Happy 2023 Friends (-:

Wednesday February 15, 2023

7:00-8:30 PM

Happy

“ABBEY ROADING” Friends!!

We are just about halfway through all they music!

We are going to have a AMAZING SHOW!!

As a reminder, choir is officially “closed”to sign up for ABBEY ROAD!

If you have been on the fence about joining us, please know that if you you will be welcome to join us after our ABBEY ROAD show on April 29th!

The theme of out next show will be “Motown” I am even gathering ideas for the 2024 show…just sayin(-:

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OK…

This weeks songs to learn are:

I Want You(She’s so Heavy)

Come Together

Something

Maxwell Silver Hammer

Oh Darling

Octupus’ Garden

Here comes the Sun

Because

We will go through and work out bugs and details on what we know so far! Also, we will discuss an encore song!

Please be there at 7:00 ready to sing (-:

A few things…

I know there there is a lot of “business” here and at rehearsal, to discuss. I really try to make it as short as possible…

Sectionals

Sunday February 26th!

Sopranos 1:00-1:50 PM

Tenors 2:00-2:50 PM

Altos 3:00-3:50 PM

Basses 4:00-4:50 PM

BIRTHDAYS

If you are new, I would like to know your Birthday Please (-:

Community Service

A new member needs a ride! She lives at Bullard & West. Is there anyone that can help? Please!

Tickets

If you DO want the $10 tickets, you MUST sign up for them on Wednesday. There WILL be sign up sheets. These are cash only seats to be paid for when they are delivered which will be Wednesday the 22nd!

ALSO…

For your info, here is a link to the

Tower District Preservation Association

TDPA link

MARKETING

We WILL have the handbills for you on Wednesday. They are not cheap so everyone who wants them will get 10! If you want more than that, you can go to the Hearts on Fire page on the Fresno Music Academy website. Do what you do when you download music. The handbill/poster is there below the ABBEY ROAD songs etc. Then you can copy the image from there …then print whatever size and quantity you would like (-: The flyer is also on the FB page!

PHOTO’s

If you would like a photo from our concert last November, please bring $12 plus your regular donation to choir practice on Wednesday Night!

I will see you on Wednesday!!!

XOX

Deb

The Beatles FUN FACT!

Maxwell’s Silver Hammer

Written by: Lennon-McCartney

Recorded: 9, 10, 11 July; 6 August 1969

Producer: George Martin

Engineer: Phil McDonald

Released: 26 September 1969 (UK), 1 October 1969 (US)

Paul McCartney: vocals, backing vocals, piano, guitar, Moog synthesiser

George Harrison: backing vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar

Ringo Starr: backing vocals, drums, anvil

George Martin: Hammond organ

Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’, a jaunty McCartney-penned song about a homicidal maniac, was considered by its author to be a potential Beatles single. Instead it ended up as a track on the group’s 1969 album Abbey Road.

‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ was my analogy for when something goes wrong out of the blue, as it so often does, as I was beginning to find out at that time in my life. I wanted something symbolic of that, so to me it was some fictitious character called Maxwell with a silver hammer. I don’t know why it was silver, it just sounded better than Maxwell’s hammer. It was needed for scanning. We still use that expression even now when something unexpected happens.

Paul McCartney

McCartney probably wrote the song in early 1968. In a notebook titled Spring Songs Rishikesh 1968 he kept lyrics and notes for many of the songs on the White Album, plus other songs used elsewhere. In the book he wrote words for the first verse, as far as “Let me take you out to the pictures Jo-o-o-oan”.

The roots of the song are older still. On 10 January 1966, while driving to Liverpool in his Aston Martin, McCartney heard a version of playwright Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Cocu (Ubu Cuckolded) on BBC radio. The play was described by the Radio Times as “A pataphysical extravagana”, and made a deep impression on McCartney.

It was the best radio play I had ever heard in my life, and the best production, and Ubu was so brilliantly played. It was just a sensation. That was one of the big things of the period for me.

Paul McCartney

If you have not seen any videos of our last show…

Click here to watch

Start Listening to

Abbey Road!

All the music and lyrics are in the Fresno Music Academy & Arts website. It’s easy! Listen to the Beatles record as well as what is on the website!

Download Instructions

1. Go to the FMAA website
2. Find the HOF tab
3. Click “MEMBERS ONLY”
4. Type in the password “loves2sing”
5. Find the song you are looking for and download what you need. I suggest you get YOUR part and ALL and a copy of the lyrics.

Listen and have FUN!!!

Please remember the Donation Can!

A FEW OTHER FUN THING COMING UP AT FMAA…

FEB 18TH -“Grown up” Student/Teacher Valentine Cabaret Night

March 4-11th -THE ROGUE FESTIVAL!

July 10-15th– Front a Band Fantasy Camp!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

Birthday Corner!

Our February Peeps are…

Lisa Jones

Liz Stoeckel

Jennifer Brennan

Kate McKnight

Happy Birthday!

Please, let me know if I missed you!

Regarding COVID…

I feel the need to reiterate the policy that we put into place regarding COVID back in May when we started singing together again.

The following was the protocol.

The assumption is that you are vaccinated. If you are new and are going to join us, you will be asked to show your proof of vaccination. If you are NOT, you must show a negative test within 72 hours of our rehearsals (-: 

Thank you for your understanding on this!

Please call 559-222-7464 

or email me at 

debi@fresnomusicacademy.com

for more information!

We really hope to see you!

The more the merrier! 

I hope this is clear for everyone. 

Next Cardiac Cafe

February 22nd

Theme

Love and anti-love songs!

I hope that you all stick around for the fun!

Download Instructions

1. Go to the FMAA website
2. Find the HOF tab
3. Click “MEMBERS ONLY”
4. Type in the password “loves2sing”
5. Find the song you are looking for and download what you need. I suggest you get YOUR part and ALL and a copy of the lyrics.

Listen and have FUN!!!

Love you all!