Rehearsal Updates

Here you will find information about what to bring to rehearsals, and how to join via zoom if you need to. WhatsApp information is at the bottom of the page.

Next Rehearsal: Monday 27th January 8.30pm-10pm Ashburnham Hall St Peter’s Church, HA1 4DX.

Please have the following sheet music to hand which you can find here (this week’s new pieces in bold):

Another Day of Sun, O Waly Waly, Hark! Mark the Music, Now the Sun Is Rising Up, Dancing In The Street, As Torrents in Summer.

If you need printed copies please let me know by emailing westharrowchoir@yahoo.com.

Online Rehearsals

To join in online for any of our Monday evening rehearsals, please click here. This will send you to the following link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/611338939?pwd=QkRIYUJtazR3NERFMjF4bGFRdm9UQT09

Meeting ID: 611 338 939

Password: 933508

The rehearsal will start at 8.30pm and run for an hour and a half. If you can log on by about 8.20pm I will let you in to the meeting and check everything is working ok.

Please make sure you have the latest update for the Zoom app. Helpful Hints for Joining in On-line

How to Join a Zoom Meeting

Please watch the following youtube video or google “How to join a Zoom Meeting”.

https://youtu.be/hIkCmbvAHQQ

Joining and Configuring Audio

Here’s another instructional video on how to switch on video and audio in Zoom:

https://youtu.be/-s76QHshQnY

What to expect

You can either join in on a computer or via phone or tablet. If you have en external speaker the sound quality may be better. To get the best quality reception the wifi signal needs to be good. If you plug your computer into the router directly by ethernet cable this can improve speeds. Also if others are using your internet service it can also slow things down.

When you are joining the meeting please join with computer audio but mute yourself during the rehearsal. You can choose if you would rather have video on or off. The buttons for this are usually found in the bottom left of the screen.

Wyn or I will teach you in much the same way as in choir rehearsals but whilst we’re doing that we won’t be able to see or hear you sing. You won’t be able to hear each other so it will feel different to a normal rehearsal, but it is an opportunity to get some learning in until we meet in person again. The other great thing is, it will keep you singing! A bit like having a personal trainer as opposed to exercising in a group or completely by yourself.

WhatsApp Group info

If you would like to join the WhatsApp group, here is the link, and also below in case you want to copy and paste. It’s more for social chit chat, but occasionally used for last minute updates.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DRk27hQIvTrHyTK7yptZDX