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Light Concert & Novelty Selections | Patriotic
The Turn Off Your Phone Song—Adam
Podd & Matt Podd (and Pachelbel). Skip
the droll opening announcement about
cell phones and sing this instead! Based
on Pachelbel's Canon - which, face it,
everyone loves - this piece will make a
lovely concert opener that also serves
a valuable (and comedic) purpose. The
original lyrics can be adapted, as well as
the timing and audience involvement. It's
easily learned and just downright hilarious.
11416258 SATB opt. A Cappella E 2.50
11416259 SAB opt. A Cappella. . E 2.50
11416260 Two-Part or SSA. . . . . E 2.50
11416261 Unison . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.50
11596219 TTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.50
Two for Halloween—arr. Mark Weston.
It's a spooky twist on a couple of classical
themes! Complete with swooping bats,
snarling cats, and all kinds of ghostly
imagery, this duo can be sung together
or separately for any fall or Halloween
performance. Sing along to melodies from
Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King,
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, and
Schubert's Erlkonig - and let your singers
learn about music history while having so
much fun!
11566051 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.30
11566052 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
Two Halloween Treats—Douglas E.
Wagner & James Cheyne. Quick to learn
and oh-so-fun to sing, unison singers
will love these two bite-size Halloween
songs about a ghost with a sweet tooth
and a not-so-scary skeleton! Add the
spooky xylophone part or sing with the
accompaniment track for an extra chill!
11611144 Unison . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.30
11611145 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
Ugly Sweater—John Riggio. Set in a
foreboding classical style, this song
addresses being pro- and anti-ugly
sweaters! With battling vocal parts
that play off of each other, this novelty
selection is perfect for holiday concerts or
any wintertime performance. A hilarious
must-sing!
11597312 Two-Part opt. Unison . E 2.30
11597313 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95
Ukulele (Oo-koo-lay-lay)—Teresa
Jennings. With only one word throughout
(ukulele), this charming little song can
be sung in unison, two-part, or three-part
harmony. Sing it a cappella, with piano,
purchase the track, or if your ukulele
students can play a C and an F chord, they
can strum along, too!
11619890 Unison/Two-Part . . . . . E 2.30
11619891 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95
Vox—Greg Gilpin. Part vocalise, part
warm-up, part novelty, part concert opener
- all this and more in this flexibly fun piece!
Explore a variety of vocal textures and
articulations, all on nonsense syllables that
layer and combine to be fun to sing for all.
A perfect opener, use as a processional,
add some movement, percussion, or the
optional piano accompaniment - whatever
works for your ensemble - and enjoy
celebrating the voice!
11393380 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.05
11393381 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.05
11393344 P/A CD-Pianotrax 14 . 44.99
Vox Vibe—Greg Gilpin. Following up on
Gilpin's Vox, here's another flexible, fun-
to-sing original piece with so many uses!
Set up as rondo, this perfect opener is
part warm-up, part vocalise, and part
novelty, with full-on performance value, too.
Using just vocables with no text, it can be
performed a cappella or with optional piano
accompaniment, guaranteeing success.
11566054 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.30
11566055 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.30
Wannabe (as an English Madrigal)—arr.
Nathan Howe. With this follow-up to the
top-seller All Star (as an English Madrigal),
this fun madrigal adaptation of the Spice
Girls hit from the 1990s is another fun way
to teach this genre to young singers, and
sure to be a hit for your audience! Clever
part-writing techniques and harmonic
progressions make this familiar melody a
standout novelty selection!
11348135 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
11348137 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.35
11348136 SSAA. . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
The Warm-Up Song—Mark Burrows.
Finally! A useful concert opener that also
gets your choir warmed up! This hilarious
blend of choral warm-up routines is
packaged into a performance piece with
piano accompaniment. Your choir will
love to impress their audience with their
perfectly executed choral technique, and
you'll love that your choir is really learning
something! And it's also useful as an actual
warm-up regimen.
11510596 Three-Part Mixed . . . . E 3.20
When I Become an Old Woman—Sherry
Blevins. This fun, lighthearted selection
celebrates a woman's freedom to grow
old and embrace her inner quirks. The
cheeky, humorous text includes optional
body percussion, staging suggestions,
and alternate lyrics allowing the piece to
be adapted to a variety of settings and
age groups. Melodramatic phrasing,
harmonies, and rhythms offer a tango
aesthetic sure to delight singers and
audiences alike. A showstopper!
11596205 SSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M 3.75
Whisper!—Greg Gilpin. "I need to whisper
something to you. Whisper, whisper
something now!" This creative, energetic,
easy piece is great for teaching dynamics
and diction. Your young singers will have
lots of fun making whispering sounds and
going, "Shhh!" At the end, everyone sings
loudly, "Are you listening?" It's very cute!
10810635 Three-Part Mixed . . ME 3.20
10190894 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . ME 2.95
10204626 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.95
Who's on First?—Mark Burrows. Playfully
written in a swing-era style, this setting of
the classic comedy routine is so fun to sing!
A true musical conversation, it's filled with
high-pitched outbursts, irritated staccatos,
and pacifying legatos. Break out the
baseball caps with this lively concert closer!
11620880 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . ME 2.80
Woodchuck—Mark Burrows. "How much
wood could a woodchuck chuck if a
woodchuck could chuck wood?" Posing
this tongue twister and age-old question,
this humorous piece features simple body
percussion and unison lines that repeat in
two- and then optional three-part canon.
A lively section of interactive harmony
when counting and an emphasis on diction
are the names of the game. Sure to be a
favorite!
11510606 Two or Three-Part . . . E 2.95
Yes! We Have No Bananas—Irving Cohn/
arr. Nathan Farrell. Performed by Louis
Prima, Benny Goodman, and countless
others, this recognizable tune from the
1920s is a whole lot of fun! With delightful
harmonies and even a section for banana
jokes, this easy-to-learn arrangement
brings freshness to a classic.
11611511 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.50
The Zip Zop Song—Sherry Blevins & Ruth
Peterson. Nonsense syllables, notated
body percussion and a jovial piano part
all come together to make this silly song
that is said to be "the very best medicine"
for an achy heart. You can't help but smile
listening to (or singing) this lighthearted
piece, perfect for middle school voices.
11538002 SAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 2.15
11538003 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . ME 2.15
Patriotic
America, the Beautiful—Samuel Ward/arr.
Derric Johnson. Sumptuous jazz-inspired
harmonies lace this amazing arrangement
of a favorite patriotic song. The familiar
melody and traditional harmonization
remain, but the divisi harmonies bring
a freshness and vitality that is sure to
inspire. The original a cappella version is
the signature arrangement of the Voices of
Liberty, appearing at Disney's Epcot theme
park, while the accompanied version offers
a more accessible setting that retains the
same harmonic flavor of the original.
11393057 SATB divisi, or SSAATTBB,
Original A Cappella
Version . . . . . . . . . . . .M 2.75
11611283 SATB Simplified, Accompanied
Version . . . . . . . . . . . .M 2.75
America, This Land I Love—arr. Douglas
E. Wagner. This versatile patriotic work
is easy to prepare and suitable for many
occasions. Effectively pairing America,
the Beautiful with an original melody and
text in a partner song setting, the piece
includes beautiful harmonic writing, an
understated piano accompaniment, and
a majestic ending. A new staple for your
choral library!
11561739 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 2.75
11561740 Two-Part or SA . . . . . . E 2.75
Armed Forces - The Pride of America!—
arr. Larry Clark & Greg Gilpin. Here is the
definitive patriotic armed forces tribute!
It features the official songs of all five
branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, plus
The Pledge of Allegiance and The Star-
Spangled Banner, with optional audience
participation. It even includes parts of
Sousa marches as interludes! At under
seven minutes' duration, this is a top choice
for chorus and piano or with band!
10011601 SATB. . . . . . . . . . . . ME 3.25
10011602 Three-Part Mixed . . ME 3.25
10011603 Two-Part . . . . . . . . . ME 3.25
10735146 SSA SSA (A). . . . . . ME 3.00
10011604 TTBB . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 3.25
10011605 Band Set & Score-
with opt. String Parts . 95.00
10759693 Band Set & Score . . 150.00
Battle Hymn for Gettysburg (A tribute to
Abraham Lincoln based on his Gettys-
burg Address)—arr. Teresa Jennings.
It's a natural union - combining the text of
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
with Battle Hymn of the Republic into a
piece children can perform. Underneath
the spoken text, vocalists sing the
syllable "loo" in unison on the melody.
The choruses use the actual words
"Glory, glory hallelujah!" and include
optional two-part harmony complete with
big orchestral accompaniment on the
accompaniment track.
11567650 Unison/Two-Part. . . . . E 2.30
11567651 P/A CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95
