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Scottish Worship Carol – p. 72
"Mystical" is the word here as we lift our worship to heaven. At the choir's first entrance, write "fog
on lake" and let the tone move freely. Enjoy the rising and falling of each phrase.
• M. 13 – Draw an arch above each syllable to keep the jaw low and the tone round. Enjoy
the rising and falling of each phrase.
• M. 14 – Write "oo" for a pure vowel.
• M. 23 – Circle the first note to remind you of the natural speech rhythm of follow.
• M. 27 – Do the same on beat 2 for carol.
• M. 42 – Write "stand tall" and sing with extra breadth.
• M. 49 – Circle worship and do so!
• M. 61 – Write "levitate" and suspend the tone as you lift the phrase upward.
• M. 63 – Draw an arch above the text and round the tone.
Joyous Nowell to the World – p. 79
This is a mix of bluegrass, Irish and baroque. Sing the sixteenth notes with extra energy and
precision. Sing joy like a camera flash with plenty of "J." At m.18, play the left hand as a keyboard
player in an Irish band: very relaxed and dancelike.
• M. 4 – Write "invite" and try to draw the listener into the message.
• M. 6-12 – Circle the "no breath" markings and put a check on the rests as in the men's vocals,
m. 7.
• M. 21 – Write "dance."
• M. 26 – Men, write "strong."
• M. 41 – Men, mark this text to remind you of the "repeat-ing!"
• M. 45 – Write "brass" and sing percussively.
• M. 46 – Sopranos, write "shake head" to make the sixteenth lively.
• M. 64 – Men, on beat 4, write "joy" to prepare you for the next measure.
• M. 77-78 – Write checks on each rest to remind you.
• M. 80 – Write "simply jaw dropping" for an awe-inspiring vowel.
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