Dear Lemurian Choristers, SHEET MUSIC For those of you who read music, I created a number of music sheets

to help you with the preparation for, and the performance of the Lemurian Choir. These are all the levels where you can hear a melody. Many of them have a free-flowing meter & rhythm. I have edited these without time signatures or barlines. The lengths of the notes in these sheets should not be taken too literally, they are just an indication for notes being longer and shorter. These levels are: 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19 & 20. According to convention, I have usually written only one vowel or syllable where the melody continues on that same syllable. Where a vowel changes on one note, I have marked it with a tilde (swung dash) as in: EE~OU. I have used simple looking tonalities to make the melodies easier to read. If you practice with an instrument, you should be aware of this. The transposition is always specified in a footnote. These sheets are meant to be used with the recording, to help and guide you in learning and remembering the melodies. Feel free to print them and bring them to Maui if you feel that they may help you during the rehearsals and performances. A specific note about the sheet for level 12: The last 2 lines were too tricky to make a sensible lay-out, so I trust you will learn those by ear. Thank you all for making the most of the preparation! Marc Drost. ~~~~~~~~~~~~

VIDEOS I you like more specific information about the vocal techniques that we use in the Lemurian Choir, you can view a number of videos. You can find them all on this youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/MarcTheLemurian On special request I made a video about breathing and breath support. There are many long phrases and sustained notes in the Lemurian Tones. If you find this challenging, this video may be helpful: http://youtu.be/AsO_uofWy40 Overtones or harmonics are very important in the Lemurian Tones. These cannot easily be written down; hearing them is also a matter of focus, habit and training. For this purpose there are now 4 videos about overtone singing that you may watch and practice with. 1) intro: http://youtu.be/3mTVu9vrzyI 2) OM: http://youtu.be/r5qtgFeA-zQ 3) EE- biRRd: http://youtu.be/RrxlLfwbC7E 4) OU: http://youtu.be/s_UgWMnPkMA Will all the men check if they can reach the high notes in falsetto. This is a video I made especially for this purpose. http://youtu.be/yJNor1QnmaI 6 out of the 12 levels sung by the Gold Choir have these wonderful high notes. Of course the men may also sing these notes an octave lower, but I hope that many of you will be able to sing them up in the high register. The women in the Gold Choir may sing these high notes in the same octave as Dr Todd on the recording. The most mysterious and also challenging sound we make, may well be the Whale Song, that throaty RRRR sound, that looks like this in the libretto: OOO. I made this video to find and practice that special vocal effect: http://youtu.be/5wBErN3w1wc If you find this sound too difficult to find or to produce, you may use the RRR made with the tip of the tongue, like it is done in Spanish or Italian. for this purpose I made another short video: http://youtu.be/_rSgIC3o59E Furthermore there are 2 videos about specific levels and their challenges: level 17 - short & high: http://youtu.be/4rNQtZ3w0jc level 22 - chanting on ZH: http://youtu.be/erF7xJhzl4k The first, level 17 is about the challenge of singing such short notes at such a high pitch, the second, level 22 is about the strange consonant that this level needs to be vocalised on, and some details about the melody. If you like them, you can keep an eye open for new videos to come. You can subscribe to my youtube channel, even if you don't have a youtube account of your own!

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THE PAIRED PRACTICE RECORDINGS Here are a few points of focus to help you as you practice with the recordings, in the order of the libretto: pairs 1 - 1&4, 3 - 9&3 and 6 - 7&6, and levels 5, 10, 18, 14 and 16 are all about overtones. You may watch the videos for information about vocal techniques to enhance your overtones or harmonics. A simple & practical way to keep count as you practice pair 2 - 2&8, is to use your fingers to keep track of the countdown. for level 11 and level 20, practice a clean start of the high pitch entrance. pair 22-21 is not completely parallel in rhythm on the recording. Don't worry about this, we will synchronize it as we chant together. On special request, there is also a video about level 22. at the end of level 6, try and see how far you get with the Whale sound at the end. You may also view the video for instructions. the OY syllable in level 18 has some variations in how it is pronounced. Listen well to the nuances and try to enhance the overtones. level 14 was digitally transposed further up than other levels. Some of the vowels were slightly altered in this process. The ANG in particular sounds like AEE. Please stick to the vowels as written and as you practiced them before. in pair 10 - 16&12 the Red and Gold Choir are often chanting around the same low pitch. This may confuse you. However, when you hear the high pitches, that will always be the Gold Choir singing level 12. When you hear the low Whale song, that will always be the Red Choir singing level 16. Do not worry, all this will be thoroughly rehearsed and conducted. pairs 8, 9 & 10 are in free-flowing rhythm, and the structure is one of alternation. Don't worry about the exact timing of where each line comes in when the levels are paired. The recording is only a guideline and this will all be rehearsed and conducted. level 17 is quite challenging because of the high range and the shortness of the notes. If you find it too challenging, you may choose to practice other levels. A 3rd easier layer of chanting may be added and there is a video with instructions for 17. ~~~~~~~~~~~~

level XI
Lemurian Choir
Gold
Men in falsetto if possible!

Dr. Todd

& W #

EE

EE~OO

w.

OO

& #

EE

OO

w.

EE

w.

OO

&

TEE

OO

w.

TEE

OO

w.

EE

OO

w.

The recording of this level is 1 semitone higher, starting on G#

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

pair XXII-XXI
Lemurian Choir
Dr. Todd

4 &4 j
EE WE

OO ZHOO

EE WE

OO ZHOO

Red & Gold

EE WE

OO ZHOO

EE WE

OO ZHOO

EE WE

& &

OO EE ZHOO WE

OO ZHOO

EE WE

OO ZHOO

EE WE

OO ZHOO

EE WE

OO ZHOO

j .
OO OO

OO ZHEE

# #
OO OO

OO OO

OO OO

OO OO

OO OO

# # j .
OO OO

OO OO OO OO OO OO

& # #
OO OO

OO OO OO OO OO OO

OO OO

OO OO

# # j .
U

OO OO OO OO OO OO

OO OO

&

OO ZHEE

# #
OO EE

OO OO EE ZHOO

OO ZHOO

EE ZHOO

EE EE

OO ZHOO

This melody is to be sung in parallel fths. Gold Choir: higher pitch & higher syllables, starting on a low B & EE OO Red Choir: lower pitch & lower syllables, starting on a low E & WEE ZHOO

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

level XX
Lemurian Choir
Dr. Todd

& w
OO

Men in falsetto if possible!

# # # # #

Gold

w
OO

w
OO

U U

& .
AH

.
AH

.
AH

& w . . & &

OO OO OO

OO OO OO

w . .

OO

# #

OO

The recording of this level is 1 semitone higher, starting on G#

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

level XVIII
Lemurian Choir
Red
Dr. Todd

& w.

OY~EE

OY

.
EE

OY~EE

w.

& .
OY OY EE

OY

.
OY EE

OY

.
OY EE

&
OY

j
OY EE

w. w.

&
OY

j
OY EE

The recording of this level is a semitone lower, starting on C#.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

level XIV
Lemurian Choir
Gold
Dr. Todd

Vb Vb Vb

AH

ANG

ANG

ANG

YOW

EE

. #

YOW

EE

.
U

AH

from this point, men in falsetto if possible

OO

OO

The recording of this level is 1 semitone higher, starting on B The women can sing this all in the lower octave, at the same pitch as the recording.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

Level XIII
& b j
O

Lemurian Choir

&b w
O

w
O

w
3

Gold

w. w.

Dr. Todd

&b
O

&b w &b w &b w &b w

O

OO

AH

EE

w. w. w.

OO

AH

EE
3

OO

AH

EE

EE~O

The recording of this level is a semitone higherer, starting on F.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

level XIX
Lemurian Choir

& & & & & &

AH

Red

AH

w.

Dr. Todd

OO

OO

OO

w. w. w W # w

AH

MA

AH

MA

AH

MA

AH

AH

MA

AH

MA

AH

MA

OO

OO

OO

The recording of this level is a semitone lower, starting on D#.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

Lemurian Choir

level XII
Gold

Dr. Todd

& w
OO

men in falsetto:

OO~U

AH

& w. & w. & w.

men in falsetto:
TSEE

ZIAO

OU

men in falsetto:

ZEE~OU

ZEE

OU

men in falsetto:

ZYAO

NEE

EE~OU

NEE

EE~OU

& # j
EE OU EE OU EE OU

start slow & speed up a little

&

men in falsetto:

EE

OU

OU

OU

OU

speed up & rise in pitch

EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE

speed up & rise in pitch

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The recording of this level is 1 semitone lower, starting on D#-B-C#

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

Pair XXIII-XXIV
Lemurian Choir
XXIII Red Choir

Dr. Todd

4 &4
5

j . j

. -

j . j

Red & Gold

j . j

. -

j . j

XXIV
5

& .
&
AH

XXIII

. . O

EE

AH

EE

AH

. . O O O j

. . O

EE

AH

EE

. . O O O j

XXIV
9

& .

XXIII

. . & . .
AH O O O O

AH

AH

j . .
O
3

.
EE

. . . . O O O O O
3

. . O O O

13

XXIV

13

& & & &

AH

XXIII

AH

AH

EE

15

XXIV

15

AH

XXIII

AH U O

AH

EE

U
O O

The recording of this level is a semitone higherer, starting on C#.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

level XXIV
Lemurian Choir
Gold
Dr. Todd

4 &4
9

AH

. j .

EE O

AH

. j

EE O

AH

. j

EE O

AH

. j j

EE O

& . & &

AH

j
3

AH

j
3

AH

j
3

.
EE

13

AH

AH

AH EE

15

AH

AH

U
O

AH

EE

The recording of this level is a semitone higherer, starting on G#.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

level XXIII
Lemurian Choir
Dr. Todd

4 j &4 .
O
5

j .
O

Red

j .
O

j .
O

& . .
O

O O O

- . . O O O O . . . . O O O O O
O

. .

O O O

- . . O O O O . . O O O O j
O

. . . & .

O O O O O

. .

O O O

13

&
O

j
O

U
O

The recording of this level is a semitone higherer, starting on C#.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012

level XVII
Lemurian Choir
Red & Gold
Dr. Todd

&4 4 .
3

HA

HA

HA

.
HA

HA

HA

& .

HA

HA

HA

HA

HA

HA

HA

HA

HA

This melody is to be sung in parallel fths. The Red Choir recording starts on F# The Gold Choir recording starts on C#.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys - 2012