Welcome to the Choir is a quirky, fun concert piece for a cappella SATB choir written in 2013 by UK composer Chris Lawry and commissioned by Parkrose High School PHS Choir, Lesley Bossert and the Parkrose Educational Foundation. It received its US/World premier by the choir in April 2014 and the UK premiere, by the Harlequin Chamber Choir, in May 2014.The piece is a fantastic, descriptive, concert opener, and is dedicated to the past, present and future students of Parkrose 'may your singing serve as a healing element to the realities of life, giving you lifelong friendships and show you the importance of beauty in our lives through music'.The piece features descriptive elements from each section of the choir, 'bass line on beat' 'tenor rhythm off beat' 'soprano melody' alto harmonies, homophony, polyphony, melismatic singing, a great show piece to introduce the choir at concerts and shows. Much can also be made of the theatrical elements of the piece (at the conductor's discretion).The recording is a temporary computerised fix until the commissioning choir have finalised their recording of the piece later in 2014 (words below), sounds odd computerised but sounds incredible live! WORDS:[Basses] Let's start with the bass line. On beat. (repeated)[Tenors] and add in a tenor rhythm. Off beat. (")[Sopranos] Now for soprano melody; beautiful melody, soprano melody.[Altos] But don't forget the altos who can turn a melody, into harmony (S A) Melody and Harmony.STOP![All] We sing in homophony, ah! Homophony, ah! From minor to major, and changing the key...To sing in polyphony, polyphony, melismatic polyphony.Welcome to the choir! (x5)..................The recording is by the Izhevsk Choir conducted by Lev Nakariakov.

Performed by Michael Jackson
Chorus arrangement by Hiroshi Yasuda

The Man in the Mirror from the movie Joyful Noise.
https://youtu.be/ytZsndEc830
I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. I've had actual students sing it for me, and I've worked hard to make sure it has a comfortable range, easy to catch notes, and beautiful harmonies. We have also adjusted the difficulty level to make it easy to sing.

The size and placement of the notes are as per the sound source.
Solo, soprano, alto, and tenor chorus parts, piano, organ, electric guitar, bass, and drums.

Lyrics are included in the score. There is no separate lyric card.
Total 12 pages

Here's a fun, upbeat love song that is sure to bring a smile to your singers and your audience. It features a duet and SATB a cappella underneath with plenty of sensible rhythms when the piece is put together. Your students will love it!

Choir, SATB, vocal percussion. Perfect for classes, rehearsal and personal enjoyment. Appropriate for schools, students and music lovers. Duration: 3'02". Not difficult to sing.

William Billings was America's first professional composer. Chester was America's first war song, and a favorite of patriots during the American Revolutionary War. This stirring arrangement for SATB Chorus and Piano begins with the male voices, singing as though marching into battle, with the female voices entering at just the right time to round off the music in a rousing conclusion. It is appropriate for schools and students.