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A Walt Whitman Songbook contains 10 new musical works by Vermont based composer Craig Pallett. This songbook was created for Voice and Piano. It primarily explores Whitman's work called A Song of the Rolling Earth, from the 1891-92 edition of Leaves of Grass. The composer has not altered the natural flow of the text. Due to the length of A Song of the Rolling Earth he has broken the text into 7 different songs. The composer has named these, The Earths's Words, Amelioration, Never Fail, Three Hundred and Sixty-Five, Whoever You Are!, I Swear and Tones of Souls primarily to help the public and musicians reference each song. Though it can be presented as a full suite, performance time is 35 minutes, each song can stand on it's own as an individual work. Besides A Song of the Rolling Earth, the songbook includes 3 other Whitman works from Leaves of Grass, Laws for Creations, On the Beach at Night Alone and France, The 18th Year of these States. From the Composers Notes. "I chose not to alter Whitman's text in any way. This includes not repeating material or changing the structure of the actual text, both of which might make the works more "song-like". I wanted to have a sense of churning piano rhythms and patterns with a folk-like melody. Whitman's works that I chose are very rhythmically segmented verses many of them flow from one rhythmic structure to another. Sometimes only 2 verses flow in the same fashion, and then proceed into different ideas and forms. At times, there is a singular verse that has no rhythmic relationship to any other verse in his text."

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(Vocal Collection). A collection of songs from the musical stage, categorized by voice type. The selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores. Contents: THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Happy/Sad * BABY: At Night She Comes Home to Me * BIG FISH: Fight the Dragons * CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Fifty Checks * CHAPLIN: The Life That You Wished For * Where Are All the People * COMPANY: Multitudes of Amys (cut) * DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY: Alive! * Roberto's Eyes * I Thought That I Could Live * DICK TRACY (film): Live Alone and Like It * EVENING PRIMROSE: If You Can Find Me, I'm Here * FALSETTOS: Marriage Proposal * FIRST DATE: I'd Order Love * THE FROGS: Fear No More * A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM: Everybody Ought to Have a Maid * HONEYMOON IN VEGAS: Out of the Sun * Come to an Agreement * IN THE HEIGHTS: Inutil * JOHN & JEN: It Took Me a While * THE LITTLE MERMAID: Fathoms Below * A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC: You Must Meet My Wife * LITTLE WOMEN: How I Am * LOVE NEVER DIES: Why Does She Love Me? * A NEW BRAIN: I'd Rather Be Sailing * PASSION: Is This What You Call Love? * No One Has Ever Loved Me * ROAD SHOW: Talen t* SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL: How Lucky You Are * SHREK THE MUSICAL: When Words Fail * STOP THE WORLD - I WANT TO GET OFF: Gonna Build a Mountain * SWEENEY TODD: Pretty Women * WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN: Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today * YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN: The Brain * Man About Town.

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"Since singing is so good a thing,I wish all men would learne to sing" (William Byrd, 1588)Over the centuries, there has been reluctance among boys and men to become involved in some forms of singing. Perspectives on Males and Singing tackles this conundrum head-on as the first academic volume to bring together leading thinkers and practitioners who share their insights on the involvement of males in singing. The authors share research that analyzes the axiomatic male disinclination to sing, and give strategies designed to engage males more successfully in performing vocal music emphasizing the many positive effects it can have on their lives.Inspired by a meeting at the Australian symposium 'Boys and Voices', which focused on the engagement of boys in singing, the volume includes contributions from leading authorities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and Europe.

Take the fear out & step up to the plate w/ confidence! Whether just starting or continuing an already established choir, this handbook/guide provide a beneficial checklist. Included are a dept. mission statement, forms, letters to parents, warm-ups, rehearsal techniques & a simple fund-raising idea to bring necessary funds to your program. After directing his own choirs for 20 years, Jeff found that his routine was fairly well established. Armed with a truckload of past letters & forms, as well as tested strategies, Jeff decided to compile the ideas for the creation of this book. The footwork has been done. The strategies have been tested. Do yourself a favor and avoid the pitfalls of reinventing the wheel. Use this guide to your advantage. You won't be sorry. Scott Jeffries JavaMusiK Publicist

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A songbook to support the teaching of phonics through songs, chants and games, ideal for use alongside Letters and Sounds phases 2 and 3.It continues the work of Singing Phonics, which covered Phase 1: first steps in teaching phonics.Singing Phonics 2 is a song collection designed to support phonics teaching and enrich young children'sexperience of language in a fun and interactive way. It follows Singing Phonics.- Ideal for use with phase 2 and 3 of the phonics programme, Letters and Sounds, published by the Primary National Strategy, but will also be a highly useful addition to any phonics scheme.- Each song or chant is accompanied by a set of activities (including photocopiable resources) and ideas for further development.- The pack includes a CD with sample performances. Many songs have familiar tunes, making Singing Phonics 2 a highly user-friendly resource with no music reading required.