gamechoir – MINECRAFT for SpecialEffect’s #OneSpecialDay – Tenor Rehearsal

For for hello game choir good to see you welcome to well it’s time for the tener notes or as I’ve been calling it tener note time we are of course learning the music from Minecraft particular a wonderful piece called sweet by C418 it’s an iconic piece it’s an iconic

Choir can’t wait to get started with all of you and thank you so much for being to date this is as I say it’s tener note time no need to worry it’s it’s been diffused but we’re going to have lots and lots of fun learning these lines we

Have two tener Parts though they’re not desperately uh different from each other and after this we have just one more part to learn and it is the base part so I do hope some of you will come along and help Rumble with me uh down at the

Deep end but but I’ve just been saying this is all about Minecraft today uh we’ve had Sopranos and Altos whove had a brilliant day so far and uh looking forward to the tenor line this wonderful piece is in Aid of a wonderful charity Rec calling the project one special sing

Because it’s in association with special effect who are an incredible charity who raise money to support gaming and opportunities for those with severe physical disability and they they work incredibly hard to make sure that disability is no reason for these these people to be able to access uh the the

Wonderful world of gaming which of course is such a wholesome and fun activity so more about special effect at the end of our teaching today but bear in mind if you are taking part in this in whichever form whether you’re watching or whether you are singing and recording do consider making a donation

To special effect links are in the description of today’s video so this is the structure for our session today we’ll have a quick warm-up and then we will learn tenner part one then we will lay down the recording track and just to say again if you’re not ready to

Record along with this stream whether you’re watching it live or even later please don’t worry you can sing along and use it as a practice Aid and when you’re ready you come back and you follow the instructions at the start of the recording session you record along

Using your device and as long as you follow the instructions you clap at the right time and you sing along with the guy track it will all match up and it will all sound amazing when it’s put together by our Engineers so it’s teaching Part One recording part one

Teaching part two which is as I say largely the same just a couple of notes here and there that are different and then we’ll do the recording session for part two and then I’ll fill you in as to how and where and how and why you send

Us all of these wonderful files so let’s warm our voices up shall we can I invite you those of you that can to stand please and if standing is not on the menu it’s not a problem uh but do sit up in your chair I love the sound of the

Forest I’m going to leave it on this time I turned it off for the the war last time I thought no actually it’s quite nice cuz we hear the uh you know the buzzing of the bees and the buying of the sheep and the oinking of the base

Pig oink he’ll be back later on of course so everyone let’s start by Rolling our heads around I did see some comments in one of the early rehearsals something along the lines of boys and their toys I would just like it to uh to be known that all but one of the toys

That I’ve shown on screen today whether it is the uh the torch which is here which will guide us through the difficult moments whether it is the sword the sword of truth all but one of these toys belong to my daughter so uh there we are just cuz it Rhymes doesn’t mean it’s

True so we just rolling our shoulders around we’re taking some nice deep breaths and just to invite you all to just be lovely and relaxed as we learn this lovely tenner line let’s start down where should we start I should think around about uh here nice deep breath and and Again and again oo and an A and then I’ll keep it Light Splendid it’s actually quite a nice gentle piece this nothing too forceful everything needs to be as I say gentle and lilting with the the effect of a piano but I I’ll talk about that more in a second now I am going to bid Adar to the forest sounds we’ll have them back

Later on and let’s bring the score up on screen and let’s uh let’s have a look at it so you can see the music is here on screen but those of you who either don’t read a note of music or are still learning don’t worry I’m going to go

Through it line by line if you want your own copy of the score well it’s accessed through the uh email that we sent you there’s a PDF on there with all the links including Dropbox links which uh you’ll need to send uh the file to later

On so just double check the email if you haven’t signed up yet uh I’ll give you the details at the end but in short go to game cad.com fill in the form and that’s all you need to do we’ll send you the email and then you’ve got everything

You need to be part of this project so this is a tener rehearsal and tenners are lowish voices bases have the lowest voices in the choir the teners have the line above and it can be a male or female tener it does not matter as long as you can

Sing that pitch there everything really between that note and that note maybe a couple either side but then you are singing the tener line now in terms of following it along on the score at the very top right on the top we have The Sopranos who are played by the Sheep

Today the next line down is the byy be Altos and then the TNT is the Ten is the third line down now most if not all of the words in this are either bar Dar or Doom so lyrically this is not the hardest piece you ever going to sing and

Indeed the notes from the start are not particularly tricky um do bear in mind that if you just have a look above us here oh my arm’s disappearing that’s a bit disconcerting you can see where we have two notes on the same line now that

Shows the top line is going to be 10 or one and the lower note there will be 10 or two so we’re going to do 10 or one first of all okay so from the top we’ve just got a nice little pattern and it goes so listen to those Pictures and like I said it should have the feel of a piano so attack at the start of the note and then dying away so let’s sing that together in fact let’s sing along with our recording because we’ve got professional singers to sing this for us so we go nice deep

Breath and by Fabulous now the next pattern for tener one is even easier because we drop down by Tone and then we sing three notes the same so it Is really simple so let’s sing that together really nice deep breath And excellent now if we go on to the next line You’ll see we sing that same pattern twice more from bars five to Bar eight so let’s sing that it’s exactly the same as the two bars you’ve just song starting that note nice deep breath And and Again excellent so now we’re making excellent progress already now we go on to bar nine and we Sing so it’s very very similar but we drop down on the third note so let’s sing that together a nice deep breath and now we drop down excellent now the next phrase we do introduce a slightly faster moving couple of notes and an a different word

We’re going to go from ba to Da exciting stuff so we Sing just listen to that Again let’s sing that together And okay uh when you get to those slightly fast moving notes you can bring those out a little bit because those are moving in time with the soprano it’s a really nice little moment for you okay and now we go on to bar 13 now at this point things it looks really

Complicated on the screen lots of curved lines connecting notes but what this basic means is we’re moving against the main beat now the bases of singing this all the way through it’s that sort of slightly plotting figure and so our line from bar 13 Goes listen to that again let’s sing that together from bar 13 starting there three 4 let’s do that again same place same notes And Great now we continue on with a very very similar Rhythm although the pitches are different we Sing those your pitches let’s sing that together this is the last two bars on the page after after one 3 4 1 Great job well done everybody well done now then let me check where are we in recording I think we’ve skipped a bit we have Okay so let’s just skip on a little bit and find the right place I think it’s here good okay so we’re going to sing

From the start of this page we’re going to sing these four bars above here we go nice deep breath we’re in after four three Four and One well well done now you heard the tener just started there in bar 17 we Sing very similar but slightly different listen to it again okay let’s sing that together bar 17 three Four that last note is the magic note in the chord if I just play all the notes in that chord that’s the really magical one so do enjoy it when it comes around let’s sing from bar 17 here we go after four three four Excellent well done now that lower notes the one just before the magic note as you sing it just hold it in your mind because it’s the next note the one that starts bar 17 the one the white notes above here there’s a big dark letter F that means you sing it

Loudly F is for Forte which means with Force and these are much simpler notes here they’re long notes and it is Just okay so let’s sing that with the recording 3 4 fabulous now looking at the next line it starts very similarly but then it changes at the end so we Sing now that’s a little bit unusual so listen to it again okay and I know that’s a crunchy chord again you get the magic note so let’s sing that a couple of times B 21 3 4 just notice it comes back to the same pitch let’s sing that with the recording okay so this is from bar 21 3 four Great so we’re on this really rather crunchy chord the next note you need to get is that one which is a little bit of a funny leap but the bases of singing it is one of those modes you’ll need to practice tennis in order to be really happy about where the note

Is then you sing Okay these are really short and very quiet Notes let’s sing that Together lovely short quiet very very plain notes and then you know what you do it Again exactly the same thing so let’s sing that little section there Bar 23 PP means Pismo which means very very soft and the little dots above or below the note mean very very short so let’s sing it shall we three Four And great now uh there’s that big letter F again which means loud and these notes are simpler Here We Sing Long loud notes so let’s sing that together after four three 4 great and then we sing a very similar line not quite the Same up to that magic note again at the end okay are we ready after four three 4 then we come back to this note and we Sing listen to That let’s sing together And That’s a little bit tricky so let’s sing it one more time let’s have it with the recording so your’ll not is there three Four now we drop down and we sing excuse me my score didn’t update let’s do it Again so it’s actually quite a simple little line there at the End okay and ba ba ba ba at the end okay ready three 4 ba ba And then we have just four bars to go to the end we singing softer Here listen to that again this is bar 35 let see together And and then the last four notes well we’ve sung this before except it’s getting quieter and quieter we Sing and the very last note holds for a little bit cuz it’s got that funny curved line with a DOT over the top of it which means we pause on that note and that is the 10 of one part let’s sing where about are we in the recording should we find

Out okay so we’re there so let’s sing that this is the last bar here on screen and we’re going to sing into the last page after four three 4 Amen now last four [Laughter] notes We there you are that is 10 one so what we’re going to do is rewind the score to the very beginning and we are going to capture the all important recording track for you and just to say again whenever you’re watching this whether it’s live or later on you don’t have to record

Until you’re ready but when you are ready come back to this point in the video my wonderful colleagues will put a Time stamp in the description of today’s video so you can jump straight to this point and then make sure you’ve got a recording device and a device to listen

To me on that you’ve got headphones plugged into that device that you’re listening to me on and then you record only your voice okay so this is as I say 101 we’re going to go from the very beginning and I’m going to talk to you as if you are recording now remember if

You’re not ready you don’t have to use this as an opportunity to sing along but when you come back later on you follow my instructions I’m about to give so here we go welcome everyone to the 10A One recording track for Sweden from Minecraft do please make sure you’re

Listening to this on headphones and a separate device please to record on so all we get is your marvelous singing I do hope you’re enjoying this wonderful piece of music it’s so gentle so peaceful remember we need you to sound like a piano all the way through so nice

Bright attack at the start of each note and letting it die off a little bit towards the end so if you are going to record along with this uh please make sure you got got recording devices handy as we’re pressing start on them in just a moment and

Remember it’s 10 note time so if you are ready to record please to press start on your recording devices now wonderful just put that down don’t think about it again and we’re going to provide a single clap we’ll go one two three clap and that’s so the engineers

Can sync these tracks up and make them all fit together so after three ready one two three well done okay so it’s 10 one and uh don’t sing it this is what you get right at the start just have a Listen Okay so that’s it we’re going to take it from the very very top and as I say do enjoy okay so your first note is there take a nice deep breath and off we go [Laughter] PA PA [Laughter] PA PA D Pap [Laughter] Pap there we have it thank you very much indeed everyone please press stop on the recording device send us the entire recording my devices don’t even listen back to it just send us the whole thing and do consider doing multiple takes of it because we want as many tracks as

Possible now those of us who are still learning this we of course have a 10 or two line to learn but the good news is the great news is there’s only a handful of places where it’s different from tenor one you’ll already have seen so

Let’s have a look at it back to the beginning of the piece now the first three bars are identical and the fourth one well it’s just one note different uh so we sing from the Beginning okay exactly the same as ten of one then we sing So it’s almost the same as the first two bars except it’s a it’s a higher note at the start but otherwise it’s got the same shape so let’s sing that together bar three 3 [Applause] 4 great now we go on to the next nine and just as B we were singing 10 one it’s exactly the same for the next four bars so from bar five 3 4 they do it Again identical now as we go on uh from Bar Nine it’s exactly the same as Tenan and then keep Going and then just as with 10 one exactly the same bar 133 And then it keeps going except there’s one note different there in bar 18 so we Sing now when we were first tenners we went all the way up to what I called the magic note but here we just come back to the note we’ve just come from so listen to it again from 17 that’s the note remember and then back to that note again so let’s sing from

Bar 17 3 4 excellent now then into the middle section and it’s F perfor which means loud it’s the same as first tenners Initially and then it’s the same carrying on then carries on the same Going still the same as first Tener it keeps going the Same Now here in bar 31 which is just above me here we see one note difference when we were singing 10 to one we Sang okay but it’s 10 or two we Sing so from the first note there in bar 31 we drop by a semitone a half tone and then we put that nice little bit over the top so let’s sing together from bar 31 3 4 great now we carry on with first 10 the same Notes now we drop down so let’s look at those two bars one after the other okay starts on the low note jumps up drops down to one above the low note and then returns so let’s sing together this is the last bar on the screen up just over here ready three 4 B And then to the end we Sing listen to that Again and let’s sing it together and then to the [Applause] End just the same as that pattern right of the opening but we’re very soft the last note holds a good long while and we get quiet it even through that last bit so what I’d like to do is to take you through it from the very start and again

If you’re not ready to record along with this it’s absolutely fine sing along with it get the sense of the shape of it we have separate guide Tracks Of course so this you’re going to hear all the tener notes louder and everyone else quieter um but I’m going to talk to you

Is if you’re recording this because later on when you come back this is the point to jump to to record tenner 2 so here we go welcome everyone to the tenner 2 recording track for Sweden from Minecraft as before please make sure you’ve got your recording devices handy

If you’re going to record this part along with this and make sure you’re listening to me on headphones and have a separate device to capture your brilliant singing as you sing along uh this is the tenner two part as I said so that means anytime you

See uh two notes one above the other in the tener line which is the third line down on the score above me that means you sing the lower of the two notes so if you’re going to record along with this and do please enjoy yourselves and

Have fun please do press start on your recording devices now fabulous thank you very much and we’re going to provide a single clap so the engineers have a reference point to line all these recordings up so be one two three clap we ready one two three great stuff so 10 or two starts

Here but we’re not going to sing just yet we’re just going to listen to The Very opening so you know how fast we’re starting here we Go there we go so from the very beginning everyone it’s Turn 2 it’s Minecraft nice nice big smiles nice deep breath here we go And PA [Laughter] A Pap D Pap The [Laughter] [Laughter] Well done everybody please press stop on your recording devices remember send us the entire file no edits no Cuts don’t even listen back to it please consider doing several takes of both tener Parts because every one of the tenis submissions is very gratefully received and frankly needed most choirs don’t

Have many tenners and it would be fabulous to have a fantastic turnout from all of you well done and Well Done everyone that’s another one of these brilliant Parts learnt and so let me go into my final part of our session this afternoon so what next now you’ve done

Your recordings whether you have live or you’ve done it later on well remember you send the parts in you give us all of the takes don’t worry about mistakes our Engineers are the best in the world and so send them via the Dropbox links that

We have sent you in the email you got when you signed up for this project if you haven’t had a chance to sign up yet go to game.com fill in the very short form give us your email address and we’ll send you everything you need to be part of this brilliant project remember

We’ll never use your email address for anything like spam and it means you’ll be the first people in the world to find out when the premere is ready to show you now speaking of the premiere if you are a builder or crafter in Minecraft or you know somebody your friends with or

Have someone in your family who plays Minecraft a lot do ask them if they would be willing to help us create something very special in Minecraft we want to build our own server on which we’d like to host a special game in which we build the game CH concert hall

And in that concert hall we would love to have a premier maybe not the premier but certainly a premere of the uh the wonderful Sweden theme we’ve just recorded So if you do have crafting experience or you know someone who does who be willing to help us and work with

A team of people to build this will do please let us know via info@ game.com drop us an email and further to that if you have any ideas as to how we can use Minecraft bring mind it’s an incredible resource a wonderful community any ideas that you have in order to make

This Premiere extra special again please drop us an email or you can tag us on social media so we are at game choire on X on Instagram and Facebook and do just get in touch with any of your brilliant ideas because we want to make this very

Very special indeed and once again we’ve been supporting special effect with this project if you’ve enjoyed it please do consider giving them a donation they raise money for exceptionally good causes and uh well I’ve already told you about it but here is a a short video to

Just show you the kind of thing that special effect get up to it’s absolutely gorgeous here we Go nobody likes being left out that’s why special effect are helping people with physical disabilities to play video games but this isn’t just about having fun the gaming setups we create are personalized so people can play to the very best of their abilities and that opens the door to inclusion and

Independence confidence and creativity help us level the playing field and create more magical gaming moments because it’s everyone’s turn to Play Isn’t that just such a great video so inspiring so uplifting and you can really help with as as much as you can afford to special effects because well you’ve seen the good work that they do and so everyone that is the end of the tener session for this afternoon we of

Course have another session to come where we’ll be teaching that Baseline and you might think well it’s very low but there’s a an upper part to it which I reckon some of you out there in tenner world even Alto world will be able to sing so if you fancy coming along and

Singing the bass part will please do join me in about 45 minutes for the final session of the teaching for today but otherwise cannot wait to hear all this come together this is going to be a spectacular project and thanks again for being here tenners tenner note time did

Not disappoint so I’ll see you soon all the best folks take care bye