Telfer Gloria and Dufay Gloria tips - WC

Telfer Tip #1 - Count eighth notes, count eighth notes, count eighth notes!!
 #2 - In pencil, draw thin lines connectingyour part with other parts that are in unison with it or doubling it at the lower or upper octave.
 #3 - When something is being bounced between parts, look to see if all parts are bouncing the exact same bit. If so, indicate this in your score.
 #4 - Say you're resting while another part is singing. Do you know whom to listen to in order to establish your cue for re-entry? Indicate this in your part.
#5 - Have you highlighted expression markings, dynamics, meter changes, etc.?

Note re, highlighters - The Telfer score belongs to you. You're authorized to mark it in any way that helps you to learn it. If you color-code highlighters to indicate the changing rhythms (6/8 in blue, 9/8 in orange, 7/8 in yellow or some such) - go for it!

Personal choice aside, EVERYONE MUST NUMBER ALL MEASURES OF THE "GLORIA."

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PRACTICE TIPS - TELFER
- Divide a short section into even smaller sections (Telfer Gloria has 57 measures, how about 19 x 3, with each 19-measure section further subdivided)
- RHYTHM FIRST
...neutral syllable
...chant - ta ta ta ta ta
...On to pitch - listen / track / chant rhythm
...Pitch - listen / track / try it a phrase at a time.
..."Chewing" - 6/8  and 9/8 sections are compound duple (triple) - this means they'll divide quite neatly into pieces of 3 eighth notes per piece. Two pieces for each bar of 6/8, three pieces for each bar of 9/8.
TO CHEW:
Sing 1 piece (3 eighth notes) - PLUS first eighth note of next grouping.
Repeat several times at varying speeds (slow to moderate).
Sing next piece (3 eighth notes) - PLUS first eighth note of next grouping.
Repeat several times, und so weiter...
Now, you have seven notes (two "pieces" plus the first note of next "piece").
Sing all 7 notes.
Und so weiter, until you're done with the phrase.

Yay. Have a spoonful of non-mucus-forming sorbet.
Continue.

PRACTICING DUFAY
Y'all, when the going gets tough, the tough SUBDIVIDE LIKE MAD GIN-SU KNIVES.

Count quarter notes!
Divide into shorter sections for practice (a phrase at a time, yes!) - follow basic procedure listed in Telfer tips, above.
Did you copy the "cheat sheet" stuff from the whiteboard at noon section today?
Write the C major (actually, C-Ionian mode) scale on a Post-it and tack it to your music so you can solfege this. Sing it with solfege, on a neutral syllable, sing the ACTUAL NOTE NAMES (whoo hoo, get double value from reading practice!)

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How many days until the Family Weekend Concerts?
Counting today and not counting concert day,
19