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Miina Hyrkas
Second semester of my freshman year, I was taking a music theory course. The professor was very serious about her job and this class was a bit of a weed-out class for students who wanted to pursue Music Education (I was taking it for fun). By the time the end of the semester rolled around, I got the feeling she didn't really like me much because I didn't pay attention in class but still got As on the homework/exams/playing tests (I'd played piano for a decade by this point), so she couldn't really punish me for anything since I wasn't disrupting the class, but was just a thorn in her side through lack of participation (thank god that wasn't part of our grade). Our final project was to find a poem we liked and craft a song using the poem as the lyrics. As she passes out the requirement sheet, she announced that she would be playing these for the class, so we need to put in effort so that we don't feel embarrassed by what she plays in front of everyone (about 30 people). She shoots a glance at me--the least involved student--as she says that, which I took as a challenge. I found a poem called "A Minor Bird" and decided to craft my masterpiece in the key of E-flat minor. The reasoning: 6 of the 7 notes are lowered a half-step. So it's not a matter of thinking "everything I see is lowered," it's "everything but one note is lowered," which is fairly hard to keep track of while sight-reading something that utilizes both hands on the piano (we were to hand them in at the beginning of class and she would go through the stack and play them, without practicing first. It's a freshman-level class. How hard could it be?)
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This lovely lakefront log cabin is located in a quiet cove on beautiful Lake Adger and is just minutes from Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, and Chimney Rock State Park. Lakefront Melody offers the perfect place to relax and unplug (there is no television, and the Internet is unsuitable for streaming). This mountain home is 9.8 miles to the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), 11.4 miles to the Beach at Lake Lure, and 12.7 miles to Chimney Rock State Park.
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The main level also offers two additional bedrooms (both with double beds) and a large full bathroom in the hall. In the basement are the laundry area (washer/dryer) and life jacket storage.
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Whether you ever plan to lead or not, keeping time with your hand while you sing in your seat will help you to stay together with the class. This is something you will see the traditional singers doing all the time. It will also help prepare you to lead when you choose to do so.
Stand facing the tenor section. This section sings the melody and usually contains the largest number of people. Hold the book in front of you with one hand and lead with your other hand. The motion is a simple "down-up" movement of the forearm, bending at the elbow, and keeping the hand and forearm together as one piece. Refrain from copying the styles of your favorite choral or orchestral conductor. No dynamics or fancy cutoffs are indicated. No wrist action! Do not swing your arm widely or behind you. Extra motion is confusing and makes it harder for the class to find your beat. Keep the motion confined to a space in front of the body and face, between shoulder and hip.
Traditional singers generally hold the arm in one of two ways: they either hold the elbow close to the body and move the forearm and hand as one piece in the "down-up" manner; or they make this same motion with the entire arm extended in front. The latter style makes the "down-up" motion of the forearm and hand higher and more visible to singers in the back rows of larger conventions. Whichever style you choose to use, beat faster tunes with shorter strokes and slower tunes with slightly longer strokes.
For time signatures like 2/2, 4/4, 2/4, 6/4, and 6/8 the custom is to lead two beats to the measure. The arm comes down on the first beat of the measure and then up on the secondary beat. Beat 2/2 twice as slow as 2/4 etc. There is a tradition in certain parts of the country to lead 4/4 with four beats to the measure but I will not cover that style in this guide.
For time signatures like 3/2 and 3/4 there are three beats to the measure. The first beat is down, but only half way down. The second beat is the other half of the "down". The third beat is the up. So you have "down-down-up" on each measure instead of "down-up" described above. Occasionally a leader will be seen using an "out-down-up" pattern but this is just an illusion. The body moves with natural rhythms and sometimes the direction is naturally modified without being intentional. When first learning to beat in three, try to consciously do the "down-down-up" pattern. Beat 3/2 slower then 3/4. When practicing leading in three beats while seated, take the first beat part way down, then pat your book on the second beat, then lift your hand back to the top on the third beat. Practicing in this manner will help prevent you from swinging your hand across on the second beat or pushing it out in front of you on the first beat.
A tune with the simple structure of a plain tune will nearly lead itself. This is also true for most of the camp meeting tunes. But fugues are a little different. While it is perfectly acceptable to simply stand facing the tenors the whole time and lead "down-up" on a fuging tune, it is more customary to at least nod to the basses on their entrance and also to the tenors, trebles, and altos each in their turn. Indeed, a simple nod of head and arm without moving the feet is often used by many traditional singers. There is a second style whereby the leader takes a step or two toward each part as they sing their entrance to the fugue ("walking the parts"), but to do so gracefully requires a little forethought (and thus possibly a little practice). Be as smooth as possible when moving about the square.
If you choose to practice walking the parts, pick a simple fugue like 40 (LENOX) or 155 (NORTHFIELD). The first portion is led facing forward like a plain tune. Then, as you bring "up" your arm on the last beat of the plain tune section, turn toward the basses on the last half of that "up" motion so that you are facing them in time for the first "down" beat of the fugue where they come in. Repeat this process as you bring in each part; that is, turn and step slightly in advance so that you are facing the new direction just a shade early so that your arm will come down in time to bring in the new part. Your voice does not sing early, only your body prepares a little early. The result is a smooth flow, both in your leading style and in the singing of the tune. Watch how an experienced leader does it at your next convention.
Many tunes have repeat dots and bars, especially the fuging tunes and the camp meeting tunes. In general it is customary to sing the repeat when singing the notes and then on the last verse of the words. The singers will know whether you want them to repeat or not by the way you lead. If you want them to repeat, continue beating "down-up" without stopping and without extra gestures. (No circling of the hand is necessary.) If you want them to not repeat, stop beating and hold your hand still on the last measure. Always stop beating (but leave your hand ready to begin again) after singing the notes and between each verse. With fuging tunes, you might nod and smile toward the basses (or whatever part starts the repeat) during the last measure before the repeat so they are warned.
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