Alfred Music: Sing at First Sight (Level 1)

by Andy Beck, Karen Farnum Surmani and Brian Lewis

Song of Joy
excerpt adapted from Alfred’s Choral Designs series* Goals: *Available for 2-part voices, Level One.
 * Words and Music by Jay Althouse
 * Find the starting vocal pitch in the piano part.
 * Sing with expression.

Sleep, My Child
excerpt adapted from Alfred’s Choral Designs series* Goals: ''*Available for 2-part voices, Level Two. SoundTrax CD available.''
 * Arranged, with New Music by George L.O. Strid (ASCAP)
 * New Words by Mary Donnelly (ASCAP)
 * Navigate all repeat signs and endings successfully.
 * Sing smoothly and expressively, as a lullaby.

Where Go the Boats
excerpt adapted from Alfred’s Choral Designs series* Goals: *From Three Poems, available for 2-part voices, Level Two.
 * Music by Dave and Jean Perry (ASCAP)
 * Words from A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
 * Sing long phrases, breathing only on rests.
 * Be sure to sing with dynamic contrasts.

La Música
excerpt adapted from Alfred’s Choral Designs series* Goals: *From Dos Cancióncitas ''(Two Little Songs), available for 2-part voices, Level Two. SoundTrax CD available.''
 * Words and Music by Jerry Estes
 * Practice the Spanish words, emphasizing the vowels.
 * Sing the intervals accurately, without scooping the pitch.

Frozen December
excerpt adapted from Alfred’s Choral Designs series* Goals: *From Two Catalan Carols, available for S.A.T.B., Level Four, and 2-part voices, Level Two.
 * Catalan Carol
 * Arranged with English lyrics by Jackie O’Neill
 * Follow all changes of time signature.
 * Perform all articulation markings.

Alleluia Madrigal
excerpt adapted from Alfred’s Choral Designs series* Goals: *Available for S.A.T.B., Level Four, 3-part mixed, Level Three, and S.S.A., Level Three.
 * Words and Music by Donald Moore (ASCAP)
 * Maintain a steady tempo throughout this excerpt. (Don’t rush.)
 * Let your singing convey the joyful quality of this piece.

Sing Alleluia, Allelu!
from Alfred’s Choral Designs series* ''*Available for 2-part voices with optional bell part, Level One. SoundTrax CD available.''
 * Words and Music by Andy Beck

I Am a Small Part of the World
from Alfred’s Choral Designs series*
 * Words and Music by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse