Practices
Scott’s Dropbox folder for Frozen Echo You can also visit our History page.
Our practices are now tracked in our calendar. Also see the Calendar button just below and at the right of the cluster of buttons above. The practices below are kept for posterity but will not be updated any longer. At some point, the information below may be deleted or moved to an archival page.
In the song tables far below, the Listen links reference mp3 or mp4 files on this server while the Download links reference mp3 files on Scott’s Dropbox location for the band.
Practices for 2020
Here are the practices leading up to our Stittsville Legion Gig on May 22nd:
- Mar 13, Friday, 1:00-5:00 – band practice (Ted, Marc, Joe)
- Mar 20, Friday, 1:30-5:30 – band practice (Ted, Marc, Joe) — CANCELLED
- Mar 26, Thursday, 1:00-4:00 – band practice (Ted, Marc, Kelly, Joe) — CANCELLED
- Mar 30, Monday, 2:30-4:30 – vocal practice (Ted, Marc, Kelly, Joe) — CANCELLED
- Apr 3, Friday, 1:30-5:30 – band practice (Ted, Marc, Joe) — CANCELLED
- Apr 7, Tuesday, 12:00-2:00 – vocal practice (All) — CANCELLED
- Apr 9, Thursday, 11:00-3:00 – band practice (All) — CANCELLED
- Apr 14, Tuesday, 10:30-2:30 – band practice (All) — CANCELLED
- Apr 17, Friday, 1:30-5:30 – band practice (All)
- Apr 20, Monday, 12:00-4:00 – band practice (All)
- Apr 23, Thursday, 1:00-5:00 – band practice (Ted, Marc, Scott, Joe)
- Apr 27, Monday,12:00-4:00 – band practice (All)
- May 1, Friday, 1:30-5:30 – band practice (Ted, Scott, Kelly, Joe)
- May 4, Monday, 12:00-4:00 – band practice (All)
- May 8, Friday, 1:30-5:30 – band practice (All)
- May 11, Monday, 12:00-4:00 – band practice (All)
- May 15, Friday, 1:30-5:30 – band practice (All) – Light singing
- May 19, Tuesday, 12:00-3:00 – quick practice (All), no singing, equipment pack up
- May 22, Friday, 1:30-5:00 – set up at Legion, sound check, and maybe quick practice
- May 22, Friday, 8:00-midnight – performance
Gigs for 2018
The table below lists our gigs for 2018.
| Date | Type | Time | Notes |
| Sept 1 – Sat | Cottage Gig | TBD | Tentative date for gig at Marc’s cottage. |
| July? | Gig | TBD | Joe’s sister’s outdoor party, likely in July but date TBD. |
| June 16 – Sat | Recital | 3:30–4:15 PM | Gig #2. Long & McQuade recital at Yoga and Beyond. Setup at 12:30. Partial tear-down at about 5:00 PM for 30 minutes.Remaining tear-down at about 7:00 PM. |
Practice Schedule for Fall 2018
We’re back to our usual practice schedule of Mondays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and Friday’s from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM. However, with all of the travel this fall, each practice is explicitly listed below.
Next band practice is Monday, October 1st from noon to 3:00 PM. After that, we’ll have a video watching party on Friday, October 26th from 1:30 to 5:30 PM, as well as rescheduling the November 1st quarterly band meeting.
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Date |
Type | Time | Notes |
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Dec 21 – Fri Dec 18 – Tue Dec 17 – Mon |
Band Special Vocal |
1:30–5 PM 6:30 PM Noon – 3 PM |
Christmas band dinner with spouses. |
| CANCELLED – Kelly, Joe and Scott in Toronto |
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| Dec 7–Fri |
Band | 1:30–5:30 | Mark has to leave at 4:00 pm. |
| Kelly & Joe sick– |
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| Nov 9 – Fri |
Band |
1:30–5:30 |
Scott will be absent. |
| Oct 26 – Fri |
Video |
1:30–5:30 PM |
Watch the cottage gig videos. |
| Oct 1 – Mon |
Band |
Noon–3 PM |
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| CANCELLED – Kelly, Joe and Scott traveling in RVs. | |||
| CANCELLED – Kelly, Joe and Scott traveling in RVs. | |||
| CANCELLED – Kelly, Joe and Scott traveling in RVs. | |||
| CANCELLED – Kelly, Joe and Scott traveling in RVs. | |||
| CANCELLED – Kelly, Joe and Scott traveling in RVs. | |||
| CANCELLED – Ted has a prior commitment. |
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| CANCELLED – Just performed a gig so we’re taking a break. |
Practice Schedule for Summer 2018
We’re doing a single day of practice for the Summer: Mondays from noon to 4:00 PM.
| Date | Type | Time | Notes |
| CANCELLED – Scott away | |||
| CANCELLED – Scott away |
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| Aug 4–18 |
Vacation | N/A |
Scott & Joanne away for vacation, may extend by several days. |
| Jul 2 – Mon |
Combo |
Noon–4:00 PM |
Every Monday for most of the remainder of July and August. |
Practice Schedule as of January 2018
Vocal Practices are on Mondays at 1:00 PM. Band Practices are on Fridays at 1:30 PM. The first practice of the year was a band practice on Friday, January 5th. At that practice, we picked our new band name, Frozen Echo. Exceptions to our normal days and times, starting in April, appear in the table below.
| Date | Type | Time | Notes |
| Jun 28 – Thu |
Admin |
2:30–5:30 PM |
We’ll be reviewing our agenda on the Admin page. |
| June 25 – Mon |
Special |
12–3 PM |
Video review of Rectal gig. Marc might be late. Kelly leaves at 2:30 PM. |
| Jun 22 – Fri |
CANCELLED – Take a break after our gig | ||
| CANCELLED – Take a break after our gig |
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| June 16 – Sat | The Gig! | Noon to 8:00 PM with breaks. | Arrive at noon and prepare the carts. Set up at 12:30 PM. Play at 3:30 PM, but be ready to play as early as 3:00 PM. Tear down some after we play. Go for supper. Tear down remainder at 7:00 PM. |
| June 15 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5:30 PM | Short band practice then pack up for the gig. |
| June 11 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | Regular vocal practice. |
| June 8 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5:30 PM | Band practice without Kelly. |
| June 4 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | Vocal practice without Kelly. |
| June 1 – Fri | Band | 12–3 PM | Short practice. Kelly has to leave for the airport at 3:00 PM. |
| May 28 – Mon | Mixed | 12-3 PM | Vocal warmup, play the set, then select vocal practice. |
| CANCELLED – Joe, Kelly, & Scott (& Joanne) trip to Toronto. |
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| May 22 – Tue | Video | 1–3 PM | Review video of practice gig. Scott leaves at 3:00 PM for hockey. |
| CANCELLED – Victoria Day Monday | |||
| May 18 – Fri | Special Band | 10–4 PM | Special practice. The location is the Creative Nepean Arts Centre, 33 Stafford Drive, Nepean, ON K2H 8V8, Music Studio 2 in Building 5. Here’s the location: (map) The back door is located here: (map) Note that someone first has to open the door from the inside. |
| May 17 – Thu | Special | 2:30–4:30 PM | Pack up gear and cars. |
| CANCELLED – Scott and Kelly unavailable. | |||
| April 13 – Fri | Vocal & Listen | 3–7 PM | Vocal practice until Marc’s arrival. Then, listen to recital set recording. Pizza supper. |
| April 9 – Mon | Band | 12:30–3 PM | Special Set List band practice. Kelly must leave at 2:30 PM |
| April 2 – Mon | Vocal | 1–4 PM | More listening time and working on Eight Days A Week |
Fall 2017 Practice Schedule
| Date | Type | Time | Notes |
| Sep 20 – Wed | Vocal | 2:30–4:30 PM | |
| Sep 22 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5 PM | |
| Sep 25 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | |
| Sep 27-Wed | Video Review | 6:30–9:00 PM | Review cottage gig video |
| Oct 4 – Wed | Vocal | 2:30–4:30 PM | |
| Oct 6 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5 PM | |
| Canceled | |||
| Oct 13 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5 PM | |
| Oct 16 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | |
| Oct 18 – Wed | Band | 2:30–6 PM | |
| Canceled – Joe Sick | |||
| Oct 25 – Wed | Band | 2:30–6 PM | |
| Oct 30 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | |
| Nov 1 – Wed | Band | 2:30–6 PM | |
| Nov 6 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | |
| Nov 8 – Wed | Band | 2:30–6 PM | |
| Nov 13 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | |
| Nov 15 – Wed | Band | 2:30–6 PM | |
| Nov 20 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | |
| Nov 24 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5:30 PM | |
| Canceled – Kelly and Marc absent |
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| Dec 1 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5:30 PM | |
| Canceled | |||
| Dec 7 – Thu | Meeting | 6:30 PM | Discuss band business. Meet at Royal Oak at 1217 Wellington at 6:30PM. |
| Canceled – Marc absent | |||
| Dec 11 – Mon | Vocal | 1–3 PM | |
| Dec 15 – Fri | Band | 1:30–5:30 PM | |
| Dec 19 – Tue | Band | 2–6 PM | Kelly can’t attend vocal practice so move to Friday. |
| Canceled – Too close to Christmas |
Songs for Vocal Practice on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 1:00 PM – CANCELED
Bring your instruments because we’ll likely do part of the vocal practice while playing our instruments. If you’d like a vocal part for these songs, please attend. You can find learning tracks in the song table.
| Artist | Song | Related Links |
| Main | ||
| Babe | Styx (Key C / -2) | Listen or Download |
| Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Listen or Download |
| Heat Wave | Linda Ronstadt | Listen or Download |
Band Practice on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 1:30 PM
| Beers | Artist | Song | Related Links |
| Jam Test |
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| – | Born To Be Wild | Steppenwolf | Listen or Download |
| – | More Than A Feeling | Boston | Listen or Download |
| – | Pretty Lady | Lighthouse | Listen or Download |
Born To Be Wild was promoted to the WIP List. More Than A Feeling remains on the Jam Test list. Pretty Lady was promoted directly to our Repertoire list!
Songs for Vocal Practice on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 1:00 PM
Bring your instruments because we’ll likely do part of the vocal practice while playing our instruments. If you’d like a vocal part for these songs, please attend. You can find learning tracks in the song table.
| Artist | Song | Related Links |
| Main | ||
| Babe | Styx (Key C / -2) | Listen or Download |
| Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers | Listen or Download |
| Heat Wave | Linda Ronstadt | Listen or Download |
Songs for Band Practice on Friday, October 6, 2017 at 1:30 PM
| Beers | Artist | Song | Related Links |
| Repertoire |
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| 2 | Alone | Heart | Listen or Download |
| 2 | Babe | Styx (key of C, down 2 semitones) | Listen or Download |
| 3 | Black Magic Woman | Santana | Listen or Download |
| 3 | Black Velvet (E-major) | Alannah Myles | Listen or Download |
| 2 | Free Fallin’ (Eb) | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Listen or Download |
| 1 | Heat Wave | Linda Ronstadt | Listen or Download |
| 2 | If It Makes You Happy | Sheryl Crow | Listen or Download |
| 3 | Jump | Van Halen | Listen or Download |
| 2 | Lido Shuffle | Boz Scaggs | Listen or Download |
| 1 | The Power of Love | Huey Lewis and the News | Listen or Download |
| 3 | Two Tickets to Paradise | Eddie Money | Listen or Download |
| 2 | You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet | Bachmann-Turner Overdrive | Listen or Download |
| Work In Progress |
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| 4 | Closing Time | Semisonic | Listen or Download |
| 4 | Jessie’s Girl | Rick Springfield | Listen or Download |
| 4 | One of These Nights | Eagles | Listen or Download |
| 4.5 | Oye Como Va | Santana | Listen or Download |
| – | You’re No Good | Linda Ronstadt | Listen or Download |
| Recordings | |||
| TBD | |||