TobyMac - Forgiveness [Lyrics] ft. Lecrae

Oooh. I like this song. When I went to a Gospel Choir Conference last year, I was in a class that did a hip-hop dance to a song by Lecrae (I know, try not to imagine me dancing hip-hop). It was really nice, and I like Tobymac too, so I thought this would probably be good-and it is, amazing.

Tues. Sept. 25

So, if you missed Teen Choir on Tuesday, September 25, here's what you missed:

1. Warm-ups included clapping and stomping
2. True Colors also included clapping. We learned the section from 49-57, but sang the whole song. We'll have to review the beginning parts next time for the new people.
3. We sang along to A Message by Cold Play. (requested by Soraya)
4. While we ate a snack (amazing Brazilian Coffee Cookies made by Ethan's dad, and selections of sweets on a tray which Trinity United Church donated to us-thank you!), Heather and Renate sang Ever Lifting and Indescribable as suggestions as an alternate song to perform because some people said they weren't crazy about Waiting Here For You. We also sang Waiting Here for You all together. It was decided that Waiting Here for You is actually pretty good, and we want to do Indescribable too!!!
5. For a sing and play along, we did What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction. Victoria accompanied us on the piano, Renate and Ethan jammed with a recorder and flute, and we also had a bit of percussion happening with shakers, tambourines and a triangle!
6. We sang Someone Like You again, requested by Ethan and Sinavy. And we all loved it.
7. We worked on the allelujahs for Waiting Here For You, adjusting them for the middle parts in the chorus.
8. For our finale, we sang along to Viva La Vida by Cold Play, and we didn't even have the words!

Teen Choir and the Avengers DVD on the same day!

The Avengers DVD comes out today, and we have Teen Choir! What an exciting day!

Superheros are cool, but Choristers are cooler and have more fun, and never need to SLAM! BAM! POW! or ZAP! anyone.

We overcome evil with our voices and beautiful music, and the powerful light that shines through our eyes (better than laser beams).

Justin Bieber - Pray

What would you like to sing?

Please come to choir next week with ideas of what you'd like to sing. And, anytime you have an idea for a song you can post it here, or on our Facebook Page, or in our Facebook Group, or you can send me an email: renatesdesk@rogers.com.

I've got lots of ideas and Victoria and Soraya have some too. Sometimes we don't agree on what song would be good to sing at Teen Choir. We don't always like the same songs.

I'd like to sing a variety of songs at Teen Choir because everyone's different. It would be a good idea for you to give me some ideas too. Think about the songs you like, and if they've got a good message and no four-letter words or other inappropriate content, we can sing them. If you have a CD, even better. Words too? Awesome!

Tuesday, Sept. 18: growing

We're growing! We enjoyed meeting and singing with our new members tonight. It sounds so good with a few more voices! And, there's lots of room for more!

Here's what you missed if you missed Teen Choir tonight:
1. Warm-ups included breathing exercises and vocal stretching.
2. We sang up to the end of page 6 in True Colors. We're going to look at 49 next week! There's clapping at 49.
3. By request, we sang an Adele song. Heather sings a wicked Someone Like You accompanying herself on the guitar, and we all sang along. It was awesome!!!
4. We had Oreo cookies again for a break snack.
5. We then sang Owl City's Firefly! Fun! You should have heard us. We were so strong on Firefly, without any accompaniment at all- a cappella.
6. We got some beautiful harmonies going with the allelujahs in Waiting Here for You  and next week we're going to start making it our own.
7. We sang Count on Me and Good Time (even though some of us think it's too repetitive) again, and talked about how to jam with your instrument when you know the keys.

For next week, I'll have figured out how to transpose for alto sax and maybe clarinet. ( I think it's down 3 and up 2) We'll see if we can remember our instruments next time and also take them out of their cases-they work better that way ;)

Teen Choir Tonight! Come join us!

We're cooler than Elvis! 

-Ok, only in some people's opinions. Some people will be extremely offended by the idea that anyone could consider being cooler than Elvis. Don't want to offend anyone. But, we're pretty cool no matter what you think of Elvis, really.

What you missed on Sept.11

Here's what you missed on Tuesday, September 11th:

Warm-up
True Colors, page 1
Good Time (Owl City) sing-along
Waiting Here For You, allelujahs in 3 part harmony, sing-along
Oreo Cookie break
Count on Me (Bruno Mars) sing-along, and play along (flute, ukulele, piano, guitar)
Firework (Katy Perry) sing-along

See you next time!

First night of TTCNewmarket!

Come and join the Teen Choir
tonight at 6:30
at Trinity United Church,
opposite the Newmarket Library on Park Ave. at Main St.
Everyone 12-18 welcome!

Love Music? Come and sing with us!

When I was a teenager, this is how my brain looked. 

Now that I'm older those old song lyrics are still there, for the most part, but it's harder to learn new lyrics. I guess all the junk that I worry about all day, like work and laundry take up too much space. Still, music is a huge part of every hour of my day. 

If music is on your brain a lot, come and sing and play with us at TTC!