1. High Notes

• Jan 29: Our last rehearsal at Searstone. Well attended -- See Carol's comments below.
• Feb 2 (Saturday) 9am to 1pm:  Carolinas District Leadership Academy via Zoom. Check with Gary Thorn for details. Anyone can participate. There is no charge to attend these classes.
• Feb 5 (Monday): First meeting in our new location: Glenaire Retirement Village off Kildaire Farm Rd: 6000 Glenview Garden Place, Cary NC 27511, at our NEW usual times. Note that some Navigation systems might not map this spot correctly. If that's the case, our rehearsal location is in a 5-story building on the south side of Cornwall Rd, near its intersection with Kildaire Farm Rd. Bob Inskeep will be out in the parking lot helping all to the best parking and entranceway.
  • 6:30: Mixed Chorus. Please prep on:
    • "I've Got the World on a String". Tracks and score were already available on the web site.
    • New song "I Didnt Want to Fall". Tracks and score are now available on the web site. There are a few small differences between this arrangement and the one we used in Brigade in 1998.
  • 7:45 Men's chorus rehearsal. Please prep on the following songs:
    • Over the Rainbow
    • Two Less Lonely People
    • Where Everybody Knows Your Name
    • Lazy Day
    • You've Got a Friend in Me
    • Here Comes the Sun
• Valentine's Day is coming up! February 13 and 14 (Tuesday AND Wednesday.) Direct people to our web site (OakCitySound.org) to order a Singing Valentine. 

2. Carol's Korner

We had a great rehearsal on Monday! Keep building on the principles we focused on: 

• Sing with meaning so the breath is a natural part of the phrasing. 
• Place the vowel of each word or syllable on the beat, with the consonant slightly BEFORE the beat. 
• ALWAYS have a direction in every note you sing. NEVER park. 
• Lift the soft palate before you start to sing so that there is an arch over every single note, not a flat roof. 
• Remember to HAVE FUN!!

3. Future Notes

• March 18 (Monday) 6pm: Oak City Sound in Concert at The Cypress of Raleigh, 8801 Cypress Lakes Dr, Raleigh, NC  27615. The Mixed Chorus will be part of the performance if the Music Leadership determines that they are ready on their songs! [Ed.: That would be awesome if they were ready so quickly!] 

4. Long Range

• April 19 to 21: Carolinas District Convention in Pinehurst NC. Quartets will compete on Friday evening. The Mixed and the Men's Choruses will compete, separately, on Saturday!

5. Champagne Room

• Congrats to Nic Cols on the birth of his 5th granddaughter. last Monday  She is his son Greg's third daughter! (Some of you all might remember Greg from years ago).