NEWS & NOTES - January 15
Mystic Gospel 2021: "Walkin' into the Light"
News & Notes is your weekly resource for everything you need to know to have a great season with the Mystic Chorale.

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Producer's Corner
From Gale Batchelder, Fall Season Producer

Dear Singers,

Thanks for your patience last week as we worked to overcome the unanticipated Zoom challenge. I think this bodes well for the remainder of the season -- we got the bad vibes out of the way! I hope you enjoyed the first rehearsal, I know I did. Those of you who joined rehearsal late, remember that the recording is available on the Mystic Website and here in News and Notes. 

Let's be MARVELOUS this week!

Gale

Gale Batchelder
MYSTIC GOSPEL SEASON PRODUCER

Next Session: Tuesday, Jan 19, 7pm
HERE'S THE (NEW) ZOOM LINK TO SIGN IN

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
Jonathan's Notes
From Jonathank Singleton, Mystic Gospel Music Director
Hello All!

Thanks for a good first rehearsal! It's certainly not the same as all of us gathering at First Parish! It was great to see so many familiar faces and so many new faces as well, welcome to you all!

The format of our rehearsal will be (more or less, you know me!) the format we will follow for the rest of our meetings. We will do some warmups during our rehearsal time, but I would suggest doing some warm up work on your own before rehearsal.

We will learn some gospel songs and sing some familiar gospel songs in "sing along" format, where I won't teach specific parts, we'll just sing what we hear.

We will work a bit more intensely on two songs, and plan to record them: "Coming Out of the Dark" and "High Praise" ( I call it halle halle hallelujah!).

We'll post a YouTube playlist and some lyrics for those tunes you can use to help you learn the songs.

Next week our special guest will be Berklee Professor Nichelle Mungo, she's great you'll enjoy her!

Thanks again and see you next Tuesday.

j.
--
Jonathan 


LYRICS & VIDEOS

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!
VIDEO: Last Week's Session
Save the Date!
Mystic Gospel Season Calendar
Tuesday, Jan 19, 5:30
New Member Reception
Details will be sent separately to new singers

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
This week's "Tech Tip"
Improving our Zoom experience, one step at a time!

This week:
Using Headphones or Ear Buds
This week, try using ear buds or headphones – you’ll be amazed at the difference!

Everything will sound MUCH more clear and natural, almost like you really are in the same room with everyone!

Any headphones or earbuds that will plug into your computer, tablet or phone will do – the ones that came with your smart phone, the ones you got on an airplane, even the cheap-o ones you can find at the local drugstore checkout.

Try it this week & see if you don’t feel a little closer and more connected!



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!
FULL (NEW) ZOOM INVITATION
for those who prefer, here's the full recurring invitation for the season:

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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See you on Tuesday!
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