A unique guide to teaching unaccompanied singing!Gitika Partington's a cappella arrangements are used by youth and community choirs around the world.Gitika believes in the sensational power of group singing bringing people together to express joy and celebration through song. Not being able to read music is no obstacle and Gitika's tips and the original arrangements included here demonstrate just how rewarding and inclusive teaching a cappella by ear and gesture can be!Gitika Partington is a singer/songwriter vocal arranger teacher and choral director. She has an MA in choral education and holds many other musical qualifications. Sheruns regular 'popular and world style' singing workshops as well as national training sessions for adults and children. In addition she runs three adult community choirs where all the music is learned by ear and is mostly self arranged.One of Gitika's major loves is a cappella vocal arranging which she does for her three choirs and her vocal workshops. Her arrangements are used by youth and community choirs across the UK and internationally. This book contains the first of many of her arrangements she would like to share even more widely.She is a member of the Natural Voice Practitioner Network an organisation that believes in singing as a spontaneous way of expressing joy celebration and grief and as a medium for binding communities together. Gitika shares the network's belief that singing together should be available to all and is not about having 'a good voice'. All of her groups are non-audition and open to anyone who wants to sing.

Sleepsong is a rich Celtic-inspired song for choirs looking to test their abilities with a new and exciting challenge.Released by Secret Garden in 2005 the song was written by Brendan Graham and Rolf Løvland who also penned the Westlife hit You Raise Me Up. This beautiful and peaceful choral version has been arranged by Desmond Earley for six part chorus with Soprano solo. It was first performed by UCD Choral Scholars on April 19 2012.The piece is perfect for choruses looking to take their singing forward with specific directions for staggered breathing throughout offering an added challenge forensembles. Although designed to be sung A Cappella the arrangement includes a piano reduction for easy rehearsal.

A unique guide to teaching unaccompanied singing!Gitika Partington's a cappella arrangements are used by youth and community choirs around the world.Gitika believes in the sensational power of group singing bringing people together to express joy and celebration through song. Not being able to read music is no obstacle and Gitika's tips and the original arrangements included here demonstrate just how rewarding and inclusive teaching a cappella by ear and gesture can be!Gitika Partington is a singer/songwriter vocal arranger teacher and choral director. She has an MA in choral education and holds many other musical qualifications. Sheruns regular 'popular and world style' singing workshops as well as national training sessions for adults and children. In addition she runs three adult community choirs where all the music is learned by ear and is mostly self arranged.One of Gitika's major loves is a cappella vocal arranging which she does for her three choirs and her vocal workshops. Her arrangements are used by youth and community choirs across the UK and internationally. This book contains the first of many of her arrangements she would like to share even more widely.She is a member of the Natural Voice Practitioner Network an organisation that believes in singing as a spontaneous way of expressing joy celebration and grief and as a medium for binding communities together. Gitika shares the network's belief that singing together should be available to all and is not about having 'a good voice'. All of her groups are non-audition and open to anyone who wants to sing.

Vocal coach and choral director Mark De-Lisser, who has edited and arranged the highly acclaimed Sing Out! series, here turns his attention to the a cappella repertoire, with five uplifting songs for SATB choir in this sixth pop repertoire book in the series.As before, these songs have each been selected for their positive lyrics and heart-warming feel, making them ideal to teach to adults and children. With an enticing selection of pop songs, including Sigma's Higher, Jess Glynne's Don't Be So Hard on Yourself, Ronnie Laws' Always There, Coldplay's Paradise and James Bay's Hold Back the River, this compilation has something for everyone.Arranged for the first time for SATB choir, this book includes a download card with access to full demonstrations and individual rehearsal tracks of each vocal line recorded by members of ACM Gospel Choir. The scores feature keyboard reductions for ease of learning. Helpful hints for performing the pieces and an introduction to beat-boxing are also included in this book, giving you everything you need to learn these well-loved songs. / Choeur Mixte (SATB)

Novello Voices Choral Pops Fabulous SATB arrangements of popular modern songs from West End shows and the worlds of jazz and pop music.

Set Fire To The Rain has a fantastic Piano accompaniment strong thick harmonies and bold unison parts.  A setting of thesong from Adele’s second studio album 21 arranged for SATB Choir and Piano arranged by Christopher Hussey. This is the perfect song for an overwhelming concert finale or to create a striking centre-piece for a dramatic choral programme.

All Of Me arranged by Mac Huff for SATB choir.Singer-songwriter John Legend's chart-topping hit is a testament to the power of love with a compelling acoustic Piano underlay and honest heartfelt lyrics. A superb selection for concert and pop choral groups.

Pop Choral Series-The stand-out ballad from Ed Sheeran's album Divide is a love song for the ages. Sung as duets with both Beyoncé and Andrea Bocelli the song catapulted to #1. Your choirs will fall in love with the melody that is shared between all parts and will captivate audiences with its beauty and depth.

Gareth Malone: Voices is Malone's latest and most personal album embodying his vision of the future for Choral music.After searching the UK for the most talented young voices in the country he formed a genre-breaking new group.Gareth Malone: Voices features the main tracks from the album including one by Paul Mealor selected and arranged for SATB Chorus - including full lyrics.

This collection brings together eight hugely popular hits into one handy volume. Arranged for SATB choir and Piano accompaniment it will quickly bring your choir's repertoire up-to-date.From Snow Patrol's Run (a huge hit for Leona Lewis) to Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (also covered by Jeff Buckley Rufus Wainwright Alexandra Burke amongst others) to Sting's Fields Of Gold (Famously recorded by Eva Cassidy) Take That's Rule The World and Bob Dylan's Make You Feel My Love (also covered by Billy Joel and Adele) there is not one song in this book which has not seen enormous success and broad appeal.A classic collection of hit songswhich are both completely contemporary and enduringly popular.

Pop/New Age singer Enya is well-known for her multi-layered vocal styling. This latest translates exceptionally well for choral groups and has soared to the top of the Adult Contemporary and Hot 100 Charts. An excellent graduation/spring concert feature!

Someone Like You by Adele is a heartfelt ballad with an absolutely gorgeous piano accompaniment. Opening with a single voice the vocal textures gradually build into a full-voiced chorus that expresses the emotional message of the song. Ideal for all types of choral ensembles!

Now available for choral groups here is MTV's Song of the Year for 2012! Call Me Maybe by singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen is infectious upbeat and fun. Available separately: SATB SSA 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Rhythm partavailable digitally (syn gtr b dm). Duration: ca. 3:45.