Let's Sing with Brian!

Last Saturday we held our first "Let's Sing with Brian" night here at AEL. Even though it was very short notice (less than 3 days), we had a great turnout!

Here is the basic recap of the evening:
- The event was scheduled to be 75 minutes long (it actually lasted more than 3 hours).
- We featured the Beatles "Yesterday" as the song of the evening.
- First we provided a printout of the lyrics in English, as well as a detailed Nihongo (Japanese language) translation.
- My wife explained the song lyrics and meaning to everyone in Nihongo.
- Then I explained the proper English pronunciation to the group and we practiced speaking the lyrics properly.
- I included a basic voice training lesson on proper singing posture, breathing and phrasing techniques.
- As a group, we then practiced singing "Yesterday" one lyric at a time.
- We then sang the entire song many times as a group.
- Then we separated the group into men and women to enable them to sing in the appropriate keys.
- We finished the song portion of the evening with everyone singing "Yesterday" individually in front of the group.
- We continued the evening with much beer and wine (and partied like it's 1999)...

Everyone had a great time, so we've decided to make this a weekly event.

We will begin posting this event (as well as other events) on the AEL website and Mixi, so feel free to check out our ongoing "Let's Sing with Brian" nights. Be sure to contact us to confirm your reservation!