NEWS & NOTES - January 22
Mystic Gospel 2021: "Walkin' into the Light"
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News & Notes is your weekly resource for everything you need to know to have a great season with the Mystic Chorale.
Miss an issue? Each week's News & Notes will be emailed to you on Friday evening, and posted online by Monday, in the Members section of the website, HERE.
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Producer's Corner
From Gale Batchelder, Fall Season Producer
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Greetings, Singers.
Here we are at week three already, and wasn’t last week spectacular indeed? Nichelle is such a wonderful teacher and her facial massage techniques will surely help us stay tuneful.
Remember, if you need to drop out and want a refund, the deadline is Wednesday January 27 at 12 noon.
Shine on!
Gale
Gale Batchelder
MYSTIC GOSPEL SEASON PRODUCER
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Next Session: Tuesday, Jan 26, 7pm
HERE'S THE ZOOM LINK TO SIGN IN
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Click here to join:
The Zoom session will open at 6:45 to test your connection and have a little time to say hello before we begin.
In case you need it:
Meeting ID: 892 3407 5937
Password: 195105
For those who plan to dial-in by phone (for audio connection only), instructions are below in the full Zoom invitation.
The Zoom link will remain the same for the whole 8-week season. If you wish to import the dates & link into your calendar, see the full Zoom invitation below.
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES?
If you have trouble logging in on Tuesday, call Paula for help:
Paula Tussler 617-416-2617
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Jonathan's Notes
From Jonathank Singleton, Mystic Gospel Music Director
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Hello All!
Thanks as always for a good second rehearsal! It's always a welcome sight to see so many faces from all over.
I hope you enjoyed our sing along song I Will Trust in the Lord. We'll sing it again and learn some new easy to learn gospel songs as well. We can sing your favorites as well, so send your suggestions!
We're making good progress on our two primary songs High Praise and Coming Out of the Dark. A good idea would be to review the recording of this rehearsal (below) so you can have something to practice to during the week. Try to listen to the original recordings and sing along, even if you have challenges hearing "your part". You can still learn the words and rhythms which are just as important as the notes.
Professor Mungo's warmup routine should give you a nice template for you to devise your own warm-up regimen. Try to do a little bit every day (a common multi-tasking hack is to warm up in the shower, the hot steam actually helps!)
Our special guest next week will be a familiar face/voice, our last year's guest, Athene Wilson! We'll enjoy her sharing some songs with us and her experiences singing gospel.
Have a good week and as NP says "let the light shine"!
j.
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Jonathan
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VIDEO: LAST WEEK'S SESSION |
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Thank you to
NICHELLE MUNGO!
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Last week's guest Nichelle Mungo struck a chord with us, and it's safe to say we struck a chord with her, too!!
The next day she said "the love and joy... was positively overwhelming and completely blessed my soul!!
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Connect with Nichelle on:
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LYRICS
View Lyrics on Mystic Website:
https://mysticchorale.org/gospel-2021-lyrics-and-scores/
Download & Print PDF's:
VIDEOS
More will be added as the season progresses - Watch this space!
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Save the Date!
Mystic Gospel Season Calendar
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Wednesday, Jan 27, noon
Refund deadline if you wish to drop out of the season
Saturday, Feb 27, 7:30
End of Season Online Celebration
Open to the public - spread the word!
Tuesday, March 2, 7-8:30
Final Session & Season Wrap-Up
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This week's "Tech Tip"
Improving our Zoom experience, one step at a time!
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This week:
This Week: Using "Reactions"
If you’re in rehearsal and everyone’s muted, you may still want to express yourself. But what do you do? Use emojis, of course — they’re the new universal language, right?! Zoom calls them "REACTIONS."
Did a soloist do a great job? Do you love something Jonathan is teaching? Did a guest artist knock your socks off? Give them a Thumbs-up, Heart or other reaction!
To use emojis during a Zoom call:
Click the Reactions icon at the bottom of the meeting screen. It’s in the same panel as mute audio and video, but you’ll find it over to the right. While in the Reactions tab, you can choose the emoji that you want to use to express your feelings on the matter.
Your emojis/Reactions may differ:
Depending the version of Zoom you're using, you may have different emjois than those depicted in this illustration.
Advanced Tip: Changing the Skin Color of your Reactions
By default, the skin tone of Zoom Reactions are Yellow. You can change the color by going to SETTINGS/General and select from a number of different skin tones.
GET INVOLVED!
Volunteer Opportunity - are you a Zoom Pro?
Want to help other singers get more out of our online rehearsals? We need one or more folks to help. Please send an email to Mystic Admin Linda Shoemaker - thank you!
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THANK YOU!
Thanks to everyone contributing to the success of our season!
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The Mystic Chorale is powered by the energy and contributions of our volunteers
We thank all those who are contributing to the Chorale's success, especially in this challenging time! If we've left anyone off this list, please accept our apologies, and let us know, so we can add you in.
Please join us in thanking our volunteers!
Season Producer: Gale Batchelder
Info Line Help: Bev Roche
Tech Help: Paula Tusler
Zoom Chat Monitor: Sarah Russell
Buddy Team: Mabel Liang, Peter Howell, Rachel Stein, Leslie Zheutlin
New Member Welcome Reception: Richard L'heureux, Jai Kaur San Antonio, Mabel Liang, Leslie Zheutlin, Paula Tusler, Arlyn Rofman, Olivia Tappan, Gail Sullivan, Michal Regunberg, Betsy Supple, Donna Ferullo, Joan Toussaint
Publicity Team: Arlyn Roffman, Chair; Elizabeth Brown, Instagram, Michal Regunberg
Web Team: Tom Westervelt, Mabel Liang
CD Fulfillment: Bronwyn Lamont, Olivia Tappan
Board of Directors:
Patricia Stimpson, Co-President & Treasurer
Olivia Tappan, Co-President
Leslie Zheutlin, Secretary
Paula Tusler, Fundraising Chair
Mabel Liang, Membership Chair
Arlyn Roffman, Publicity Chair
Richard L'heureux, Member at Large
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FULL (NEW) ZOOM INVITATION
for those who prefer, here's the full recurring invitation for the season:
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Complete Recurring Zoom Invitation for the Season:
Mystic Chorale is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: (NEW) Mystic Gospel 2021: "Walking into the Light"
Time: Jan 19, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Tue, until Mar 2, 2021, 7 occurrence(s)
Jan 19, 2021 07:00 PM
Jan 26, 2021 07:00 PM
Feb 2, 2021 07:00 PM
Feb 9, 2021 07:00 PM
Feb 16, 2021 07:00 PM
Feb 23, 2021 07:00 PM
Mar 2, 2021 07:00 PM
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Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZ0vdO2oqT4jGdMcCTz4bO9-q9IoPvhCTmvy/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGhrDguGtOQuRqARpx5AIjCLPTwtiVEjadwnzzRGXRRTVq7J7trPYJpGPvk
Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 195105
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