'Tis the Gift to Be Simple

SKU: GI.G-008273

UPC: 641151082738.

This SAB a cappella arrangement is just the thing for those choirs with fewer male singers. This setting of the traditional SIMPLE GIFTS hymn is cleverly constructed to make even the smallest of choirs sound good. From its simple unison beginning to its canonic treatment on verse three, your choir will enjoy learning and performing this one.

SKU: HL.329906

ISBN 9781540084224. UPC: 840126907490. 9.0x12.0x0.372 inches.

It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and no page turns. This edition includes 60 simple songs ideal for beginners: All My Loving • Beauty and the Beast • Do-Re-Mi • Fields of Gold • Happy Birthday to You • I'm Yours • Love Me Tender • Morning Has Broken • People Get Ready • The Rainbow Connection • The Sound of Silence • A Thousand Years • Wonderful Tonight • You Are My Sunshine • and more.

SKU: GI.G-9967

UPC: 785147996767.

The eighth volume in the Seasons of Grace series features a delightful mix of chant and traditional hymnody along with several popular contemporary liturgical songs. The beautiful melodies of Michael Joncas are featured in two pieces (his well-loved “As Morning Breaks” as well as one of his newest creations, “Deep and Lasting Peace”). The dynamic pieces “’Tis the Gift to Be Simple,” “Noel Nouvelet,” and “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella,” dance along with sparkling eighth and sixteenth notes. Newer liturgical titles include pieces by Jeanne Cotter, Chris de Silva, Rory Cooney, Zach Stachowski, and Paul’s “Life Is Changed, Not Ended.” The collection is rounded out by two more of Paul’s popular interludes, both of which are created for flexible use with optional repeats laid out on two easy-to-read pages. Most pieces are at the intermediate level, with only a few moments of more advanced technique that may require extra preparation. Complete your collection with Volume 8 today! Contents: A Morning Breaks • Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella • A Shepherd's Medley with Shepherd of Souls, The King of Love My Shepherd Is and My Shepherd Will Supply My Need • noël nouvelet • Jerusalem, My Happy Home • Interlude No. 15 • Life Is Changed, Not Ended • Deep and Lasting Peace • The Lord Is Kind and Merciful • This Is How • Interlude No. 16 • God Never Tires • 'Tis the Gift to Be Simple • I Am for You.

SKU: GI.G-10125

ISBN 9781622774647.

We can all be artists with our voices, here and now. I’m not talking about singing lessons, or reading music, or any kind of study. We can learn a song as easily as children do, just by opening our ears and mouths. —Alice Parker In this series of beautifully detailed and thought-provoking essays, world-renown composer and conductor Alice Parker beckons us all to return to the natural state of singing. We move beyond the scientific precision of the printed page to uncover the core of creative expression. Drawing on her decades of experience as a musician, teacher, and leader of SINGS, Alice’s insights and advice are profound in their simplicity. She reveals the true importance of our voices, encouraging all of us to open our ears and then our mouths to express our common humanity. Like Alice Parker's music making, the book is simple, but moving and profound. She honors singing, as you would expect, saying in the very first sentence of the book, Song is a gift given to all human beings who have ears and a voice. And a few pages later, Song is truly the most democratic of the arts. We need no equipment other than ears and voices, no instrument other than heart and mind. If you found yourself thinking: What about eyes to read the notes? This book would reply that you are thinking about song(s) instead of Song. Songs can be stored in a book or file cabinet, Song happens only when there is singing. Song is about listening and singing — Pastor Bruce Benson from Sing for Joy Newsletter Read full newsletter artice here.

SKU: GI.G-1074

UPC: 785147007425.

The eighth volume in the Seasons of Grace series features a delightful mix of chant and traditional hymnody along with several popular contemporary liturgical songs. The beautiful melodies of Michael Joncas are featured in two pieces (his well-loved “As Morning Breaks” as well as one of his newest creations, “Deep and Lasting Peace”). The dynamic pieces “’Tis the Gift to Be Simple,” “Noel Nouvelet,” and “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella,” dance along with sparkling eighth and sixteenth notes. Newer liturgical titles include pieces by Jeanne Cotter, Chris de Silva, Rory Cooney, Zach Stachowski, and Paul’s “Life Is Changed, Not Ended.” The collection is rounded out by two more of Paul’s popular interludes, both of which are created for flexible use with optional repeats laid out on two easy-to-read pages. Most pieces are at the intermediate level, with only a few moments of more advanced technique that may require extra preparation. Complete your collection with Volume 8 today! Contents: A Morning Breaks • Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella • A Shepherd's Medley with Shepherd of Souls, The King of Love My Shepherd Is and My Shepherd Will Supply My Need • noël nouvelet • Jerusalem, My Happy Home • Interlude No. 15 • Life Is Changed, Not Ended • Deep and Lasting Peace • The Lord Is Kind and Merciful • This Is How • Interlude No. 16 • God Never Tires • 'Tis the Gift to Be Simple • I Am for You.

SKU: MB.30964

ISBN 9781513469775. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This collection of 41 timeless melodies is tastefully arranged for soprano and tenor recorders with suggested breath marks and accompaniment chords. Selections include a variety of influences which provide a historical and aesthetic view of the American musical landscape. The works of both well-known, classically trained composers and unknown folk artists are featured in standard notation arrangements suitable for performance by intermediate players. The one thing these tunes have in common is their striking melodies, which in many cases have endured throughout the ages.