<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-mfn553m3" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Salve Accolens, Debatable Lands!

After being forced to go unofficial due to pandemic restrictions, the choir has been </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">given</span></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> the ok to resume official practices. This means you are welcome to join us as we learn and perform medieval and renaissance choral music!

</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">FAQs:</span></span></div></div><ul class="gmail-m8h3af8h gmail-l7ghb35v gmail-kjdc1dyq gmail-kmwttqpk gmail-srn514ro gmail-oxkhqvkx gmail-rl78xhln gmail-nch0832m" style="list-style-type:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><li class="gmail-mfn553m3 gmail-th51lws0 gmail-oq5js9x9 gmail-_3kpz gmail-_3kq0 gmail-_3kq1 gmail-_3kq6" style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:1.5em;margin-top:8px;list-style-type:disc"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">When and where are rehearsals?</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> Mondays from 7:30 to 9pm, currently in Monroeville. PM me for the address. Our rehearsals are held in the homes of various choir members; the location occasionally shifts for various reasons.</span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-mfn553m3 gmail-th51lws0 gmail-oq5js9x9 gmail-_3kpz gmail-_3kq1 gmail-_3kq6" style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:1.5em;margin-top:8px;list-style-type:disc"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">Do I need to audition?</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> We're an open choir, which means anyone who wants to sing can join, no audition required. If you need a bucket to carry a tune, we'll provide the bucket!</span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-mfn553m3 gmail-th51lws0 gmail-oq5js9x9 gmail-_3kpz gmail-_3kq1 gmail-_3kq6" style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:1.5em;margin-top:8px;list-style-type:disc"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">Do I have to know how to read music? </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Nope! We'll teach you your part at practice, and there are audio practice files for each song that you can use to learn at home. You'll also have other people singing the same part on whom you can lean.</span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-mfn553m3 gmail-th51lws0 gmail-oq5js9x9 gmail-_3kpz gmail-_3kq1 gmail-_3kq6" style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:1.5em;margin-top:8px;list-style-type:disc"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">When and where are concerts?</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> At SCA events, primarily, though we've done occasional demos in the past. Our big concerts are at Pennsic and Baronial 12th Night, but we'll be running a medieval singalong at the Baronial Social on Sept. 17, so please join us! We also regularly sing processional music for baronial and Kingdom courts.</span></span></div></li><li class="gmail-mfn553m3 gmail-th51lws0 gmail-oq5js9x9 gmail-_3kpz gmail-_3kq1 gmail-_3kq6" style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:1.5em;margin-top:8px;list-style-type:disc"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">What about Covid?</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"> </span></span></div></li></ul><ol><li><span style="font-family:inherit;color:rgb(5,5,5);white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit">You </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;color:rgb(5,5,5);white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">must </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;color:rgb(5,5,5);white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit">be fully vaccinated against Covid, and preferably have a</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;color:rgb(5,5,5);white-space:pre-wrap;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:inherit"> recent booster</span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;color:rgb(5,5,5);white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit">, to participate in the choir. </span></span></li><li>We rehearse outdoors under pop-up canopies when weather permits. </li><li>When it rains or gets too cold to be outside, we sing inside but masks are required per Kingdom Covid protocols. N95/KN95 masks are highly preferred. We also do our best to make sure there's good ventilation and/or air purifiers running during indoor practices.</li><li>All that said, if you are immune compromised or at high risk for Covid, you may want to reconsider singing with us.</li></ol><ul class="gmail-m8h3af8h gmail-l7ghb35v gmail-kjdc1dyq gmail-kmwttqpk gmail-srn514ro gmail-oxkhqvkx gmail-rl78xhln gmail-nch0832m" style="list-style-type:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><li class="gmail-mfn553m3 gmail-th51lws0 gmail-oq5js9x9 gmail-_3kpz gmail-_3kq1 gmail-_3kq6" style="margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:1.5em;margin-top:8px;list-style-type:disc"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-weight:bold"><span style="font-family:inherit">What else should I know? </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Choir is fun! We have monthly birthday cake for everyone whose birthday falls in that month, and hold a big pot luck holiday party every December. We spend a fair amount of time in rehearsals laughing as well as making music.</span></span></div></li></ul><div class="gmail-mfn553m3" style="margin-bottom:8px;font-family:"Segoe UI Historic","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,5,5);white-space:pre-wrap"><div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction:ltr;font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit">Email me at Ariannawyn (at) Gmail.com if you're interested in joining the Debatable Choir!
</span></span></div></div><br>Arianna of Wynthrope<br><br></div>