An outstanding addition to our popular Partners in Praise Series, this collection features six short partner song arrangements by Jean Anne Shafferman that can be sung by children's, youth AND adult choirs. Add the delightful short narratives before each song to create an inspiring medley for worship, special fellowship or Sunday school programs, and school concerts -- also great for African-American History Month or Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Adult choirs will love singing them for summer worship or as easily prepared, one-rehearsal anthems! Reproducible song and narration sheets are included. Titles: * In That Great, Gettin' Up Mornin' / Great Day * Walk Together, Children / I Got Shoes * Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name / New Name in Glory * Ain-a That Good News / Amen! * This Little Light of Mine / Shine on Me * We Shall Overcome / We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Sacred Instrumental Duets offers a treasure trove of inspiring instrumental worship music that is flexibly conceived for performance by any combination of Bb or C instruments. Arranged with the "average" instrumentalist in mind, each of the duets may be played by oboe, flute, violin, clarinet or trumpet in various pairings at the director's discretion. Supportive keyboard accompaniments complement the duets and reflect the outstanding talents of Jay Althouse, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson, Patrick M. Liebergen and Anna Laura Page. The five selections offer diverse styles and span the entire church year. Reproducible instrumental parts are included for instruments in both keys. Titles: * All Creatures of Our God and King (Althouse) * Come with Thanksgiving! (Larson) * Pachelbel's Canon (Liebergen) * Near the River (Page) * Sing Joy! (Hayes)
At last! Here's a collection that includes ALL of the sacred songs that you learned and loved as a child, arranged in fresh new arrangements for unison voices and keyboard (chord symbols included). The first 10 songs focus on famous Bible characters, such as Abraham, Jonah and Zacchaeus. The final 10 songs are arranged in 5 thematically-related pairs, great for performance in chapel, worship, Christian school programs and vacation Bible school! Many songs include optional movement, speech song, story enactment and vocal descants that are great for teaching part-singing! A real "budget saver," this dynamic collection features REPRODUCIBLE lyric/activity sheets included right in the Songbook!
Partners in…Classics includes six partner song arrangements of some of the finest masterwork choruses of all time, including works by Bach, Franck, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Pachelbel. They're great for worship or concerts throughout the year! Titles: * Sing Hallelujah (Handel) * Holy, Holy, Holy (Franck) * A Joyful Mozart Alleluia * The Heavens Are Telling (Haydn) * Minuet Noel (Bach) * Amazing Grace/Pachelbel's Canon
A Christmas Carol in Bethlehem is an adaptation of Dickens' classic 19th century English tale that places Scrooge in Bethlehem at the birth of Christ. Obsessed with making money, the Innkeeper Scrooge has no room in his heart for humanity, and no room in the inn for Mary and Joseph! Through an inventive blend of scriptural narrative, story development and traditional English carols and hymns, this program conveys with great warmth and charm the promise of salvation for all through the birth of Emmanuel, God with us. A timeless classic, certain to be a popular favorite, flexible and easy to teach, in the tradition of The Living Crche. Approximately 30 minutes.
Simple Sacred Songs for Children is the perfect resource for beginning children’s choirs. The tuneful, easily learned melodies employ timeless "classic" formal structures that foster the establishment of a lifelong love of singing and sow the seeds of the choral art. Spanning the entire church year, the six songs include titles for Advent, Christmas, Lent & Easter, as well as general occasions. As an added bonus, this comprehensive collection includes reproducible song sheets for the singers, featuring both melody and lyrics.
For children's and youth choirs, or adult choirs with limited voices or rehearsal time, the flexible format of Journey to Bethlehem is the ideal Christmas program for unison or 2-part voices. Five suites, each lasting 3-5 minutes, journey from Advent through Epiphany with short rhyming narration and carol medleys. Sing them individually throughout the season or together as a single 20-minute program. Perform them with one choir or several choirs, each assigned to a different suite. A real "budget saver," Journey to Bethlehem features REPRODUCIBLE singers' pages right in the Director's Score, also great for audience or congregational participation!
This creative story line is inspired by scriptural passages celebrating Jesus as the Light of Salvation and culminates with a beautiful candlelighting ceremony for cast and audience, challenging all people to become Carriers of God's Light." Reproducible program, costuming and staging suggestions included in director's Score. Fully-orchestrated recordings by Alan Billingsley. Grades K-8, approx. 20 minutes.
Singers of all ages love to perform partner songs, and the Partners in Praise Series overflows with traditional melodies arranged in partner song fashion for children's, youth and adult choirs. Each songbook in the series provides a wonderful source of easily-prepared titles for worship and Christian school concerts, as well as reproducible song and narration sheets . . . no need to buy additional copies for the singers! Add the delightful short narratives before each song and create a medley of two or more songs for children's chapel, special Sunday school programs, vacation Bible school and adult fellowship events. Combine several groups of singers and perform all six songs with narration for a special 15-20 minute musical program. Partners in . . . Spirituals, the first installment in the series, includes six partner song arrangements of some of the best-loved spirituals of all time. Great for performance throughout the year, they also are appropriate for special occasions such as Christmas and Easter, Ascension, Christ the King and Pentecost, All Saints' and Lent, communion and peace Sunday, and evangelism or stewardship. Titles: * Glory Bound (This Train / When the Saints Go Marchin' In) * Peace Like a River, Kum Ba Yah * Good News! (Go, Tell It on the Mountain) * Carry Me Home (Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Deep River) * Rise and Shine! * Sing with the Spirit! (I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing / I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing)
Holidays and Holy Days is the second collection in the popular song series for grades K-5, Favorite Sacred Songs for Children. Brimming with charming traditional favorites, newly arranged for unison and optional 2-part voices, it includes teaching suggestions and reproducible lyric/activity sheets for the children. Included are songs for Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Mother's or Father's Day (or baptism), Earth or Peace Sunday, Christmas and Easter, Advent and Epiphany, Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, Ascension and Christ the King, All Saints' Day and Pentecost, and a patriotic medley.
The newest installment of the popular Portraits in Song series is an exceptional collection of some of the most popular spirituals set by many of finest arrangers of our generation. The solos can be performed in worship or recital. A brief explanation is offered for each of the selections and for the genre as a whole---creating an exceptional resource for worship or recital planning. Titles: * Carry Me Home (Shafferman) * Every Time I Feel the Spirit (Hayes) * Give Me Jesus (Shackley) * Go Tell It (Sterling) * Here’s One (Fettke) * Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Hayes) * Were You There (Shackley)
This exciting collection features 20 unison and easy 2-part songs, with coordinated scriptures & classroom activities for grades K-5 throughout the year. Reproducible lyric/activity sheets, with word games and art projects, and fully orchestrated recordings are also available. Great for concerts, worship or classroom "funtime!
The Folk Hymn Sing-Along Songbook is the second collection in the popular Sacred Sing-Along Series. This exciting series is a wonderful source of 2-part mixed "emergency anthems" throughout the year. The unique sing-along format is ideal both for summer worship, congregational dinners or retreats, Sunday school programs, church camps and revivals. Program them for a hymn sing in worship. Teach them to and perform them with children. Offering a vital link with our rich Christian musical heritage, the Folk Hymn Sing-Along Songbook includes five medleys on eleven treasured hymn favorites. Coordinated scripture readings are included for each medley. Titles: * Medley of Grace (Jerusalem, My Happy Home & Amazing Grace (Martyrdom & New Britain) * Camp Meeting (Brethren, We Have Met to Worship & How Firm a Foundation) * Redeeming Love (Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing & Be Thou My Vision) * Simple Gifts ('Tis the Gift to Be Simple & Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow) * My Shepherd (My Shepherd Will Supply My Need & The King of Love My Shepherd Is)
This charming musical is adapted from the nativity scriptures and reinforces the positive values of Christmas gift giving. Incorporates the beloved animals' tale from the 12th century carol, The Friendly Beasts." Costuming and staging suggestions included in Director's Score. Grades K-5, approx. 20 minutes.
A Christmas Carol: Scrooge in Bethlehem is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' 19th-centruy English story, A Christmas Carol. In this merry adaptation Scrooge is the Bethlehem Innkeeper who refuses shelter to Mary and Joseph on that first Christmas night. His front desk clerk, Bob Cratchit, comes to their aid while Scrooge sleeps alone in his dark room in the inn. When God sends an angel with the Light of Salvation to Scrooge, the wretched man is forced to search his soul. Gradually he realizes that he has traded his soul for money. His final redemption reflects the promise of salvation for all, both poor and rich, in the birth of Emmanuel, God with us.
Carols for Two is a collection of seven beloved traditional carols arranged as duets for two equal voices (male or female) with lyrics for either Advent or Christmas. Modest vocal ranges and accessible keys make these suitable for singers of all ages and abilities. Optional flute or C-instrument parts are provided for three of the duets. Titles: * The First Noel * Pachelbel's Canon * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * O Come Little Children * Silent Night, Holy Night * and Many More!
This first installment in the new Portraits in Song Series is an outstanding collection of hymnwriters and arrangers. Each of these solos may be performed separately, or -- paired with the brief biographical information -- together, creating an excellent recital or special worship program. Titles: * Amazing Grace (Althouse) * Blessed Assurance (Drennan) * Holy, Holy, Holy (Hayes) * I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Page) * It Is Well with My Soul (Page) * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Larson) * My Life Flows On in Endless Song (Shafferman) * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Wagner)
My First Praise Songs offers 10 delightful songs and medleys featuring 17 traditional tunes, including camp meeting, jubilee and revival songs, spirituals, gospel hymns, and folk songs. Each title is arranged for unison voices with actions and activities for young children, ages 308. Some songs feature optional solo or 2-part singing.
The Gospel Sing-Along Songbook is the first collection in our new anthem series for 2-part mixed voices, The Sacred Sing-Along Series. The Gospel Sing-Along Songbook includes 12 gospel classics, arranged in five easily-prepared medleys. With reproducible congregational songsheets included in the book, these medleys are great for congregational hymn sings and for praise worship. OR, use them as emergency anthems during the summer or throughout the year!
Flexible and easy to teach, The Bells of Glocken is approximately 20 minutes long and is an inspired choice for children's choirs, Christian schools or Sunday schools-also great as a multi-generation program for the entire congregation! With very simple narration and dialog, it features speaking and non-speaking roles for 7-10 people, though directors are encouraged to add dialog and characters as necessary. "Glocken" is the German word for "bells." Four bell sounds represent the seasonal themes of hope, peace, love and joy. This pattern may be played by handbells, choir chimes, organ chimes or pitched percussion instruments, though keyboard alone is sufficient. The Director's Score includes fully supportive keyboard accompaniment, costuming, prop and staging suggestions, dialog, vocals and a reprintable audience/congregation program. The Singer's Edition features vocals, narration and dialog. Fully orchestrated recordings are available separately.
Create a living nativity scene, including a crèche (crib), with this charming Christmas musical. Twelve delightful unison carols from around the world illustrate the Christmas scriptures. Legends trace modern Christmas customs to their Christian origins, including The Legend of the First Christmas Tree." Teaching suggestions and reproducible program included in Director's Score. Grades K-8, approx. 30 minutes.
This charming and humorous story chronicles the adventures of Shepherd Boy and his companion, Little Lamb, as they tour the seven continents of the world in search of the newborn King. Isaiah prophecies provide clues along the way as adorable animal characters join their journey. Reproducible program, costuming, staging and movement suggestions included in Director's Score. Fully-orchestrated recordings by Alan Billingsley. Grades K-8, approx. 25 minutes.
Christmas for Two continues the tradition of flexible, easily prepared vocal duets established by Carols for Two, Spirituals for Two, and Folk Songs for Two. This new collection features eight beloved carols, folk songs, and folk hymns, arranged for two equal voices. With lyrics for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, these duets are perfect for performance throughout the season, for both concerts and worship. Reproducible instrumental parts are included right in the book! Titles include: * Ding Dong! Merrily on High / He Is Born! (Page) * What Child Shall Come? (Liebergen) * The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (Price, Besig) * Minuet Noel (Shafferman) * Come to Set Us Free (Shafferman, Larson) * English Advent Carol (Liebergen) * Hidden as a Baby (Williams, Martin) * Joyful, Joyful to the World (Althouse)
This outstanding anthology of traditional hymns, immortal classics and beloved folk songs for flute soloist with keyboard accompaniment receives our highest recommendation! Featuring the combined talents of Jay Althouse, Mark Hayes, Lloyd Larson, Patrick M. Liebergen and Anna Laura Page. Ideal for the worship musician and student flautist.
A collection of nine beloved traditional spirituals arranged as duets for equal voices (male or female) by some of Alfred's most popular arrangers including Don Besig and Nancy Price, John Carter, Benjamin Harlan, Philip Kern, and more! Modest vocal ranges and accessible keys make these ideal for high school or adult singers. Arrangements include "Still, Still, Still" and "What Child Is This?
An outstanding addition to our popular Partners in Praise Series, this collection features six short partner song arrangements by Jean Anne Shafferman that can be sung by children's, youth AND adult choirs. Add the delightful short narratives before each song to create an inspiring medley for worship, special fellowship or Sunday school programs, and school concerts -- also great for African-American History Month or Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. Adult choirs will love singing them for summer worship or as easily prepared, one-rehearsal anthems! Reproducible song and narration sheets are included. Titles: * In That Great, Gettin' Up Mornin' / Great Day * Walk Together, Children / I Got Shoes * Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name / New Name in Glory * Ain-a That Good News / Amen! * This Little Light of Mine / Shine on Me * We Shall Overcome / We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
The Gospel Sing-Along Songbook is the first collection in our new anthem series for 2-part mixed voices, The Sacred Sing-Along Series. The Gospel Sing-Along Songbook includes 12 gospel classics, arranged in five easily-prepared medleys. With reproducible congregational songsheets included in the book, these medleys are great for congregational hymn sings and for praise worship. OR, use them as emergency anthems during the summer or throughout the year!
This first installment in the new Portraits in Song Series is an outstanding collection of hymnwriters and arrangers. Each of these solos may be performed separately, or -- paired with the brief biographical information -- together, creating an excellent recital or special worship program. Titles: * Amazing Grace (Althouse) * Blessed Assurance (Drennan) * Holy, Holy, Holy (Hayes) * I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Page) * It Is Well with My Soul (Page) * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Larson) * My Life Flows On in Endless Song (Shafferman) * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Wagner)
Simple Sacred Songs for Children is the perfect resource for beginning children’s choirs. The tuneful, easily learned melodies employ timeless "classic" formal structures that foster the establishment of a lifelong love of singing and sow the seeds of the choral art. Spanning the entire church year, the six songs include titles for Advent, Christmas, Lent & Easter, as well as general occasions. As an added bonus, this comprehensive collection includes reproducible song sheets for the singers, featuring both melody and lyrics.
Carols for Two is a collection of seven beloved traditional carols arranged as duets for two equal voices (male or female) with lyrics for either Advent or Christmas. Modest vocal ranges and accessible keys make these suitable for singers of all ages and abilities. Optional flute or C-instrument parts are provided for three of the duets. Titles: * The First Noel * Pachelbel's Canon * Infant Holy, Infant Lowly * O Come Little Children * Silent Night, Holy Night * and Many More!
Singers of all ages love to perform partner songs, and the Partners in Praise Series overflows with traditional melodies arranged in partner song fashion for children's, youth and adult choirs. Each songbook in the series provides a wonderful source of easily-prepared titles for worship and Christian school concerts, as well as reproducible song and narration sheets . . . no need to buy additional copies for the singers! Add the delightful short narratives before each song and create a medley of two or more songs for children's chapel, special Sunday school programs, vacation Bible school and adult fellowship events. Combine several groups of singers and perform all six songs with narration for a special 15-20 minute musical program. Partners in . . . Spirituals, the first installment in the series, includes six partner song arrangements of some of the best-loved spirituals of all time. Great for performance throughout the year, they also are appropriate for special occasions such as Christmas and Easter, Ascension, Christ the King and Pentecost, All Saints' and Lent, communion and peace Sunday, and evangelism or stewardship. Titles: * Glory Bound (This Train / When the Saints Go Marchin' In) * Peace Like a River, Kum Ba Yah * Good News! (Go, Tell It on the Mountain) * Carry Me Home (Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Deep River) * Rise and Shine! * Sing with the Spirit! (I'm Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing / I'm Gonna Sing, Sing, Sing)
Partners in…Classics includes six partner song arrangements of some of the finest masterwork choruses of all time, including works by Bach, Franck, Handel, Haydn, Mozart and Pachelbel. They're great for worship or concerts throughout the year! Titles: * Sing Hallelujah (Handel) * Holy, Holy, Holy (Franck) * A Joyful Mozart Alleluia * The Heavens Are Telling (Haydn) * Minuet Noel (Bach) * Amazing Grace/Pachelbel's Canon
Christmas for Two continues the tradition of flexible, easily prepared vocal duets established by Carols for Two, Spirituals for Two, and Folk Songs for Two. This new collection features eight beloved carols, folk songs, and folk hymns, arranged for two equal voices. With lyrics for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany, these duets are perfect for performance throughout the season, for both concerts and worship. Reproducible instrumental parts are included right in the book! Titles include: * Ding Dong! Merrily on High / He Is Born! (Page) * What Child Shall Come? (Liebergen) * The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (Price, Besig) * Minuet Noel (Shafferman) * Come to Set Us Free (Shafferman, Larson) * English Advent Carol (Liebergen) * Hidden as a Baby (Williams, Martin) * Joyful, Joyful to the World (Althouse)
Holidays and Holy Days is the second collection in the popular song series for grades K-5, Favorite Sacred Songs for Children. Brimming with charming traditional favorites, newly arranged for unison and optional 2-part voices, it includes teaching suggestions and reproducible lyric/activity sheets for the children. Included are songs for Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Mother's or Father's Day (or baptism), Earth or Peace Sunday, Christmas and Easter, Advent and Epiphany, Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, Ascension and Christ the King, All Saints' Day and Pentecost, and a patriotic medley.
For children's and youth choirs, or adult choirs with limited voices or rehearsal time, the flexible format of Journey to Bethlehem is the ideal Christmas program for unison or 2-part voices. Five suites, each lasting 3-5 minutes, journey from Advent through Epiphany with short rhyming narration and carol medleys. Sing them individually throughout the season or together as a single 20-minute program. Perform them with one choir or several choirs, each assigned to a different suite. A real "budget saver," Journey to Bethlehem features REPRODUCIBLE singers' pages right in the Director's Score, also great for audience or congregational participation!
At last! Here's a collection that includes ALL of the sacred songs that you learned and loved as a child, arranged in fresh new arrangements for unison voices and keyboard (chord symbols included). The first 10 songs focus on famous Bible characters, such as Abraham, Jonah and Zacchaeus. The final 10 songs are arranged in 5 thematically-related pairs, great for performance in chapel, worship, Christian school programs and vacation Bible school! Many songs include optional movement, speech song, story enactment and vocal descants that are great for teaching part-singing! A real "budget saver," this dynamic collection features REPRODUCIBLE lyric/activity sheets included right in the Songbook!
This exciting collection features 20 unison and easy 2-part songs, with coordinated scriptures & classroom activities for grades K-5 throughout the year. Reproducible lyric/activity sheets, with word games and art projects, and fully orchestrated recordings are also available. Great for concerts, worship or classroom "funtime!
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