SANCTUARY SINGERS 2025 - 2026

S E R V I C E S

See Calendar for schedule and Details

Google Calendar

R E H E A R S A L S

S a n c t u a r y   S i n g e r s   R e h e a r s a l s

Most Thursdays

Rehearsal 7:00 - 9:00 pm


M U S I C    F O R    R E H E A R S A L S

• Scores:
  PDFs
• Practice Resources
  Links to Tracks

Special Events

Friday, December 5th 2:00pm   —   Dimitri Baker's Celebration of Life

1:30pm warm-up, attire black
We will perform 2 pieces that will be distributed in rehearsal.
Advent Funeral Services 7211 Lee Hwy Falls Church, VA 22046

Special Notices

Settings of The Peace of the Wild Things by Wendell Barry

Jake Runestad
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Malcolm Dalglish
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General Information

• Current Choir Resources:
  Includes Music PDFs, Practice Tracks, and Calendar:
  SS Singer Resources

• Link to Choir Roster

• Choir Roles and Responsibilities: 2024-2025

• You may send a message to all choir members through our Google group.
  Click here to start an email: Sanctuary Singers

• The Children's Blessing Song: Peace To You (musical score)

• Spirit of Life — Hymn 123: SATB in Spanish and English Spirit of Life(musical score)

Vocal Warm Ups

Before you practice on your own, you will need to take care of your voice and warm up slowly. That will mean an investment of about ten minutes. None of us is probably singing every day and the longer our voices are idle the more important and longer our warm up needs to be. Try the ones below. Your vocal folds will thank you.

• Fun Singing Warm Up

• Five Minute Warm Up

• Gentle Singing Tenor Warm Up

• Bass/Baritone Full Range Warm Up

Sight Singing Exercises

• For examples to try and then check go to Sight Singing Factory
      Pick your voice part and the other options.
• Interactive Sightsinging Program
• Melodies for Sight-reading
• Bach Chorales

Music Study

• How to Read Sheet Music
  PDF
  This eight page document gives an overview of all the notations you will see on a musical score.
• Music Theory
  Interactive Site Link
  This has interactive lessons (including ear training/aural skills) where you can practice different elements of music literacy and theory.

Singing Meditation Music

• Peace Prayer Mandala -- unknown and Barbara Swetina
  Sample performance

Visualization of the Anatomy of Singing

• Singing in the MRI --Tyler Ross
  YouTube