email you will get. I have many more things to mention 😆
Lin 😃

Fish and Chips

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Hi All
Message from Margaret 
Thank you everyone for your food orders for Saturday so far. Please pay NMM bank direct if you can, or give me cash, not too late to order!
Email Margaret direct – margaret.Ballard.mail.com


Lin

Summer Spectacular 23rd July 2022

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Hi All

Chris has been looking through songs to sing at the Summer Spectacular and has sent this list of potential ones.  We actually only have seven rehearsals until the Concert so we do not want to have to do too many new ones.  

It would be really nice to have some solos and then we could reduce the amount of songs that the choir have to do.  Don’t be shy, you know you want to do it, let Chris know if you are interested and what you would like to sing, we do tend to stick to show songs for this concert but it is not obligatory.   

Joseph

Gold

Fields of gold

One moment in time

a million dreams

Pinball wizard

You raise me up

Why we sing

Sweet Caroline 

Singing in the rain

Can you feel the love tonight

On a clear day

I’d like to teach the world to sing

Memories

What a wonderful world

West Side Story Medley

Chattanooga choo-choo

Lin

FISH AND CHIPS

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Hi All
Just a reminder for those that were there Thursday and to let those who were not, we will be getting fish and chips delivered at 6.00pm at KCC on Saturday for those that would like them. We will need to know in advance to order in time.
FISH AN CHIPS. – £8.00 BATTERED OF PLAIN SAUSAGE WITH CHIPS. – £5.00 CHIPS ONLY – £3.00
Ideally we would like you to pay directly into the bank if not cash or cheque made out to New Music Makers to Margaret Ballard.
Bank Details Lloyds Sort code: 309089 Account: 36801660 Name: New Music Makers
Email Margaret on – margaret.ballard@mail.com – please Head it -FISH AND CHIPS – (yes even if you are having sausage, or just chips)!
For the attention of Margaret Ballard MARGARET I would like 2 x plain sausages and chips please £10.00 has been paid into the account. Thanks
Lin

Breaking News

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Just seen this email
> Yes! We had the baby early yesterday morning, and it’s a girl!! 💕💖💕 > > Lucilla Perpetua born weighing 3.46kg > > I feel great, and the baby is doing well. Feeding and sleeping perfectly. > {CAPTION}
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IT’S GETTING NEAR – GOLD

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Hi All
Eric will bring tickets on Thursday and a card reader so that you can pay by card or cash for your tickets. If you can order before hand that would be useful email Eric on – ericgerrey@aol.com.
Tell your guests that they will be able to buy raffle tickets and programmes by card or cash.
Also please could you bring raffle prizes (Pete Blake 😊) and everyone else. 😆
Don’t forget if you are in touch with any past members to invite them to buy tickets for the afternoon and join us for the reception in the after the Concert We will need to know how many for catering so let me know.
Lin

Letter from Chris.

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Hello everyone,
Well done in our rehearsal last night! Everything is certainly sounding more confident and going through the whole program each week is paying off.

Next week I would like to run our rehearsal a little bit differently. I want to start by focusing on a few things that I think we can still improve.  I am sending this out today to ask if you can look at the things on the top of this list before next week, listen to them on OneDrive and practice them so that we make the very best use of our time together.

Here are the main things I want us to be practising and will start with these next week

Gold – rhythms in the verses
Les Mis medley – tempo changes and rhythms, particularly in I Dreamed A Dream and On My Own
Why We Sing – notes and rhythms for altos tenors and basses on the first three pages

We will spend a short time on these things at the start of our rehearsal and then go through the rest of the program in order – especially working on more light and shade in our singing.

I really appreciate everybody’s hard work.  Let’s have one last push over the next to weeks so we can feel really confident in what we’ve done, enjoy performing and show the audience what a great choir the New Music Makers are!

Many thanks
Chris

Tonights Rehearsal and Raffle Prizes

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Hi All
Attached is a the programme, with hopefully the last alteration!! And hopefully I have got it right. One Moment In Time has been changed with Fields of Gold. It will look better that the Men don’t stand up and then sit down again after the ladies have sung. So the ladies will stand, sing One Moment In Time and then the men will stand up to sing Fields of Gold. Makes perfect sense.??
KCC have very kindly offered us the Hall on the last Thursday Rehearsal before the Concert. 19th May which will be great, we wont have the staging but we can sing in the positions and we can get a better feel for the Concerts.
I am not sure if I have mentioned but we are going to have a small and short reception after the afternoon Concert for any past members that are in the audience and for the choir members. The idea is to finish the reception by 5.30 to give us time to get ready for the evening performance. So if you know anyone that has been in the choir that would like to buy tickets and attend let them and me know.
Running through the whole programme again tonight see how many you can do without the words, I am sure you will surprise yourselves.
Don’t forget your Raffle Prizes (Pete Blake). I know I said Gold but if it is not gold we will put a gold bow on it!!!! Thanks.
Lin

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Tonights Rehearsal and Raffle Prizes

Lins Emails
Hi All
Attached is a the programme, with hopefully the last alteration!! And hopefully I have got it right. One Moment In Time has been changed with Fields of Gold. It will look better that the Men don’t stand up and then sit down again after the ladies have sung. So the ladies will stand, sing One Moment In Time and then the men will stand up to sing Fields of Gold. Makes perfect sense.??
KCC have very kindly offered us the Hall on the last Thursday Rehearsal before the Concert. 19th May which will be great, we wont have the staging but we can sing in the positions and we can get a better feel for the Concerts.
I am not sure if I have mentioned but we are going to have a small and short reception after the afternoon Concert for any past members that are in the audience and for the choir members. The idea is to finish the reception by 5.30 to give us time to get ready for the evening performance. So if you know anyone that has been in the choir that would like to buy tickets and attend let them and me know.
Running through the whole programme again tonight see how many you can do without the words, I am sure you will surprise yourselves.
Don’t forget your Raffle Prizes (Pete Blake). I know I said Gold but if it is not gold we will put a gold bow on it!!!! Thanks.
Lin

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