When Pierre presented us with a warmup that he invented (I think) using an old favourite French children's song, O Claire De la Lune, we thought he had lost it.

Maybe he was yearning for his childhood. simpler times.

But I digress...

He made us sing it in a round. All four parts, soprano, alto, tenor and bass on the same note. Cacophony!

it's an terrific ear-training exercise. The challenge of staying in tune with your section ( I'm an alto) and staying in key is right up our stairwell, a cappella-wise.

Here are the words so you can sing along with the podcast.

Au clair de la lune

Mon ami Pierrot

Prête-moi ta plume

Pour écrire un mot

Ma chandelle est morte,

Je n'ai plus de feu.

Ouvre-moi ta porte

Pour l'amour de Dieu.

Find your part, find your note and train that ear!

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* _Pierre Massie started our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa U. The Stairwell Carollers are ranked with the best of Ontario choirs, winning both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association competitions._*

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