Sunday, May 3, 2009

I Often Go Walking

This is a Mother's Day arrangement of the Primary song. It is simple, with the choir singing parts on the second verse. The Piano plays right out of the Primary songbook - you can get copies of the Primary songbook songs online at www.lds.org. Click on "Serving in the Church", "Music".

Pioneer Children: A Medley

This is a light-hearted Pioneer piece, combining some of the pioneer songs from the Children's songbook. It doesn't teach much, but I like the way the songs meld together. Songs included are "Pioneer Children Sang as They Walked", "The Handcart Song", "Little Pioneer Children", and "Whenever I Think About Pioneers". It is two part the whole way through the piece, but for the last 2 measures.

The Lord is My Shepherd

This arrangement combines the standard arranging of the hymn with the Women's arrangement at the end of the hymnbook. The first verse is sung unison on the melody, or as a solo, A'Cappella, with the choir singing the second and third verse. I like the Soprano part, but this may be the only hymn in the hymnbook where the Sopranos do not sing the Melody! I thought it would be a nice surprise for everyone to hear the actual melody.