Choral Choir (SA) - Digital Download SKU: A0.873032 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Contemporary,Standards. Octavo. 6 pages. Sally Whitwell #3869015. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.873032). Composer’s Note - DaybreakDuring the Winter of 2016, I journeyed to my hometown Canberra for a job interview and audition. It was for the head of the new Music Academy at Canberra Girls Grammar School, my old school. Which was kind of weird. As part of my specifically designed interview/audition experience, I was required to run a composition workshop, and this song D​aybreak ​is the result of that.It was an odd experience to return to the scenes of my youth, to see how much everything had changed. So many new buildings, so many of the old buildings repurposed, so many more opportunities afforded to the girls at the school now than we could ever have dreamed in the late 80s and early 90s. It was pretty early in the morning when I arrived, the winter mist just beginning to clear to one of those perfect sunny cold Canberra days. The school is directly down the road from Parliament House, and as the mist cleared to reveal that magnificent flagpole above the treetops surrounding the school, I decided that the joy and optimism of a new day would be the perfect subject for our composing collaboration.The girls were very generous with their ideas. The song was finished within a few days and I sent it back to the school. I ​think​ they liked it? It was hard to tell from their response. I didn’t get the job. (No surprise to me, as I have almost never been successful at auditions and job interviews. Fortunately people just know my work, ask me to do stuff, and I just say yes. Haha.) But I’m a big believer in creativity as a way of healing. I still really like our song we wrote, those lovely girls and I, so I am releasing it into the wild.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.510167 Composed by words and music by Glyn Lehmann. R & B. Octavo. 7 pages. Glyn Lehmann #3507867. Published by Glyn Lehmann (A0.510167). What you plant is what you grow.The old saying says 'what you reap is what you sow'. This song turns it around in a way that makes it more accessible to children.A great way to get young minds thinking about how their words and actions affect the world and the people they encounter.SA - Early Intermediate, unison - Easy/BeginnerMy choir's performance of 'The Seed' at the official Grand Opening of the school where I teach was a resounding success! The children loved the song and learnt it quickly.D Taylor, Ontario, CanadaThe SeedWords and music by Glyn LehmannVerse 1There’s a saying that you might knowWhat you reap is what you sowTurn it around and so it goesWhat you plant is what you growMm (hum)ChorusWhat you plant is what you growYou won’t get cherries from an apple treeIt’s so plain for all to seeWhat you plant is what you growWhat you plant is what you growSo take care what seed you sowCos what you plant is what you growVerse 2A seed of kindness and friendship sownSoon takes root and finds a homeInto the light now it has grownWhat you plant is what you growMmBridgeMeanness is a feral seedKept unchecked a choking weedShuts out the light from those in needWhat you plant is what you growMmChorusWhat you plant is what you growYou won’t get cherries from an apple treeIt’s so plain for all to seeWhat you plant is what you growWhat you plant is what you growSo take care what seed you sowCos what you plant is what you growTagGrow, growWhat you plant is what you grow© 2014 Glyn Lehmann. All rights reserved.

Choral Choir (2-Part) - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1099392 Composed by Sally Whitwell. Children,Classical,Instructional. Octavo. 9 pages. Sally Whitwell #703279. Published by Sally Whitwell (A0.1099392). Do you want to build a rocket? was originally composed for a wonderful group of children I worked with at the Young Music Society Winter School in Canberra. The first day that I went in to meet them, I sat down with them on the floor and asked them what kind of performance they wanted to build. It was around the time that the Disney animated feature Frozen was very popular with kids. Or not, as it turns out, because one little boy’s hand shot up straight away and he said: “Tell you what I don’t wanna build: a stupid snowman!� He suggested we build a rocket instead. So that’s what we did. It’s a song about the wonder and curiosity we feel about the universe, of our desire to explore it, and of the determination and grit required to achieve that dream. It’s some very hard yards to build a rocket and to learn to fly it, but our dreams are always worth the work! I hope you have fun with this song. Teachers, I invite you to get as theatrical as you dare with it. In our original performance we had all these toy instruments, toy toolkits, and painted cardboard boxes. (So many boxes!). Let’s just say, if you think it’s gonna be ‘too much’, it’s probably exactly the right amount. Sally Whitwell August 2022.

Choral Choir (SA) - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029846 Composed by Veniamin Blokh. Praise & Worship,Romantic Period,Sacred. Octavo. 7 pages. Veniamin Blokh #5753547. Published by Veniamin Blokh (A0.1029846). A song for choir and piano written on a reflection of the situation with the COVID-19 in the world. Words by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette:When we face an unknown future that we can't imagine yet,when the closeness we have treasured turns from blessing into threat -As we miss our friends and loved ones, as we crave community,may we look, God, in this season, for a whole new way to be.Jesus faced the lonely desert as a time to look within.There he met such trial and conflict; there he knew you were with him.In this time of separation when we miss the life we've known,may we hear your voice proclaiming: I am here! You're not alone.May we cherish those around us as we never have before.May we think much less of profit; may we learn what matters more.May we hear our neighbors' suffering; may we see our neighbors' pain.May we learn new ways of offering life and health and hope again.God, when illness comes to threaten, and when so much here goes wrong,may we know this thing for certain - that your love is sure and strong.You're beside us in our suffering - and when times are surely tough,we may face an unknown future, but it's filled, Lord, with your love.