Welcome! This page is for students of Berkeley Adult School Community Singing with Kaitie Ty Warren. The most recent Cohort/schedule will be at the top, and each cohort (each 8-10 week series) is represented here, archived below.
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/berkeleysong Please make sure you are registered; BAS relies on enrollment to make the class run.
If you’re new to Community Singing, here are some things to know:
Dress in layers. We sometimes have doors and windows open for ventilation and it might get chilly.
Bring hydration for yourself (water, room temperature or warmer is best for your voice).
You are welcome to take notes and/or audio record our songs, but it’s not required. You will be given a personalized web page that contains a list of all, and recordings of most, songs we sing together. If you want to have the songs right away, it’s best to record them in the moment. These recordings should only be for personal use.
Singing is a high risk activity for airborne viruses like Covid. I’m a health-conscious person by nature but even more so as a community leader. I know everyone has different comfort levels, but in building a community we need to agree on some central trust and care for one another.
BAS: Community Singing Cohort 3 August 29-October 17, 2024
Hi Cohort 3! What a great first night we had together. At least two people used the word “transformational” – that’s a good sign that we’re doing the right thing!
As we learn songs together, I’ll update this website so you have an alphabetical list of song’s I’ve taught you. Many of these are in the form of teaching pages, which contain lyrics, recordings, and history. You’ll know from being in class, if you want to really know a song or teach it to others, it’s good to have as much info about it as possible. So if any song we sing is something you love but it doesn’t have a teaching page yet, just go ahead and text me for some info. I can’t always keep up with building teaching pages for everything, but I will always send at least something upon request to help you learn a song I’ve taught! Warmly, Kaitie
5 Elemental Voices: Earth, Fire, Water, Metal and Air from our dear friend Barbara McAfee:
BAS: Community Singing Cohort 1 January – March 2024
Recap and Song List
Week 1: Just Getting Started Week 2: Community; Relating to Each Other Week 3: Technique; Supporting with Breath and Core Week 4: Diaphragm, Transverse; Putting together The River in full; Introduced Dissonance Week 5: Going Deeper Into Harmony Week 6: 3 Part Harmony; Putting a Song On Its Feet Week 7: Dissonance, Minor, Songwriting, Songsourcing Week 8: Greatest Hits; Recording; Potluck
What we’ve been working on:
5 Elemental Voices: Earth, Fire, Water, Metal and Air from our dear friend Barbara McAfee:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 This is sometimes done as a 3 part round, on do-re-mi or on a single syllable like “nou”. When we follow my hands instead of the rhythm and mix and match different intervals, that exercise is called Cathedral. Amazing Grace – John Newton, arrangement by Ysaye M. Barnwell and Steven Hatfield Cherry Tomato – Sara Thomsen, arranged by Kaitie Ty Warren E Dim Dim – song from Estonia Hineini – Kaitie Ty Warren Let It Blow Through – Maggie Wheeler Light and Darkness – unknown Lingmarra – Aborigional Australian, arr. Tom E. Lewis Meet The Wave – a brand new song by our very own JoAnne Tobias My Grandfather (Where the Water Goes) – Kaitie Ty Warren Om Ah Hum – Tibetan Buddhist One More Time – adapted, from Rev. James Moore’s original Osei Aiyyo – prayer to the rising sun from Ghana, meditative arrangement (rhythmic arrangement here) The River – Coco Love Alcorn (oohs, baseline and chorus) Time to Sleep – Carolyn Knight Slow Down – Kaitie Ty Warren Song Sourcing – mode and instrumentals by Michael Stillwater, songs by you! Standing Stone – Melanie DeMore Surrender (Stop Struggling) – Kaitie Ty Warren Time Will Tell – Kaitie Ty Warren Windy Weather – Kaitie Ty Warren
