ZOOkestral Voices (online Choir)
NO CHOIR Friday 25th Sept
we are singing outside instead on Sunday 27th SEPT
Every Friday, courtesy of Zoom, we sing together, from our home to yours. Pull up a comfortable (and if possible – private) space in which to sing with full voice! You will mostly stand while singing, whilst getting instruction and singing guidance using your computer, laptop, tablet or phone. We will have three to four choir leaders, Jane, Mark, Ruth and Elliot and each of them will be teaching parts to you (in Zoom breakout rooms). At the end we will all sing our parts together, with you singing along to three and four part harmony produced from our house.
Register for Zoom here and join us
If you get stuck the Zoom meeting ID is 813-5069-2115
If you are new to Zoom you might need some help so register early (30 minutes) and read the Who’s Who and What’s What in Zookestra. We can guide you on the phone to get online (but not at 2.55pm!!).
PAYMENT
Most Zookestrans and Ukestrans pay through the very affordable ‘Uketen’. Details on that (for Australians) are here. A choir class is the same as a ukestra session ($14.50).
If you are Australian but don’t yet want to commit to a uketen, you can pay a casual fee of $18 via Direct Deposit.
18 Sept 2020
We will keep working on our new song Tongo (from the Solomon Islands) and learn more of Hotaru Koi (make sure you print the new version). I’ve uploaded a scatting guide for you to look at. We will also continue singing Waterfalls to practice your scatting.
Tongo
A traditional canoe song from the Solomon Islands. Sung by people traveling by canoe among the islands. Tongo means mangrove.
Sung by a choir in Texas!
Print off the score below (2 pages). Final versions (for now!).
Tongo all parts final (7 pages)
Tongo Tenors final
Tongo Alto final
Tongo Soprano final
Ho Taru Koi
A fun crazy song to try is Ho Taru Koi a Japanese folk song sort of!
Ho Taru Koi sop NEW
Ho Taru Koi alto NEW
Ho Taru Koi tenor NEW
Don’t be freaked out by this version. We won’t do it so fast!
Scatting guide
Babylon
Banaha
Sun Raise Up
Sun Raise Up 1 Please PRINT This
A vocal warm up written by Sue Johnson (of Coco’s Lunch)
Amen Siakudumisa
A South African song attributed to S.C. Molefe. Easy to sing and joyous!
Amen siakudumisa (print this page)
Let It Go
Let It Go Frisk & Leunig (print this document)
If you don’t know how to read music don’t worry about it. You will have a leader for your part who will guide you.
Waterfalls TLC
Here is our One Song Sing video from last year
Listen to and print off your part below
Khumbaya
Check out the Soweto Gospel Choir do a fantastic version of this song. We will slowly work our way through this song. Download the music below.
Kum-ba-yah (please print this)
Yill Lull
Another song we will do is Yil Lull by Joe Geia, have a listen and print off the lyrics.
Yil Lull Joe Geia (print this document)
Listen to the Music by Doobie Bros
We are going too sing this lovely song so you need to download and or print one or all of these pdfs for the lyrics!
Listen to The Music Doobie Bros HIGH Eb
Listen to The Music Doobie Bros MID Eb
Listen to The Music Doobie Bros LOW Eb
Listen to the parts and select which one you want to sing.
Mid part
High part
Low Part
Ho Taru Koi
A fun crazy song to try is Ho Taru Koi a Japanese folk song sort of!
Ho Taru Koi one part (please print)
Shallow
Listen to the parts and select which one you want to sing. My apologies for the soprano part (I can’t hit some of the notes).
Shallow HIGH please print for sopranos
Shallow MID please print for altos or mids
Shallow LOW please print for low singers
It Must Have Been Love by Roxette
If we get time we will start on this song so print the part you want to sing
It Must Have Been Love LOW (print pdf)
It Must Have Been Love MID 1 (print pdf)
It Must Have Been Love HIGH (print pdf)
You can hear the parts here and work out which one you want to sing
Low Part
Mid Part
High Part