Virtual Camp Chorus 2020 - Leahy Music Camp

Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns

Arrangement: Denise Flack, Emily Flack

New Deadline for Submissions: Thursday August 6th, 2020

Deadlines - When, Where, and How to send your Files

Thursday August 6, 2020

Please submit your Camp Chorus part (audio and visual) by Thursday, August 6^th.

HOW?

Please email us a link to your audio/video files.

Email address to use: info@leahymusiccamp.com

You can use whichever method works for you, but suggestions are:

We-Transfer - send us a link

Google Drive – send us a link

Dropbox – send us a link

File Formats to send us your recordings:

mp3, mp4, wave, mov, aiff

Recording - Helpful Hints

When recording your part, listen to your guide track (vocal, piano, violin, etc.) with earbuds and determine your entry point - when you'll need to start recording yourself. There will be different entry points for each instrument/vocal part. Remember that your final audio recording should have just you and your recording on it. All of the guide tracks should not be heard on your final recording. The world of recording technology is an exciting place and once you figure it all out, you will want to visit and explore it even more! Good luck and enjoy the adventure!

The orientation of your video should be landscape.

Do your best and don't worry about being perfect! It will be great!

Vocals - Denise Flack

Lead Vocal Track - Learn the melody and song here: (Lyric Sheet below)

Harmony Vocal Track - Learn the harmony here:

Ae Fond Kiss - Lyrics

Ae Fond Kiss

Robert Burns

1. Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;

Ae fareweel, and then forever!

Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,

Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.

Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,

While the star of hope she leaves him?

Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me

Dark despair around benights me.

2. I’ll ne'er blame my partial fancy,

Naething could resist my Nancy;

But to see her was to love her;

Love but her, and love forever.

Had we never lov'd sae kindly,

Had we never lov'd sae blindly,

Never met—or never parted—

We had ne'er been broken-hearted.

Vocals - Piano track to sing with when you record your own vocal

Piano Track

Use this track to sing with when you record your own vocal track

Ae Fond Kiss - Lyrics

Ae Fond Kiss

Robert Burns

1. Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;

Ae fareweel, and then forever!

Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,

Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.

Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,

While the star of hope she leaves him?

Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me

Dark despair around benights me.

2. I’ll ne'er blame my partial fancy,

Naething could resist my Nancy;

But to see her was to love her;

Love but her, and love forever.

Had we never lov'd sae kindly,

Had we never lov'd sae blindly,

Never met—or never parted—

We had ne'er been broken-hearted.

Violin - Louis Schryer

UPDATE:

Message From Louis Schryer to all participants playing the violin in Camp Chorus:

Some of you are probably wondering how to get the file to the right person 🙂

So here's what to do:

1) Please upload your video (it should be fairly large) to Google drive, Wetransfer or Dropbox.

2) Once uploaded, please send me a link to that folder. Make sure to share it and allow me to edit. louisschryer@wqsb.qc.ca

3) From here, I will download all files and organize them for our tech guys! There will be over twenty videos to go through so I'm trying to facilitate by organizing the parts.

Violin Parts - Audio Files and Sheet Music - Download HERE

Click here for Sheet Music

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To fiddle students taking part in the Camp Chorus:

1) Please let me know which part you will be recording (by email). louisschryer@wqsb.qc.ca.

2) Levels to consider:

Advance : Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 (one or all, up to you)
Intermediate : Violin 2 or Violin 3
Beginner : Violin 3

Since I cannot adjust the parts, if there is a section you decide to omit, that's fine as well!

3) Please don't select the violin solo part. I will be contacting a few students/possibly teachers for this violin solo part with specific instructions. I will also be doing this section. The other parts are very important to fill in the harmonies required for this to work 🙂

Once I know how many players of each part we have, there's a possibility I may ask you to do a certain part. This will allow for an even balance across the parts.

4) Listen to the recording with all violins to get a sense of it. Then select the part. There is sheet music and an audio clip of each part. Keep in mind, the audio clip of each part is without the audio of the song. Therefore there will be space here and there where you will not hear anything. The sheet music will help you understand what you are listening to.

5) When recording, listen to the Camp Chorus with all violins with earbuds. If possible, count out loud with the piano intro 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3... Don't worry if you miss the first count. Only count during the first three bars, please don't count on the fourth bar. We will take the count out of your video. This will make it easier to sync.

6) The orientation of your video should be landscape and only you as audio. Do your best and don't worry about being perfect! It will all blend in 🙂

Thank you so much for being part of this and for your cooperation!

Any other info required will be posted. Check back here for updates.

Contact Louis at: louisschryer@wqsb.qc.ca.

Special Note: there is a new Camp Chorus deadline: it is now Aug 6th, 2020. Please have all your recorded parts (audio/video) submitted by Aug 6th.

Guitar - Xavier Leahy

New due date for CC guitar recordings: Wednesday Aug 12

Because of the delay in posting this information, we have changed the submission date for anyone wanting to play the guitar for Camp Chorus.

Listen to the guitar part with the song here:

Advanced Guitar

Beginner/Intermediate Guitar

Chord Chart

Chord Chart - Camp Chorus Guitar (Click here to download pdf)

Start at 2nd Intro

3/4 Time

Piano Intro Two

F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E

Verse 2

A A F#m F#m D D A A/C# D D F#m F#m E E E E E E A A F#m F#m D D A A/C# D D F#m F#m E E E E E E

Piano

F#m D A E F#m D A E

Strings section

A A F#m F#m D D A A/C# D D F#m F#m E E E E E E A A F#m F#m D D A A/C# D D F#m F#m E E E E E E

4/4 Time

F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E F#m D A E

3/4 Time

A A F#m F#m D D A A/C# D D F#m F#m E E E E

Outro

F#m D A E / F#m D A E / F#m D A E / F#m D A E

Piano - Emily Flack

Beginner/Intermediate - Piano Part

Advanced - Piano Part

Ae Fond Kiss Chord Chart (download)

Camp Chorus 2020 - PIANO - Ae Fond Kiss (Robert Burns)

Intro

F# I D I A I E

Verse #1

A I A I F# I F#

D I D I A I A/ C#

D I D I F# I F#

E I E I E I E I E I E

Interlude

F# I D I A I E

Verse #2

A I A I F# I F#

D I D I A I A/ C#

D I D I F# I F#

E I E I E I E I E I E

Interlude

F# I D I A I E

Instrumental Break (3/4)*

A I A I F# I F#

D I D I A I A/ C#

D I D I F# I F#

E I E I E I E I E I E

A I A I F# I F#

D I D I A I A/ C#

D I D I F# I F#

E I E I E I E I E

Instrumental Break (4/4)

F# I D I A I E

Verse #3

A I A I F# I F#

D I D I A I A/ C#

D I D I F# I F#

E I E I E I E**

Outro

F# I D I A I E

Optional: Piano to take the melody with other instruments!

**Verse #3 holds for only 4 bars

Step-Dancing - Chanda Leahy

Other Instruments