George L.O. Strid Mary Donnelly: Don't Rock the Ark!: Mixed Choir: Vocal Score

A gentle and beautiful song arranged for 3 part female choir by George L.O. Strid.

Discovery Level 2-On This Merry Christmas Day by George Strid and Mary Donnelly for SSA choir with piano accompaniment.

Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun!-Flexible Favorites for Unison and Part-Singing Fun! Folksongs are not only fun to sing but teach multicultural heritage and provide a better understanding of music concepts with repetitive rhythms and melodies. So what betterway to introduce young singers to beginning part-singing than with folksongs! The popular writing team of Mary Donnelly and George Strid add their creative touch to twelve folksong favorites with this flexible collection that canbe used throughout the elementary grades. The reproducible singer songsheets feature each folksong and its partner on separate pages for a variety of teaching options. Teach these folksong favorites in the lower grades. Whensingers are ready teach the partner song and you've added twelve more songs to their singing repertoire. For further challenge partner them up for twelve more performance options! A helpful teaching sequence and extensionactivities are also included. Accompany your singers live with simple piano parts printed in the Teacher Edition or use quality recordings on the Performance/Accompaniment CD available separately or in the Classroom Kit. Freshnew originals partnered with these folksong favorites: Zum Gali Gali A-Tisket A-Tasket She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain Down the River Here We Go Looby Loo Mi Chacra Shake the Papaya Down The Crocodile Look There Is theSteamer Yankee Doodle My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me. Suggested for grades 1-6.

Incorporating poems by Bronte and Rossetti, Donnelly and Strid have created a wonderful setting that moves along like a bouncing breeze in 3/4 time. The addition of flute adds sparkle to the 2-part and 3-part mixed voicings accompanied by a simple, but spirited piano accompaniment.

with O Christmas Tree-Your young singers will sparkle like the lights on the tree with this charming and easily-learned partner song with “O Christmas Tree.” Delightful lyrics describing ornaments garland and fragrant pine branches combinewith the traditional carol for a perfect holiday showcase. Available separately: 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:00.

Let the joy of Christmas fill your heart in this well-crafted original that's perfect for younger ensembles. An excellent selection for building choral reading and performance skills it will be a fine addition to Decemberconcerts. Available separately: 3-Part Mixed 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:50.