This original song captures the mystery and excitement of the great continent of Africa with easily-learned echo harmonies and a fabulous CD accompaniment track all packaged in a new kit format that's a great value for upperelementary and middle school choirs. Each SongKit Single includes two piano/director scores forty vocal parts and a ShowTrax CD all in one handy value-packed kit.
Perfect for contest and festival use this rhythmic setting of Psalm texts is sure to please singers and listeners. A wonderful addition to the repertoire! With piano and optional percussion.
This contemporary original is an accessible concert or contest work for young choirs and features a strong rhythmic drive with contrasting mixed meter sections.
Children the whole world 'round have delighted to the telling and re-telling of Rudyard Kipling's beloved story of how the elephant got his trunk. This charming musical adaptation preserves much of Kipling's clever text with itsfascinating word rhythms and oral imagery while the five original songs capture the mystery and humor of the Elephant's Child's exciting adventure down the Great Grey-Gree…
Treble choirs will shine in this expressive setting of a classic poem by Thomas Hood offering opportunities to develop a clear and blended unison vocal line arched phrasing and develop independent part-singing skills. Ideal for concert contest and festival programming!
Here's a piece that will be fun to perform and a snap to put together! Building gradually from one part to two then three and finally all four this calypso flavored original is ideal for Christmas and holiday concerts. With several contrasting sections and optional bass and percussion you'll bring some warm Caribbean sunshine into the cold of winter.
A short passage from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice provides the lyric framework for this expressive work that celebrates music. From the ethereal opening to the sublime and resounding conclusion your singers will create a concert moment of sheer magic.
We Are Walking-In the style of a South African Freedom song this original has a great message and a wonderful percussion accompaniment. Available: SATB a cappella SSA a cappella ShowTrax Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.
Here is a collection of 2-Part a cappella arrangements that really work for the young choir. These 24 delightful songs can help build the young singer's sight-reading skills improve intonation and choral tone and developexpressive singing. The songs range in difficulty from easy to challenging and are composed in several different styles including folk songs spirituals rounds and canons hol…
Perfect for contest and festival use this rhythmic setting of Psalm texts is sure to please singers and listeners. A wonderful addition to the repertoire! With piano and optional percussion.Available separately: SATB and SSA. Performance Time: Approx. 1:20
Santa is dreaming of a ... warm Christmas! And after winning the sweepstakes he gets his wish! In the meantime Santa's Toyshop falls victim to a hostile take-over attempt and the Christmas toy delivery seems in jeopardy. Thanksto the diligence of Mrs. Claus the whole North Pole gang and two young friends all ends happily; Santa gets his vacation and the boys and girls get their Christmas!This…
We Are Walking-(We Are Walking). In the style of a South African Freedom song this original has a great message and a wonderful percussion accompaniment. Available: SATB a cappella SSA a cappella ShowTrax Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 2:30.
Expressive text and intertwining melodies share the message: A King is born tonight. Wonderful 2-part programming! Available: 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 2:00.
Songs for Peace and Harmony-We come from many different lands and no two journeys have been the same. Yet we are all the followers of dreams. We are all followers of dreamers. Can you hear the heartbeat of the freedom marchers ... Harriet Tubman AbrahamLincoln Rosa Parks Martin Luther King? The dreams of peace hope and freedom echo in our hearts from those who have gone before us. And to hon…
Mmm the smell of gingerbread baking at Christmas time brings back sweet holiday memories except when you're the Gingerbread Boy and Santa's on his way for a midnight snack! Join in the antics of the Christmas toys and theGingerbread Boy in their merry Christmas Eve celebration. This light-hearted 15-minute musical for lower elementary grades features a heart-warming Christmas story plus 5 deligh…
An excellent introduction to sight singing for SSA chorus. From the creators of Patterns of Sound and The Choral Approach to Sight Singing comes this practical easy-to-use sight-singing method for SSA choirs in junior high and high school! It includes 3-part exercises and songs (accompanied and a cappella) that begin from square one assuming no previous training and presents musical elements i…
Here is a collection of 2-Part a cappella arrangements that really work for the young choir. These 24 delightful songs can help build the young singer's sight-reading skills improve intonation and choral tone and developexpressive singing. The songs range in difficulty from easy to challenging and are composed in several different styles including folk songs spirituals rounds and canons hol…
Mmm the smell of gingerbread baking at Christmas time brings back sweet holiday memories except when you're the Gingerbread Boy and Santa's on his way for a midnight snack! Join in the antics of the Christmas toys and theGingerbread Boy in their merry Christmas Eve celebration. This light-hearted 15-minute musical for lower elementary grades features a heart-warming Christmas story plus 5 deligh…
What's the sign of a great song? Your students will plead Can we please Sing It Again? Enjoy a little razza-ma-tazz with this easily-learned vaudeville-style partner song. Optional choreography suggestions included. Available: 2-Part. Performance Time: Approx. 2:20.
This original spiritual celebrates Christmas with an energized rhythmic drive an optional soloist and solid well-crafted vocal harmonies. An excellent holiday feature! Available: SATB TTBB. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00.
Extraordinary festival work! Featuring antiphonal vocal effects and exciting optional percussion this impressive choral fanfare will provide a spectacular opening for any concert occasion. Available: SATB a cappella.
