SKU: AP.47905
ISBN 9781470642082. UPC: 038081549156. English.
A treasure trove of choral pedagogy! This step-by-step guide will take beginners from unison to two-part singing by focusing on the underlying aural and developmental skills necessary for success. Sequential chapters on unison, echo, round, and partner singing serve as benchmarks along the way to full harmony. Each of ten carefully curated songs is prefaced with a two-page rehearsal guide that targets essential objectives and suggests exercises and activities designed to introduce, explore, and master the pieces. Learn how to anticipate and address musical challenges for this repertoire, then transfer these masterful techniques to your entire program.
SKU: LO.15-3882H
ISBN 9780787774738.
Sant a is coming! Ths fun and light-hearted setting of Up on the Housetop features fun staccato sections, reminiscent of rooftop reindeer! Easy to sing and learn. Short in duration and limited in harmony, C. E. Walz incorporates a section of new music that enhances the charm of this well-loved song!
SKU: AP.51087
UPC: 038081581248. English. Penny Rodriguez.
This playful piece is perfect for the beginning of the school year. Charming lyrics, penned by a 7-year-old student, capture the joy of autumn. A unison verse swirls into simple call-and-response punctuated by a bridge in beginning 2-part harmony. A cheerful key change tosses the leaves higher into the air before tapering to a quiet I love fall leaves ending.
About Alfred Choral Designs
Th e Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.
SKU: AP.51172
UPC: 038081582092. English. Mary Donnelly; George L. O. Strid.
Based on words by Emily Dickinson, this charming springtime piece finds delight in nature's mysteries. A flowing piano accompaniment supports two treble voice parts---just right for emerging harmony singers. Invite a flute player to add the delicate obbligato.
SKU: AP.46597
UPC: 038081531724. English.
With a vocal range of just an octave and highly independent parts, this charming piece is ideal for singers new to harmony. The playful vocal lines are a delight to sing as they imitate the zigzag flight patterns of the hummingbird. Don't miss the ostinato section that stacks into an impressive, yet accessible, four parts. This one really hits the mark for outstanding children's choir repertoire.
SKU: AP.48452
UPC: 038081552750. English. Words by Nanci Milam.
A sweet and whimsical view of youth, this piece is sure to charm and delight. A gently playful melody twists and turns through a shifting palette of harmonic colors. Expressive unison becomes rich harmony as the enchanting poem blossoms. Dandelion child, dancing on air, a kiss of life, a laugh to share.
SKU: AP.48908
UPC: 038081562322. English.
This darling little charmer reads like step-by-step instructions for assembling a jigsaw puzzle. Andy's writing provides the perfect lesson plan to teach part-singing: Part II sings an eight-bar melody, Part I sings their complementary eight bars, the two combine, we add some simple parallel harmony on the refrain, and voilà ! Teachers will thoroughly appreciate the easy-to-play piano part and compact vocal ranges (no one sings higher or lower than a D). In a surprise, not-so-hidden message, the lyrics explain that the pieces are scattered, not broken, and though they have come apart, when they fit back together, we'll have a wonderful work of art. It's a double metaphor about points of view, or voice parts, coming together.
SKU: AP.47681
UPC: 038081543741. English. Words by William Brighty Rands.
This fanciful children's poem by William Brighty Rands is simply charming. Well-constructed for 2-part voices, this accomplished setting includes crisp rhythms and complementary counterlines that offer opportunities to work important elements of choral artistry. The whimsical words include blunders like If the pony rode his master, if the buttercup ate the cow . . . the world would be upside down!
SKU: GI.G-007101
English.
This charming anthem is a great addition to your adult and/or children's two-part repertiore. The exuberant spirit of Psalm 150 inspires the simplicity of the song. The attractive, animated melody in the refrain is set in a two-part dialogue. The rhythm shifts slightly in the verses while still incorporating the choral interchange. Consider this for your combined-choir efforts. Performance of this work is a wonderful way to celebrate community and our shared individuality as the people of God.