March Concert Make-Up Essay
March Concert Make-Up Assignment
For the March district concert, the Chorale sang a variety of songs including Land of Our Dreams, Seize the Day, The Water is Wide, and They Dared to Dream. Some songs were filled with emotion, such as Land of Our Dreams, while others were peaceful, like The Water is Wide. The biggest part about the four songs that the Chorale performed are that you had to keep the sound moving and make it seem like the song was going somewhere. Dynamics and vowel sounds were also major factors in fulfilling the emotion in all of the songs. The first song that I listened to was Land of Our Dreams, sung by the New London High School Concert Choir. One of the first things that I noticed with this performance is that there …show more content…
I thought they sang this song beautifully. The tall vowel sounds made it sound very mature. When they split into more parts, it sounded very dramatic and each part sounded like one voice. Dynamics were very prominent during the performance which made it more interesting and engaging. I listened to Hartnell College Choir sing Seize the Day. During the first section of the song, there was definitely determination. I noticed that there was a great amount of individual voices sticking out. Most of the chords sounded nice and you could hear each part. The dynamics in this performance were very dramatic and showed how intense parts of the song were. I did notice people moving around a lot and I now know why we are constantly told not to as it is very noticeable. I think that sound quality can be improved upon to make this an exceptional performance. Ponaganset High School Concert Chorus did an exceptional job performing Seize the Day. There was a steady tempo as well as very noticeable dynamics. The dynamics told a story because they were quiet at some parts and then at others it was loud and showed determination. I could hear each section clearly which helped with chords. Also, the intonation was very accurate. The last song that I listened to was They Dared to
For the March district concert, the Chorale sang a variety of songs including Land of Our Dreams, Seize the Day, The Water is Wide, and They Dared to Dream. Some songs were filled with emotion, such as Land of Our Dreams, while others were peaceful, like The Water is Wide. The biggest part about the four songs that the Chorale performed are that you had to keep the sound moving and make it seem like the song was going somewhere. Dynamics and vowel sounds were also major factors in fulfilling the emotion in all of the songs. The first song that I listened to was Land of Our Dreams, sung by the New London High School Concert Choir. One of the first things that I noticed with this performance is that there …show more content…
I thought they sang this song beautifully. The tall vowel sounds made it sound very mature. When they split into more parts, it sounded very dramatic and each part sounded like one voice. Dynamics were very prominent during the performance which made it more interesting and engaging. I listened to Hartnell College Choir sing Seize the Day. During the first section of the song, there was definitely determination. I noticed that there was a great amount of individual voices sticking out. Most of the chords sounded nice and you could hear each part. The dynamics in this performance were very dramatic and showed how intense parts of the song were. I did notice people moving around a lot and I now know why we are constantly told not to as it is very noticeable. I think that sound quality can be improved upon to make this an exceptional performance. Ponaganset High School Concert Chorus did an exceptional job performing Seize the Day. There was a steady tempo as well as very noticeable dynamics. The dynamics told a story because they were quiet at some parts and then at others it was loud and showed determination. I could hear each section clearly which helped with chords. Also, the intonation was very accurate. The last song that I listened to was They Dared to