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#1 2008-05-01 10:14:55
- HushPuppy
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Motivating Rep List for Boys
Here's a list of motivating rep for boys with changed and unchanged voices. Everyone who has an interest add to it and hopefully we will have a nice long list one day.
These were students' favorites from our this year:
Unchanged Voices -
Song for a Pirate Child - Vijay Singh (unison or 2 pt)
Manx Lullaby - Lori-Anne Dolloff (unison) - It's slow and "sweet" but my boys loved it.
Hine Ma tov - Naplan (2 pt)
Changed Voices -
Joshua! - Donald Moore - TB
Shepherd's Spritual - Donald Moore - TB
Changed and Unchanged -
The Lion Sleeps Tonight - arr. by Weiss - 2 pt. - Put trebles on Pt. I and cambiatas/baritones on Pt. II -
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#2 2008-05-22 12:04:18
- David
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Re: Motivating Rep List for Boys
I have a boys' chorus made up of 5th and 6th graders. Some songs they have enjoyed:
Unison:
Food, Glorious Food (from "Oliver")
MIxed:
On Broadway (arr. Kirby Shaw) -- unchanged on Part 1, cambiata on Part 2
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#3 2008-05-31 10:45:41
- melissa
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Re: Motivating Rep List for Boys
These work for changed or changing voices & are tried and true with my boys after 16 years.
TTB: This Train- Emerson (it mostly trades off on parts)
2-pt. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel- Emerson (take it down the octave)
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