It's that time! Comment on this post with an intro to one of the songs we're singing at the concert. Good intros TELL THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING INTERESTING, such as the background of the artist/composer, a story about the song, insight into our process of learning the song, or something interesting to listen for when we sing the song. Alternate Homework option: Draw a beautiful cover for the program. Theme: Arise!
Our next song is called "O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose" by Marc Kaplan and Colin Britt. This song is sung in 3 parts: a soprano part, an alto part, and a baritone part. Sometimes all three parts are singing the same words with the same rhythms, but with different notes. Other times, each part is signing somewhat different parts that overlap. In addition to the beautiful piano accompaniment, there is also a cello part that is similar to that of the baritones. Listen for how each piece fits together and works together to create this flowing and elegant piece of music. ~Emma R
ReplyDeleteThe next song is called "O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose" by Marc Kaplan and Colin Britt. This song has a different style than the other songs we will be performing. It is more light, than the more strong songs we will be singing. "O My Luve..." has three different parts. While we perform try to listen to how the three parts overlap and when they merge into 1 or 2 parts.
ReplyDeleteAnother song we are going to sing is called "Soar" by Gary Fry. There are 3 parts, the sopranos, altos and baritones. It is a very inspirational song that has a joyous tune. It's one of those songs that just make you want to get up and dance along with the music! On that note, I will also add that we have some awesome choreography by Clare. Pay attention for the random dance break! Mr. Clapper, our pianist, will have a solo where we dance freely. A cheesy key change as we "touch the sky" adds some extra cheese to our bursting bowl of musical nachos. So come soa with us (we do not pronounce the r) in this gospel-like catchy fun-tune because we are "never comin' down or touch[ing] the ground!"
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For our next piece, we will be performing the song "Lift Him Up." This is an uplifting gospel song by Byron Cage. This joyful, catchy tune is about praising God. This song promises praise even in hard times, no matter what the troubles may be. In our chorus, we learned this song by ear--without sheet music. We had a lot of fun learning this song over the past months, and we hope it will be equally fun to listen to. As we sing, watch for our choreography and listen for the harmony parts in the refrain. Now, please enjoy our rendition of "Lift Him Up."
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"Lift Him Up" is an upbeat, gospel piece by Byron Cage. This song is all about God, celebrating him to be more specific. In the song, it literally says "I'm going to lift Him up, until he speaks to eternity." It's a lively, uplifting song that we took and had a fantastic time with. Our chorus learned this song without any sheet music - basically, Ms. Alberts sang at us a bunch of times and we sang back at her until we got it right - and even if there aren't many different verses, we took these words to heart. Adding choreography and harmony parts just made it all the better, and more enjoyable for us as a chorus to sing for you. I really hope you enjoy "Lift Him Up" as much as we have.
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Next up is "Hope is the thing with feathers". This piece stands out from all of other songs because it has a very scary and mysterious tune. This song was written by Emily Dickinson in the 1800's. As you have already heard from the sixth grade chorus, this song is special in many ways and we have all enjoyed learning it. This version of the song is more frightening while the sixth graders sang a more joyful and friendly version using the exact same lyrics. We have worked hard learning this difficult piece with help from ms. Alberts and mr. Clapper and look forward to you enjoying it. So sit back and enjoy "Hope is the thing with feathers"
ReplyDeleteOur next song is called Lift Him Up. This is a gossypol style song and has very tight harmonies. Unlike our other songs, we learned Lift Him Up without using music. Ms. Alberts would sing a line, and we would sing it back to her. Listen to how the chorus starts off in unison, and gradually develops into 3 complex harmonies. This is many peoples favorite song because of the “riffing” that occurs in between lines. During rehersal, almost all 70 of us would try to fit as much riffing that we could during the short time in between lines. You can probably imagine what it sounded like. I hope you enjoy “Lift Him Up.”
ReplyDeleteWe will now sing a poem written by Emily Dickinson and put to verse in 1927 by Emma Lou Diemer. It is common for composers to take poems and put them to verse, as has been done with America the Beautiful and other famous pieces. If you were here earlier you may have heard the Sixth Grade Chorus perform the same poem. Our version of the poem is different and conveys a different mood through the time signature of six eight, the rhythm, and the dynamics. Listen to how the composer has changed the feeling of this poem and enjoy!
ReplyDeleteLillian Joyce :)
This next song, "Soar", starts out as a calm song, but suddenly has a huge twist. The song is about how you can let go of your worries, and soar. This song is choreographed with some extremely cheesy dance moves, but it is a fun song. Have fun soaring!
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This next song, "Lift him up" by Byron Cage, is a song about praising God. It shows that no matter how close you are to the edge, that if you lift him up and praise him, you'll be dragged farther and farther away from it. This song is choreographed with some movements, and it's really fun to sing!
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"Soar" by Gary Fry is an extremely cheesy "Let go of your worries and be free," song. To make it even more cheesy we added choreography done by our own Clare Donohoe. "Soar" starts off very light and floaty like we are walking on air and then all of a sudden in comes a rock beat. Listen for the contrast between the the two. Maybe this song will inspire you. Have fun!
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