1. as well as having individual sections of pieces of music - in this case, J.S. Bach's Magnificat - Youtube also sometimes has the individual parts. So as well as following the music along with the backing of the entire chorus (which, to avoid Kidderminster Choral's AGM, is what I have been doing tonight), one can listen to their own line played on all its own.
How cool is that?!
I had no idea. I've never looked for an individual part (though having finally noticed, now it seems obvious). Previously I have just typed in the name, found a recording that has actual singing as apposed to merely being played by an orchestra, made sure that it plays all the way through with no interruptions, and then gamely set off.
This way, though, when I haven't access to the choir (which is 6 days out of the 7), with this piece at least, I can have the best of both worlds: listen to the 2nd Soprano part in detail and allow my brain to take it in, then practice each section as a whole to see how the part fits in.
Fantastic.
2. my dog REALLY hates it when I practice. I've noticed it more and more. If he is asleep during the process, all well and good (it doesn't seem to actively wake him up), but when he is awake, he tries everything he can think of to get me to stop.
I thought at first it was my singing that put him off (it certainly puts me off, sometimes), but nope; it's not. It doesn't matter if I sing, or stay silent and follow the music that way, or - as I did this evening - a bit of both: he hates it, and he wants me to stop.
Right now, he is sulking on his bed, because I wouldn't tolerate him hitting my legs and trying to clamber onto my lap.
=shakes head=
...Funny dog...
Alice x
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