More info on jewelry

We are going to wear gold jewelry the first half with red and green scarves.  Then the second half we are switching to silver jewelry with the red jackets.   Thanks everyone!

Tables and mirrors

We are also going to need tables and mirrors to make a dressing room.  I have 3 long tables of my own and one body mirror.  We need at least one more long one (or a few small ones) and more mirrors.  If you have any of these things, please let me know and bring them on Thursday night to Sage Valley Middle School.  Thank you! 

Be Concert Ready! :)

  It is the week of concert and I hope you are all excited for our show!  As everyone should hopefully be aware of, we will be in our black palazzo pants and 3/4 length black shirts.  Please make sure to have your red jackets wrinkle free.  We've worked hard to have them all fitted correctly and it's up to all of you to get them stage ready. Everyone is in charge of their own so please keep track of it.   Make sure to have black nylons/knee highs to wear with your pants and have the closed toe character shoes.  As a side note (and not to embarrass anyone), please wear a supportive bra that is flattering with your black shirt. 
  As far as makeup, using a primer first will help your makeup to last longer and go on smoother.  Wear a foundation that is darker than your natural skin tone to avoid looking washed out on stage. Don't forget blush, eye liner and lips. There is makeup available for use in the dressing room and Leslie will be there to help with any concerns.  If you do your own makeup, you will need to have it checked off with Leslie.   Please don't be surprised or offended if she attacks you with bronzer.  :)  She does an amazing job and knows her stuff. 
  We don't have any specifics as far as hair..but if you need any help we all usually pitch in to help beautify each other.  It's all part of the fun of the concert.  We need to be ready by 6:30 on Thursday's dress rehearsal.   We need to be ready by 6:30 again on Friday for the concert, and by 1:30 for Saturday's concert.   This will give us time to warm our voices up.    Please be sure to arrive early if you need extra help with hair and makeup.  And please don't hesitate to ask any questions if you have them! 

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

Extra choreo practices at the Birch building at 10:30:
11/19 (Miss Fogarty group, please be there at 10am for your practice) everyone else be there at 10:30
11/25 Monday
12/3

Rehearsal Thanksgiving week is on Tuesday 11/26 at 9:20

Singouts for the rest of the season:
11/21 Grace assisted Living in Meridian 1946 N Lake Place 1pm  (bring snacks,food, nursery moms bring lunch for your   
             kiddos)

12/11 Exchange Club Qwik Wok 1120 12th Ave. Nampa  at 12:30pm
12/12 Kiwanis Hong Kong  117 12th Ave. S. Nampa at 12:30pm (after our brunch)

Concert week schedule
12/3 Dress rehearsal 7pm same location as rehearsal
12/5 9:20am Tech rehearsal at Sage Valley Middle School
          7pm Dress rehearsal at Sage Valley Middle School
12/6 7pm Concert  call time TBA
12/7 2pm Concert call time TBA
         7pm Party at Laurie Nelson's home DONT MISS THIS!!!! ITS A BLAST!!!!

We are also down to our two week mark for no absences. It is VITAL that all of your lovely faces are at each rehearsal from here on out.  Dues need to also be paid by 11/21, that's NEXT Tuesday. If you are having difficulty, please talk to Susan.

Black Dress Free to Borrow

Heather Ballantyne is willing to let someone borrow her Size 10 dress.

Katie Kindall has a Size 8 dress that someone can borrow.

Ladies, if you borrow a dress please return it promptly and clean.

Large Black Dress For Sale

Jody Christopherson is selling her dress for $50 obo.  She is a very tall girl.

Another Dress For Sale

JeNeale Gunnell is selling her dress, size 14, for $25.  Can you say bargain?

Musettes' Black Dress For Sale

Shannon Mitchell is willing to sell her Size 6 dress for $50.

Musettes' Black Dress For Sale

Cathy Bryson has a size 10 dress that she is willing to sell for $40.  Let Lisa know if you are interested.

Costumes

Costumes

For the Christmas concert we will be using the black, sparkly dresses as well as the black palazzo pants, 3/4 length back shirts, and black character shoes.   The dresses run around $65.00 and can be purchased through a catalog that Lisa Hendricks has. We will be making the order all at once to save on shipping so please let us know if you need a dress as soon as possible.   There are a few in the clubhouse that I believe are a size 10 or 12.    There are also former members who are willing to let new girls who do not have them borrow them or purchase them for a lesser cost.  The palazzo pants can be purchased online at the Dress Barn, Macy's, and Target.  They have a sheer overlay on them.     We know with a lot of the new girls this could  be very spendy. These costumes will be used over again through the years so we want to make sure everyone has them.  Please let us know if cost is an issue and we will happily work something out.   When you have your costume please check it off with Emily Wheeler, or Lisa Hendricks.  Thank you!



Hi -  I went through the programs and found which years we sang the songs we are singing this Christmas.  I may have missed some.  I bought a Ion Tape Express and am transferring my cassettes to my computer.  This is going to take some time but I will first do the ones with songs we are singing so I can share them.
I am going to try to use the dropbox if I can figure it out.  Brenda

Song	Year	Year	Year	Year	Year	Year	Year
Carol of the Bells	1991, 1993	1996, 1997	2000, 2001	2004	2008	2010	2012
Light Up the Tree	1994	2001	2004	2009
White Christmas	1995	1997	1999	2000	2004
Holly, Jolly Christmas	1998
Candlelight Carol	2002	2012
Breath of Heaven	2005	2010
Wexford Carol	1010
Christmas Is…	1999
This Little Babe
Let There Be Peace	couldn't find any	but I know we have	sung this
Christmas Chopsticks	2001
Chocolate in My Stocking	2006	2010

Tryouts and "Get to know you" social

It's almost time to begin rehersals again for our winter season. We will be holding auditions on August 8th from 10-12 at the church we practice at. Please spread the word so we can increase our numbers.

We will also be doing our social on August 15th at 11am at Laurie Nelson's home.

There will be no child care for either of these events, so please plan accordingly so that you can join us :)

I'm so excited to be getting back into the "sing" of things and begin our Christmas music!

Memorial day singout

Hi ladies! This is your friendly reminder about our memorial day singout tomorrow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Refreshments start at 11:30am. Program starts at 1pm. We want to meet at 11:45 behind the stage. Please warm up on your own before coming. We are wearing our blacks (pants, shirt, socks and shoes) with red and blue cowls.  We will be singing Star Spangled banner, American Salute and Over the Rainbow. Can't wait to see everyone tomorrow :)

Hi, Ladies -  My brother-in-law is a new high counselor and is in charge of a mid-single fireside for the Nampa Region this coming Sunday evening.  It is in the building off of Middleton Road.  He called desperate needing help with the following -  An organist or pianist to play the opening and closing song, a chorister, and a special hymn musical number - any hymn.   He even was so desperate he asked if I would sing a solo.  Then he asked if any of my Musette friends would like to sing a hymn.  It could be a solo or a group.  If my daughter doesn't come into town I can help him out with part of it  - it would be fun to sing with a group.

I will ask again on Thursday but he would really like to know as soon as possible.   Thanks,   Brenda

STAR SPANGLED BANNER

Ladies,  I am unable to attach the music for "The Star Spangled Banner" to the blog but I will send you an email with the parts.  We will each need to find out from Lydia what parts she would like us to sing.

Laurie

snacks this Thursday??

Quick question for anybody who knows: Will the children be eating brunch with us this Thursday or do I need to arrange some snacks?

Chalese

Tutorial for how to do vintage makeup

Hey everyone,
  Last night I was asked to post the tutorial of how to do makeup for the concert and here are a few great ones! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syjnwqh9VD0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBSwsdsKI9w

Hope this helps!
love,
Emily and Dausha

Tuesday Night Dress Rehearsal

As usual, it is mine and Tracie's mission to make Friday night a good dress rehearsal and not just a regular rehearsal.  Sooooo, I would like to make Tuesday more of a dress rehearsal than it has been in the past.

How will we do that?

1. Be on time.  Be ready to go at 6:30.  That will leave us time to warm-up, and review our placement so we are ready to go right at 7:00.
2. Treat it what it is, A Dress Rehearsal!  That means pretend that there is an actual audience at the church.  No talking!  (this means me, Susan and Tracie)  It's hard (I know) to to talk, but to be at our best on Saturday, it is essential to minimize talking.
3. We will be going in order with no stopping or repeating.  If we need to work on songs, we can make a note of that and review after we have completed the entire performance.
4. Please review all staging before we begin.  There have been one change, we will not be standing in sections for Top of the World and Under the Sea.  Please review the line-ups also before we begin.  Those will all be posted and easily accessible for everyone.

Thanks again for all of your hard work!

Props Needed

We are in need of the following "additions" to our family:

Funny Hats for Dad (cowboy, corn cob, Mickey Mouse, any pro team etc.)

Mardis Gras Garb

Beachy Stuff

Broadway Memorabilia

Red Sox (hummm, who would have that?)

Please comment what you have and bring it on Tuesday night!  Thanks!

More tips for the concert!

Can you believe it..concert is next week!! We are so excited!  This weekend would be a good time to make sure you have everything squared away for hair/costume/makeup so that you aren't stressed out running to get things last minute.  A few pointers...make sure that your black nylons are BLACK.  This can stick out on stage a lot.  Also...as it is mentioned each concert (and not to make anyone feel uncomfortable)..please make sure you are wearing a good quality, supportive bra..we want our focus to be elsewhere.  :)  Get plenty of sleep..and drink LOTS of water! 

First half
We will be wearing our "travel attire" (cardigan, jean capris, and white collared, buttoned up shirt.) For jewelery we would prefer pearls. Try to come up with some sort of vintage hairstyle/makeup look as well.  You know..red lips, the eyeliner.  If you are unsure of what this is...google vintage hair and makeup. There are a lot of great ideas on Pinterest as well.  If you are having trouble with any of this please don't hesitate to ask you fellow Musette sisters. There are many who would LOVE to help you.  

Second half
For second half we will be wearing our black pilazzo pants, 3/4 length black shirts, and the sparkly silver shrugs.  Everyone will be receiving a sash with a state on it as well.  Also, black character shoes.  For jewelery we want silver (please no gold) sparkly/blingy necklaces and earings or bracelets and rings.  Something that would stand out on stage.   At the last rehearsal everyone saw how gorgeous Lisa looked. :)   It is HIGHLY suggested that we find an updo for second half as she had. Try to add some sort of fun flower or feather to it if you can like Lisa did.    

For makeup remember to try to do as much on your own as you can as to cut back on the time Leslie has to spend on each individual person.  For foundation..a shade darker than what you usually use is best for the stage. A lot of places like Sephora, Clinique etc are willing to match you and give a you a little sample.   Remember blush...we don't want anyone to look washed out...  Leslie will be available a little earlier that the first slot on the makeup scedule to help anyone that might need extra help also.  The makeup scedule will be up on the blog shortly!

We apologize for so many changes in the costumes and appreciate everyone being patient with us as we have tried to create the right look for this concert.  It is going to be a blast and you are all going to be gorgeous!   Again, don't hesitate to ask for help in advance in you are going to need it.   Last concert it was so neat to see everyone helping each other with hair and makeup.. it was half the fun!  How often do we get to do these fun updos? Lets have fun with this! 

Love,
Emily, Dausha, and Lisa

Musettes Photo Shoot

Well ladies....here you are!!!  Check out our cute pictures!  I think they look great!  Too bad the lighting was so bright, but I like them anyway!!!  Hope you do too!!!  Which one is your fav???