Wednesday 5 June 2013

Our Lady Of Fatima University: Race to the top

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Let's sweat it out!

Come and join the RACE TO THE TOP...
A fun run for the Benefit of OLFU Chorale,
Philippine representative to the European Choir Competition.

It's a date!
July 14, 2013
4:30 am Assembly Time
Quezon City Memorial Circle 


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Proclaim: Workshop and Album Launching (ADMU)


Jesuit Communications invites you to come and join the FREE choral and instrumental workshop and launch of its latest album, PROCLAIM! on June 1, 2013, Saturday. 12:30PM to 6:00PM at the Ateneo High School (Kostka) Chapel, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City.
Experience the world-renowned Ateneo Chamber Singers with choir master, Jonathan “Jojo” Velasco, and Musica Chiesa to train your choir and instrumentalists for a day.
For instrumentalists: please bring your portable keyboard, guitar, and string instrument.



As a member of Choir in our Chapel, Napakahalaga ang pag attend sa mga ganitong workshop upang mas mahasa ang aming mga boses sa pagkanta at matuto ng ibat-ibang paraan para mas lalo naming mapalinang ang aming mga talento pagkanta.

Sabi nga ni Father Jboy Gonzales, Ang pagpapasalamat namin ay ginagawa namin sa pamamagitan ng pag-awit ng papuri at pasasalamat sa ating panginoon dahil binigyan niya kami ng talentong umawit. As a worker of church, hindi lang yun ang dahilan kung bakit kami umaawit. Umaawit din kami para mas maipadama namin sa mga tao ang salita ng diyos. Kaya sa pamamagitan ng workshop na ito. mas maayos namin at maipapadala sa mga tao ng malinaw ang mga salita ng diyos para sa kanila.

Hindi lang mga chorale sa ibat ibang panig ng ating bansa ang nagsidalo dito. Nandito rin ang ibat ibang Chorale Groups na galing sa mga kilalang Colleges and Universtity sa ating bansa ilan sa kanila ay ang Bulacan State University at University of Sto. Thomas.


Ateneo De Manila University Highschool Grounds Chapel
Eksaktong 12:30pm nagsimula ang registration nila para sa mga participants na sasali sa nasabing workshop. Participants who registered online may claim their workshop packet. Walk-in participants kindly register the following information: Name of Participants, Name of Choir/ School, Voice or Instrument, email Address and Contact Details. Then after the registration, choral workshop with Sir Jojo Velasco started.

Choral Workshop with Jojo Velasco

Jonathan Velasco is a most sought-after choral conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in the world today. He joined the University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers under Prof. Andrea Veneracion in 1981, and became its assistant choirmaster later. In 1989, he studied Choral Conducting at the Berliner Kirchenmusikschule under Martin Behrmann and finished with distinction.

He is the first Asian principal conductor of the World Youth Choir and was jury for the 2002, 2004, and 2006 Choir Olympics in Busan, Bremen and Xiamen. He has also judged the international choral competitions in Maasmechelen (Belgium), Budapest (Hungary), Tolosa (Spain), Wernigerode and Marktoberdorf (Germany), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Hongkong.

Velasco regularly holds choral clinics and workshops in Manila as well as in the USA, Germany, France, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. He is the President of the Philippine Choral Directors' Association (PCDA) and currently conducts the Ateneo Chamber Singers.

For more info Visit his website at http://jonathanvelasco.weebly.com/about.html

So guys imagine ah. Kung siya yung taong makakasama ninyo sa workshop and take note FREE voice lesson. Although mga basic lang naman yung tinuro niya nandun parin yung "ay pre si Jojo Velasco yan" kumbaga well known yan. Para saken its a great opportunity na makasama sa isang voice workshop ang isang magaling ang iginagalang na Jojo Velasco. Tinuruan niya kami ng ilang tips kung paano pa namin makakanta ng maayos ang mga lyrics ng isang piyesa na hindi tunog Nasal, na may quality ang boses, na hindi ipit ang boses. Itinuro rin niya kung paano i hit yung notesna mataas na hindi nagaalangan. Sabi nga niya "Kung iniisip mong maabot mo, Hindi mo raw ito maabot pero kung hindi mo iniisip na maabot mo to and thats the time na maabot mo ito" medyo nakakalito pero ganyan daw yun. kahit sa simpleng breathing exercise lang daw, Maraming factors na pedeng makaapekto. Sabi niya dapat daw pag kakanta ang buka daw ng bibig ay korteng pahikab. Then while singing ang dila daw ay kelangan naka relax lang na nakalapat sa baba hindi daw dapat ito malikot. May mga instances daw na ang isang member ng choir ay nanginginig daw ang boses par ma correct  daw yun kelangan niya mag pronounce ng "Sh" sound. Para naman daw sa mga nasal ang pagkanta they need to pronounce "G" "K " sounds ewan ko lang kung maging ngo ngo pa sila. Pagdating naman sa pagpronounce ng mga vowel sounds. "O" and "U" is for thickness, "E" "I" is i think for wideness, medyo nakalimutan ko na haha basta ganyan daw. tapos ang pinaka mahirap daw sa lahat ay ang "A" dahil it is a combination of the four vowels. And lastly ito ang pinaka nagustuhan ko sa lahat ng tinuro niya. ang technique kung paano mo mahihit yung high notes. Hindi mo raw kalingan ng Throat, nasal and Head, ang kailangan mo daw ay ang "Puson-nic power" para sa mga babae at "Pwet-Power" para sa mga lalake. Sa totoo lang natawa ako dito pero totoo pala talaga. So Amazing diba. Pagkatapos ng nakakabitin na workshop na yun. Nagsamasama na ang mga SATB at pumunta sa kanya kanyang respective  klasrum para ituro na daw samin yung mga kanta per voices.

Fr. Jboy Gonzales Liturgucal Seminar (Kostka Chapel)


Kostka Chapel
Actually late na kami nakapunta dito pero may na take notes pa naman ako at yun nalang yung i-share ko.

How they choose their music:

► Is it Good music? - Sacramental ang pananaw and Find God in all things
► Is the Music Liturgucal? - Based on Liturgical Season and Based on Mass readings.
► Can people Sing it?


And siyempre ang isa pang purpose kaya nagkaroon ng ganito ang ACS para sa launching ng kanilang bagong album na PROCLAIM. So anu pa hinihintay ninyo guys. Grab your copy now and say no to Piracy.

"The best choir is the no Choir" 



Liturgical Mass



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