Repertoire Project Piece 2: She Sings

This piece is great for an middle school SSA choir. The ranges of the upper two parts span an octave, only dipping below an octave briefly. The soprano 1 part often functions as a descant and the soprano 2 part as a melody, though the parts are equally interesting. The alto part is also interesting, but has a low enough tessitura that it would be best sung by singers who know how to navigate the low part of their range without pushing at the sound with unhealthy vocal production. Students would not be met with too much difficulty, since the parts are all doing their own thing for most of the song until the last verse. The text is about singing, followed by imagery of a beautiful day, and then almost a sad prayer, which brings a surprising end to the piece which started in a very happy place but ends on a dreary note. This would be a great song to work on singing in unison with beautiful english vowels.