Music List 5-6 - ICDA Iowa Choral Directors Association

2015 5/6 Music Selections
Clinician: Michelle Swanson
Music Has Brought Us Together - Jerry Estes - Heritage Choral Series
15/1241
En La Feria de San Juan - arr. Leah Nemeth - Posthorn Press C1003
Whisper! - Greg Gilpin - Heritage Music Press 15/2812H
Seize The Day - arr. Roger Emerson - Hal Leonard 40326232
Moses, Now Your People are Free! - Cynthia Gray - Heritage Music Press HV159
DIRECTOR NOTES Music Has Brought Us Together - do not slide first 2 pitches
- "K" on end of music each time
- very clear articulations (consonants) throughout
Seize the Day - opening - as is
- page 5 - omit alto line - split soprano line into I and II (call and echo)
- measure 29 - sing in unison
- measure 34 - parts
- measure 42+ - omit alto line - split soprano into I and II
- measure 46 - unison melody
- measure 51 - parts- to end
En La Feria - printed music is VERY confusing - I've attached a visual to teach it by rote to students
- it says "4 parts" - but it's really 2 part with 4 very small "partner" phrases
intertwined
Whisper - this is going to fly: BEWARE - fast tempos ahead! :)
- will aim for really expressive/attentive facial expressions
- dynamics are so important, too!
Moses - this flies by - SO fun
- lots or articulations
- facial expression galore
- be prepared to "belt" a bit at the end
En La Feria de San Juan Arr. By Leah Nemeth VERSES: En la Feria de San Juan, you compre: 1. un pitio, pitipitipiti el pitio 2. el tambor ton, ton, el tambor 3. una guitara tara-­‐tara tara la guitara 4. el violin rin, rin, el violin REFRAIN: Venga usted, venga usted, a la Feria de San Juan Venga usted, venga usted, a la Feria de San Juan CODA