Let Music Live! Collections for Choir Friday, April 30, 2021
recommended by Jen Sper and Lora Moore, School Choral Music Specialists
Let Music Live! by Greg Gilpin
Whether you have a developing choir elementary choir or even a beginning high school choral music educator, you need quality and exciting choral literature for both male and female singers and the ever-changing vocal challenges of this age group. Two-part chorals are excellent tools to build bridges to the art of choral singing for young and inexperienced singers. They can also be valuable assessment tools for more experienced singers or at the beginning of the school year for new choirs. “Let Music Live! Energetic and Inspiring Chorals for 2-Part Singers” is designed to add energy excitement and inspiration to rehearsal and performance. Ten gospel, Christmas/holiday, Latin settings, novelty, original and inspirational texts, and folk and traditional songs fill this REPRODUCIBLE collection that can be used all year long. Rehearsal suggestions with warm-ups are included for each piece along with choreography and additional instrumentation for selected chorals. The online access to Full Performance and Accompaniment Only audio recordings and Singer MP3 parts makes this collection a real budget stretcher! Titles include: “All Night, All Day,” “The Bells of Christmas Medley,” “Festive Hodie!,” “Let Music Live!,” “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers,” “Shine Your Light!,” “Sing We a New Song,” “Sing-A-Ling-A-Ling,” “This Ol’ Man,” and “Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.”
Music in the Air by Emily Crocker
Here is a collection of songs curated to appeal to young men. The ranges are perfect, the texts appropriate and the results are extremely positive. This is a real value! Titles include: “The Colorado Trail,” “I Want to Be Ready,” “Over My Head,” “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile,” and “Turn the Glasses Over.”
Take 6: The Official Scores
It is impossible to put the Take 6 style into a musical style box. Jazz, gospel, R&B, pop, soul. They sing it all and at the highest level. A very famous composer was once heard to say that hearing this group changed his understanding of what is possible with the voice. Here are ten of their most famous and groundbreaking songs in their original forms. Titles include: “Gold Mine,” “Spread Love,” “If We Ever Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now),” “A Quiet Place,” “Mary,” “David and Goliath,” “Get Away, Jordan,” “He Never Sleeps,” “Milky-White Way,” and “Let the Words.”
The King’s Singers Book of Rounds, Canons and Partsongs
This delightful collection of 99 rounds, canons and partsongs makes a delightful introduction to part-singing to kids from 6 to 106! The selections are arranged by categories including English Pre-1700 (Secular), Pre-1700 (Sacred), Post 1700, From Around the World, and Wordless Rounds. There’s also a surprise or two! Titles include: “Alleluia” (Boyce), “Christmas Is Coming,” “Coffee Canon,” “Come Follow,” “Come Let Us All A-Maying Go,” “Dona Nobis Pacem,” “Hava Na Shira,” “If Turn’d Topsy Turvy,” “Jubilate Deo,” “Mi Gallo,” “My Dame Hath a Lame Tame Crane,” “Non Nobis Domine,” “Oaken Leaves,” “Shalom Chaverim,” “The Silver Swan,” “Summer Is A-Coming In,” “Tallis’ Canon,” “Viva la Musica,” “When Jesus Wept,” and 80 more.
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About the Authors:
Jen Sper has been with Stanton’s since 2006. A former middle school and high school choral director, she holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music. An active choral singer and accompanist throughout the Central Ohio area, she also enjoys good food, running (to counteract the good food…) and the Muppets.
Lora Moore joined the Stanton’s choral staff in July 2018. A former middle school and high school director of 32 years, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Choral Music from Capital University and a Master’s of Arts in Choral Music from The Ohio State University. Currently she is a church choir director, operates a private voice/piano studio and is active as a clinician and accompanist. During the off hours, Lora enjoys scouting out new day trips in Ohio to balance what her budget allows for her frequent trips to New York City to visit family and take in a Broadway show or two!