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Page 3, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1992 by Darren MacDonald Staff "That's too low," shouts singer Holly Smith, after an unsuccessful attempt to rehearse Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. "No," shouts back Howard Alexander as he heads back to the piano, "you just don't have the right notes." This is the scene at rehearsal Show choir' s dinner theatre going high tech number six for the Show Choir -- as they prepare for their fourth dinner theatre, entitled All That Jazz. "We try to do one show in the spring, and one show in the fall," says Kim Alexander. Although the theme this year is jazz, she says the choir tries to perform a mixture of songs in every show. "We: always perform a few silly songs and try and keep it light," she says. "We try and change the pace a lot so people don't get tired." This year's show marks the first time the choir is using a sequencer for both rehearsals and performance. "The school board has invested about $9,000 in each school strictly for MIDI (musi- cal instrument digital inter- face)," says Howard Alexan- der. The equipment includes a Roland U-20 keyboard synthe- sizer that can play up to six - different sounds. at once. Many of the sounds--such as the drums--are "sampled", which means that they play an actual recording of a drum sound. The person playing the syn- thesizer can then take the sam- pled drum, and manipulate it in several ways until they have the sound they want. and Kim Alexander. For the Sept. 26 show, Alexander will arrange the music for each song, and pro- gram it into the sequencer, a device which organizes the music so it plays as a single song. "I haven't decided yet whether or not I'll tape record the music from the sequencer, or use the sequencer itself at the show," he says. The big advantage of being able to program the music beforehand is that it frees Alexander from having to play piano during the performance. "This way I get to sing," he says. "Each song takes a mini- mum of an hour to input. For a more complicated song, such as I Got Rhythm, inputting can take as long as four hours." Alexander says he hopes to use the technology with a live _ Atoms - Ages 10 - 11, 'TERRACE BAY MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION is now accepting applications for coaches for the 1992-93 season : for the following groups: Mites - Ages 4 - 7, Novice - Ages 8 - 9, Peewees - Ages 12 - 13, Bantams - Ages 14 - 15. Please apply in writing by September 20, 1992 to: P.O. Box 541, Terrace Bay, Ont. POT 2W0 We will be sponsoring a HOCKEY SCHOOL during the first week of October. The maximum registration will be ninety (90), on a first come - first served basis. Registration will be at the Terrace Bay Annual Fall Fair and the fee is eighty five ($85.00). A late registration fee of $10.00 after September 27,1992. REGISTRATION FOR. THE 1992-1993 HOCKEY SEASON WILL BE AT THE ANNUAL FALL FAIR. To register early call D. Rennette - 825-3793 or D. Puddester - 825-9473. A late registration fee of $10 after September 13, 1992. Season tickets will be available to Terrace Bay residents only for any minor hockey games. The cost will be $10. The scene 'at last week's rehearsal in the Alexander's ment: from left, Holly Smith, Sharon MacKenzie, Judy Flear ae performer for the next dinner theatre. "For the next show, I'm hoping to have a combination of live and taped music," he says. In all, there will be eight choir members in the show, including Matthew Bliss, Judy Flear, Margie Fulton, Bill Houston, Sharon MacKenzie and Garth Sweetnam. Unlike last time, when they performed in Schreiber, this show will be at the Masonic Temple in Terrace Bay. Other songs on the program include Mr. Sandman, Am I Blue?, and Embraceable You. KIN Reginald Belair, M.P. will be at the municipal office in Terrace Bay Wednesday, September 16th from 3 - 4:30 p.m. For an appointment with Mr. Belair, 4_Please ask the operator for zenith 21240. TERRACE BAY RECREATION DEPARTMENT ANNUAL ARTS, CRAFTS INTEREST _ 7p FALL FAIR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH,1992 ee 12:00 NOON TO 4:30 DM. FREE ADMISSION Come out and enjoy one of the most thriving poe re fall fairs in the region CERAMICS WOODCRAFTS CHRISTMAS CRAFTS For more information contact . The Terrace Bay Recreation Office 825-3542 SEWING