Greg Gilpin: The Beginning of Love: SAB: Vocal Score

?Let us always meet each other with a smile for a smile is the beginning of love.? Based on the words of Mother Teresa this and other selected quotes are woven together to create a stunning lyric of love and compassion. Melody and harmony weave above a flowing piano accompaniment and optional violin. The piece also contains a short narrative at the beginning and the end focusing on Mother Teresa. Commissioned for the 2014 Texas Music Educators' Convention by Victor Johnson.

Good unison singing is an important first step in learning to be an excellent choral singer. Start with these outstanding chorals for your beginning choir and they'll be well on their way!This reproducible collection of ten chorals is arranged especially for unison voices and is perfect for use throughout the year as your students develop into choral singers. There's something for every type of concert with novelty solfege Latin text patriotic Christmas and holiday songs.The available CD-ROM contains many unique additions that will make learning interesting and fun including choreography and American Sign Language. Parts for additional instrumentsand full performance and accompaniment recordings are also included and will let your performances shine. For Grades K-4.Songs include: I Love the Music in My Life; The Solfege Blues; A Child's Credo; It's Time to Start the Show; Cohan's Big Three; Ja-Da Ja-Da Jing Jing Jing; Junk Band Boogie; The Colors in My Life; Boogie Woogie Holiday; Keep on Following the Star.

Greg Gilpin has created a medley of familiar English carols that allows you to program best-loved melodies and leaves you time for other original or holiday favorites. This smart arrangement weaves the carols in a way that makesmusical sense and is easy to learn. A wonderful way to begin or end your holiday concert!