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Week 30 Page 1

Lins Emails

Hi All
This weekend would have been our cheese and wine party and we were going to invite past members to have a wonderful evening of food, wine and entertainment. We were even going to get Tom to do one of is amazing monologues. Unfortunately, of course, this cannot happen, so why doesn’t everyone have a night in and just enjoy the wine and cheese. Any excuse!
We have lots of birthdays this week so will be doing two emails as sometimes they don’t send if I send too much.
We have two birthdays on the Friday 9th October. Ladies first,it is Lesley Cother’s Birthday. Lesley is an alto and joined the Choir in the February 2018. Unfortunately Lesley has not had a good time as she fell at the beginning of lockdown and broke her arm and she is at the moment in hospital after another fall and has broken and dislocated her hip and is waiting for an operation. I am sure we all wish her well. Maureen has put some cards through her door which we hope that she will get.
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Get Well Soon Lesley.
Next we have Peter Blake. Peter is a Bass and has been in the choir for many years. He has been chairman and committee member in his time. Peter is the one on the right, Marg is in the picture to add the glamour. This was taken at the Old Time Music Hall evening and this is not their normal attire.

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Have a great day Pete
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It is Pat Jenkins birthday on Monday 12th October. Pat is a Top Sop and has had a very full interesting singing career, singing, I believe all over the world. This is another picture of our Old Time Music Hall singing one of her many solos that she has sung with the New Music Makers. Hope you can have a lovely day Pat.
Philip Hounslow’s Birthday is on Tuesday 13th. Phil is a Bass and joined in February 2019 and was just getting back to choir before the lockdown after an illness so we have not seem him for a while. We hope you are well Phil and you get to have a great birthday. {CAPTION}

Hope you all have a lovely day. 🎂 🥂 🍰 🎺 🥂
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Lins Emails

Hi All Again

We do have some more good news as we have a new choir member. Peter Foster did his zoom voice test last week and we were very pleased that he passed with flying colours.  He did particularly well in the clapping a rhythm – well it looked like his hands were doing it right we just couldn’t hear him 😆.  The joy of zoom.  Welcome Peter and one day you will all be able to meet us all in person.  I hope it is not too much of a shock.

Probably not the best photograph that we will ever get of Peter, I took it off of the video that Lillian made of the Zoom Rehearsal.

There has been 44 views of the Rehearsal so thank you, Lillian, for editing it for us. Have you watched it yet?  https://youtu.be/xOiEQelJs4s
Christmas is coming to zoom this week. I have already sent you the details of what we are going to be rehearsing but a reminder:-
Hark! the herald-angels sing 23
O Come, all ye faithful 54
O little town of Bethlehem 57

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Can I also please remind you to sign David and Sandies card. You do not have to contribute but it would be nice if you could sign the card. This is the link.  
Watch this space for the next New Music Makers Virtual Song, ‘You Raise Me Up’.
I would just like to conclude with a few catch ups about choir members I didn’t want to add to to the Happy Birthdays.
Firstly on Mary Gunn
We do not have a lot to update on Mary Gunn, As far as we know she did not come off of the ventilator as soon as they had hoped and she is still on oxygen. It is such a shame that no one is allowed to visit her. Not even her daughter who has only been able to see her once.  Of course we all wish her well and we will let you know if we hear anything else.  
Secondly some of you have seen the announcement from Gen Marsh about contracting Covid on the WhatsApp page. I asked her if she would mind letting us know about her experience in the hope that it will make us all more vigilant and aware in our day to day activities if we can.
Email from Gen Marsh:-

Here are my thoughts about our experience over the last few days ,now weeks.

 

It’s not a very exciting story and from where we are currently sitting, we want that to remain the case!

 

Steve and I are retired so did not need to go beyond  our local shops in these COVID times. We are however quite social animals , so  in line with guidelines we have ventured further afield!

 

No eat  ‘out to help out’, but a few gatherings of 6 max ,in  garden.

 

On every occasion we have followed the rules to the letter:  sanitizing ,masking, social distancing.

 

Steve came down with the virus on 30th September, complaining of a headache. No other symptoms. No cough, no temperature, could still smell. We were due to meet some friends for a walk ,so cancelled and booked a test.

 

Steve has no idea where it sneaked in from but he tested positive. Two days later with again only symptom being a headache, I tested positive. I know who gave it to me!!!!!!

On the positive side;

 

Getting a test was quick and efficient. Booked on line, tested the same day. Steve at Stoneham Lane. Me, 2 days later in Winchester.

Results as promised within 48 hours,

Follow up phone call was quick, if the advice was a little irrelevant to our situation.

 

We’re both doing ok but Steve clearly got the bigger dose and is struggling more than me. Still no cough, breathing issues or temperature.

 

Track and trace has been a little hit and miss to say the least.

Luckily we were able to inform everyone we had been anywhere near and they have all self isolated.

 

BUT,BUT,BUT…. some have been tested, all negative, others have just stayed at home, no one has any symptoms at all. We have no idea how we caught it. And fingers crossed , don’t appear to have spread it!

 

It has been a real wake up call for us all . Even being really really careful it still creeps in.

 

Stay safe.

 

Xx Gen

 


Thanks Gen for doing that it makes us all realise that this thing as NOT gone away. Xx

Thursday 8th Zoom Rehearsal

Lins Emails

Hi Folk

Heads up on next weeks Zoom Rehearsal

We shall be going through the harmonies and descants of the following Carols.  All of which are in you 100 Carols for Choirs.

Jerry has very kindly put them on onedrive so that you can have a practise before next Thursday, the links are attached.

Hark The Herald Angels Sing  No. 23

I hope I have got them in the right order?
Lin 



Collection for David and Sandie

Lins Emails

Hi All

As mentioned in the email on Wednesday we are having a collection for Sandie and David for their work in the choir over many years.

If you would like to Donate could you please do it by Saturday 17th October.

The link for the card is 

This will be sent on the 24th October, so can you make sure that you sign it by then please.
I have not done this before but Natalie says it is quite easy, you just click on it and you are prompted to put your message.   We have had a trial run which worked.  If you get any problems let me know, I will try and sort
Them out.??
To make a donation could you please do it online direct to the New Music Makers’ bank account, with a reference relating to the donation.  

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Lin


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Fwd: yesterday’s rehearsal video link on YouTube

Lins Emails
Hi All

Lillian has put yesterdays rehearsals on youtube for those that were unable to make the rehearsal and for those that would like to go over the very useful  lessons that we had on voice  technique and warming up excersises.
It is very interesting and informative and some of the chat is quite funny as well!!
Thanks Lillian and Chris for a great rehearsal.
Lin

Hello all,

The rehearsal from yesterday is posted here: https://youtu.be/xOiEQelJs4s
Happy singing!
Lillian

Fwd: List of Video Submissions for You Raise Me Up

Lins Emails
Hi All

As discussed last evening, Lillian has sent the names of the people who have submitted videos for You Raise Me Up.  If your name is not on there and you have sent one could you contact her to let her know.
Lillian has very kindly extended the cut off time to submit to Midnight Sunday 4th October.  

So get singing 🎶 🎶 🎶 

From: Lillian <lillian.sediles@gmail.com>
Date: 2 October 2020 at 15:04:01 BST
To: Lin Kellaway <lin.j.kellaway@ntlworld.com>
Subject: List of Video Submissions for You Raise Me Up

Here is who I have as of right now, Friday 2 October at 3:00pm. I think I may have missed Deborah’s video, but have already sent an email to Steve!
Altos: Gilly, Margaret Whale, Maureen, Rosie
Sopranos: Louise, Pat, Rebecca, Sarah, Eileen, Beccy
Basses: Peter Blake, Roy
Tenors: Jerry, Keith, Steve, Terry
Thanks,
Lillian

Amazon Smile

Lins Emails

Good Afternoon
Thank you to all our supporters who use ‘Easyfundraising’ when shopping online, your donations are greatly appreciated. A couple of years ago ‘Amazon’ pulled out of the scheme and set up their own ‘Amazon Smile’ which we have now been able to join, which we are very excited about!
Both schemes are very easy to use, search for them prior to shopping and choose ‘The New Music Makers’ as your charity preference.
If you require any help please don’t hesitate to ask…..Happy shopping!
Best wishes Sarah

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Hi All

Lots of things to say today (make sure you read to the end) but firstly and importantly we have a birthday, it is Percy’s  on the 2nd of October.  I have hundreds of photographs of Percy because he has been in the choir for hundreds of years and he doesn’t seem to have aged.  I was very privileged to sing at his and Jenny’s wedding shortly after I joined the choir. He will have to tell you how long ago.  
This Photograph was taken at the village Hall when we did an Old Time Music Hall for the Mayor of Eastleigh to Raise funds for charity.  It was a great night.


Hope you and Jenny have a lovely day.

We had our first Committee Meeting (on Zoom) with the new committee since the AGM.  It has been put off a few times but finally managed it this time.

The main topic was about returning to live rehearsals.  We had a huge debate over the rules and regulations. They were anything but clear and although there is a possibility about going back, multi-use community halls had very vague guidelines.  We made a decision, not taken lightly that we would not go back to live rehearsals for the time being as the rate of infection is going up and we did not feel at the present time it would be right or safe to do so.

Following on from the community hall guidelines I have just read this today

  • Indoor performances to socially distanced audiences can take place presently if in line with the performing arts guidance. However, as of 28 September community facilities must not allow singing in groups of more than 6, dancing, or music over certain volumes.

That would have saved us a lot of time at our meeting, but I believe we have made the right decision. And I hope that you all agree.

Meanwhile we will try and make the run up until Christmas as exciting as we can and we may have some extra social zoom meetings organised.  So watch this space for your thrilling Christmas Concert Programme Coming Up!!!! 🎄 🎅🏼  🎄 
We will be working from the 100 Carols from Choirs that all choir members should have purchasedimage1.jpeg
You can get it on ebay or amazon.  
This week Lillian is going to teach us some singing techniques we will use Cantate Domino for the purpose.  The new Peter is going to have his voice test so Lillian, Chris and myself will disappear for a while to do that and perhaps put you all in break out rooms.
I think that I have mentioned before that we may be videoing our Zoom rehearsals so that we can send them out to people who are unable to join us. We did have a trial run last week but it hit some technical errors so we will be having another go this week.  
If you are not happy to be recorded then when you join don’t hit the ‘join by video button’ you will still be able to participate in the meeting but we will not be able to see you.  
If anyone would like help in participating in the rehearsals and is struggling with zoom, Eric will gladly talk you though it and set you up with a trial meeting. He has done this for several members.

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Following the departure from the choir of Sandie and David, it had been the committee’s intention to organise some sort of presentation to them at the summer concert as a thank you for their input to the choir over the years they have served.  As this didn’t happen, we are thinking of making a collection from those choir members who would like to contribute, to buy some flowers and wine or something along those lines.  There will also be an online card being sent out so members can add their personal messages.  If you would like to make a donation, could you please make it online direct to the New Music Makers’ bank account, with a reference relating to the donation.  

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The Card and instruction on how to put your message in will be coming out shortly.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that Mary Gunn was in hospital, unfortunately the operation did not go as planned and Mary was extremely ill in intensive care.  She was in an induced coma which they are now gradually bringing her out of and she is doing a lot better than people expected, which is wonderful news. Lets hope she keeps on improving and I am sure we all wish her the best and send our love.
🎶 🎧 🎵 Have you submitted your video of ‘You Raise Me Up’ yet?  No nor me!!  I have asked Lillian very nicely if she would give us an extension over the weekend and submit it by Sunday night and she agreed 👏 👏. No excuses now get singing and recording, it was chosen as our favourite song, lets do it justice. 
Lin