rehearsal songs

Apr 16

Help! rehearsal video

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Barton Hills choir members rehearse the Beatles’ Help!

Rendered in retro monochrome, this video taken by Lynn Williamson and edited by Gavin Tabone shows the Barton Hills Choir rehearsing the Beatles’ Help!.

Fun facts:

John Lennon wrote Help! to be the title track for the Beatles second movie after the title was changed from Eight Arms to Hold You.
John said that because of its honesty Help! was one of his favorites among the Beatles songs he wrote.

This video is 480×270 pixels, 16 MB, and 2:26 in length, so a high-speed internet connection is recommended (but the file size is small enough to play on your iPhone). Click on image above to play (requires QuickTime).

Nowhere Man rehearsal video

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Barton Hills choir members rehearse the Beatles’ Nowhere Man

Rendered in retro monochrome, this video taken by Lynn Williamson and edited by Gavin Tabone shows the Barton Hills Choir rehearsing the Beatles’ Nowhere Man.

Fun facts:

Nowhere Man is rumored to be Bob Dylan’s favorite Beatles song.
George and John played identical blue Fender Stratocaster guitars on Nowhere Man.

This video is 480×270 pixels, 17 MB, and 2:32 in length, so a high-speed internet connection is recommended (but the file size is small enough to play on your iPhone). Click on image above to play (requires QuickTime).

Dreaming Eagles-6th grade music room video

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Barton Hills sixth grade choir members perform Dreaming Eagles

Here’s a new arrangement of Dreaming Eagles, performed by 6th grade choir members at Barton Hills. Words, music, and keyboard accompaniment by Choir Director Gavin Tabone. Drums provided by the dependable Jake “Mr. Bubbles” Perlman, with Aaron “Hair Doctor” Dembe on guitar. Mr. Tabone also shot and edited the video.

This video is 480×270 pixels, 21 MB, and 3:05 in length, so a high-speed internet connection is recommended (but the file size is small enough to play on your iPhone). Click on image above to play (requires QuickTime).

5th-6th grade AISD TV rehearsal video

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Barton Hills fifth and sixth grade choir members rehearse for AISD television

Choir Director Gavin Tabone rendered this video from a recent 5th/6th grade choir member rehearsal as moving line art for a fascinating view of the students preparing for their upcoming AISD television studio taping.

Set list for the rehearsal:

Hear the Noise
Race for the Prize
Kamera
Spoonful Weighs a Ton
Dreaming Eagles
Nowhere Man
Barton Hills Choir Song

This video is 480×270 pixels, 119 MB, and 17:23 in length, so a high-speed internet connection is highly recommended. Click on image above to play (requires QuickTime).