https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d Contest Reflection en-us 2017-04-06 15:10:52 UTC 2017-04-06 16:55:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165198098 The entrance for the second sopranos on "ain't no man is gonna..bury me" needs to be more solid, and on the back and forth between concert and women the "so's" sound like a mess of ssss]]> 2017-04-06 16:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165198098 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199504 -Needs more blend.
-clapping gets to fast.
-there were a lot of flat parts]]> 2017-04-06 16:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199504 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199612 -RUSHING ON THE CHORUS
-trumpet sound
-rushing claps
-intonation ]]> 2017-04-06 16:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199612 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199614 ~balance (it gets scary at times)
~Need more from the Altos or have Sopranos back off some towards the beginning of the song
~Need to work on entrances
~Don't be so aggressive with the claps and stomps
~Dynamics and diction. Work on making the dynamics that we have more noticeable and drastic
~Vowels
~Blend
~Where are the middle parts??

No Peine, I don't think that we even did sing the end down...]]> 2017-04-06 16:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199614 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199744 -can hear individual voices
-needs to be better blend
-some parts sound really flat and we don't sound very confident
-Sopranos were so loud at some points that you could barely hear the altos]]> 2017-04-06 16:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165199744 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200369 altos different rhythm sounds a little muddled behind sopranos sometimes
sounds way to fast
Eternally end chord doesn't fit together
"sound" of "trumpet sound" is not right 
Claps too loud and too fast!!
Because we're going so fast, the chords in general just don't sound secure, it sounds like the sopranos are straining
yikes @ "down" soprano note
coming down from loud "aint no grave dug dug low enough" was really insecure dynamically
***I think we need to re-listen to another choir singing this song and re-evaluate

]]> 2017-04-06 16:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200369 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200923 - Not something we can control but that piano needed to be at least cracked. Pace played well but the piano itself sounded terrible
- Blend between choirs. Womens sounds younger (which they are)
- We need to decide if its a choral tone or a lot of chest voice bc yikes
- A lot of flat notes!!!
- That sforzando was killer (in a good way)
- The aint no ____ is gonna ____ part solos need to match tones
- SLow DoWn
- The dip on Jesus was good but maybe a little much
- It takes us a second to get into the next key
- The soprano ones call and response (aint no grave aint no grave) have a weak response 
- We cleaned a lot of enterances!!
- We could emphasize the word slick
- That 1st sop. high note was beautiful but messed up the balance
- We should use more accents
- The Bb on grave in 2nd sopranos was kind of just sat on
- There was one REALLY out of tune measure towards the end
- The rest of the choir should be louder when first sopranos get extremely high bc it wont sound as secure if they get quieter
- That one part of the song we sped up, but the majority of the time we felt like we were throwing out technique in order to maintain the correct speed
- Could be more expressive in things other like 2 words
- Dynamics sometimes sounded terraced
- This may be my personal taste, but the altos last phrase "aint no grave dug low enough" kills me. There is a very very clear break between head voice and chest voice on the word "low". It feels very forceful and maybe a little flat. 
- Commit completely to the dialect

]]> 2017-04-06 16:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200923 310991 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200933 - altos need to be louder in the "aint no grave" beginning
- we need to be quieter on "rolled a stone on Jesus."
- endings are not always together, occasional v's floating
- claps were too fast and too loud and not always together
- we sped up a lot
- CC alto/soprano 2 section on the WC v. CC needs to be stronger
- a lot of sharping issues]]> 2017-04-06 16:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200933 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200941 -Really good dynamics!!
-Altos need to be more confident 
-Speed needs to be controlled better
-Sopranos need to blend better
-]]> 2017-04-06 16:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200941 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200951 Good balance of 2nd Sopranos in the beginning
Claps could be softer
Some of phrases drift off
More balance needed in the concert and women's part
Some pitch issues on soprano 1 high notes]]> 2017-04-06 16:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200951 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200974 * Nice Beginning
* "Trumpet sound" is flat
*Nice blend throughout the piece
* We definitely  sped up at the claps a bit. 
*Sopranos were not together at the longer "Ain't no grave" and we sped up a lot
 * our overall blend was nice, but there are lots of areas that we could improve
*Intonation is a problem

]]> 2017-04-06 16:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200974 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200980 Great blend. Really good dynamics that are noticeable. Vowels definitely started shifting towards being almost too spread as the song went on. A little more control is needed by sopranos. Altos! Yes!]]> 2017-04-06 16:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165200980 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201021 Very jazzy and passionate, I like it a lot. Could use more consonants and more alto. Too much soprano at some parts. Sped up a little bit. "Ain't been a grave could hold me" part was really good! ]]> 2017-04-06 16:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201021 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201023 -Altos need to memorize the "Ain't no's"
-Tone down the claps (we sound like a step group)
-We need to all sing with more soul (chest voice not head voice)
-BALANCE
-We need to work on timing when the choirs split
-Dropping exits 
-End down? (did altos even sing it?)]]> 2017-04-06 16:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201023 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201137 We could always use more consonants on the words that seem like they fly by
Crescendo after the claps was well done
More confidence on the high note me down for altos
Sometimes seems kinda rushed

]]> 2017-04-06 16:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201137 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201233 Strong:
"ride" crescendo
consonants ("ain't")

Work on:
"hear" vowel
rushing claps and not all together
Rushing a lot
balance
intonation like wow omg]]> 2017-04-06 16:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201233 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201236 Open vowels more on "they rolled a stone" part
Slow down
Work on "so low"]]> 2017-04-06 16:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201236 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201337 Alto 2s could be stronger
double claps are fast]]> 2017-04-06 16:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201337 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201379 -you could hear all parts 
-When the 2nd sopranos came in on "ain't no..." sounded flat
-the clapping and stomping could've been quieter
-good energy 
-sped up 
-good dynamics!
-1st sopranos were really loud in the high part

]]> 2017-04-06 16:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201379 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201531 Very first "Trumpet sound" is flat and we could've sound so much better if we didn'tt compete with being loud between concert & women's choir. ]]> 2017-04-06 16:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201531 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201628 -some really good dynamics in places!
-trumpet sound part sounds funky
-CLAPS. THAT IS ALL.
-QUIETER DOES NOT MEAN QUICKER
-a lot of places were almost right, but just didn't get there (like the high notes)
-altos! yes!
- Don´t get so into it that you forget the musicality of the piece
-sopranos! sharp! intonation! 

]]> 2017-04-06 16:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201628 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201645 We sound really young
WE SOUND LIKE A CHILD CHOIR

]]> 2017-04-06 16:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201645 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201833 there are some part we are too flat and we need to quite a little too .

]]> 2017-04-06 16:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201833 https://padlet.com/ejstafford_pace/18h215ha2o2d/wish/165201889 Stomps and claps sound really good
Jesus was a bit much
I can hear indivudal voices
Going a bit fast
Voice crack...

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