Yoshie Nakayama's SATBB A-Cappella arrangement, inspired by Idea of North's arrangement.

This country rock classic has been voiced for male a cappella, and features both bass and tenor solos. Great fun for a contemporary/collegiate a cappella group or an advanced high school men's choir.

This arrangement features quite a bit of dissonance among the upper voices. Also available for SATB (https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/put-your-records-on-satb-a-cappella-digital-sheet-music/2073620....

With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory & Performance, Brandy Kay Riha is an a cappella educator and arranger with a special interest in building treble repertoire. Her innovative yet accessible arrangements have been performed by middle school, high school, and collegiate singers around the world.

Originallywritten for a Japanese a cappella ensemble, the Billy Joel classic starts offwith in 12/8, using pyramid and cascade voicings to build the chords and keepthe momentum going. Alto gets the solo, but if it gets to be a bit low it couldbe shared by a tenor. The sweet, yearning sentiment is captured in the richharmony and seamless flow. Approx. performance time 3:50.

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A dreamy song of the French composer Michel Legrand.

The song is also knownin English as ?The Windmills Of Your Mind?. Noel Harrison sung the firstEnglish version for the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair. It won the Oscarfor best song in 1968. The song has become a standard, covered by more than 80recording artists. I was also inspired by the version of Frida Boccara.
A beautiful, timeless song for your concert program. For youth choirs andconcert choirs.

Duration: 3'00"

A dreamy song of the French composer Michel Legrand.

The song is also knownin French as ?Les moulins de mon c?ur?. Noel Harrison sung the firstEnglish version for the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair. It won the Oscarfor best song in 1968. The song has become a standard, covered by more than 80recording artists. I was also inspired by the version of Alison Moyet.
A beautiful, timeless song for your concert program. For youth choirs andconcert choirs.

Duration: 3'00"

A dreamy song of the French composer Michel Legrand.

The song is also knownin English as ?The Windmills Of Your Mind?. Noel Harrison sung the firstEnglish version for the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair. It won the Oscarfor best song in 1968. The song has become a standard, covered by more than 80recording artists. I was also inspired by the version of Frida Boccara.
A beautiful, timeless song for your concert program. For youth choirs andconcert choirs.

Duration: 3'00"

A dreamy song of the French composer Michel Legrand.

The song is also knownin English as ?The Windmills Of Your Mind?. Noel Harrison sung the firstEnglish version for the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair. It won the Oscarfor best song in 1968. The song has become a standard, covered by more than 80recording artists. I was also inspired by the version of Frida Boccara.
A beautiful, timeless song for your concert program. For youth choirs andconcert choirs.

Duration: 3'00"

An anti-drug song of the Belgian rock band K?s Choice.

The message is clear: drugs are not cool. A lot of ex-drug addicts found support in this song.

For youth choirs and concert choirs.

Duration: 3'50"

This jazzy arrangement of a standard features some nuances in the pitch and rhythm of the melody.

With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory & Performance, Brandy Kay Riha is an a cappella educator and arranger with a special interest in building treble repertoire. Her innovative yet accessible arrangements have been performed by middle school, high school, and collegiate singers around the world.

This girl power ballad has various solo accessible opportunities but focuses on the group as a whole. There are a few SII splits. Feel free to adapt the arrangement in any way to accommodate the needs and strengths of your group.

With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory & Performance, Brandy Kay Riha is an a cappella educator, vocal coach, and arranger with a special interest in building treble repertoire. Her innovative yet accessible arrangements have been performed by middle school, high school, and collegiate singers around the world.

Feel free to adapt the arrangement in any way to accommodate the needs and strengths of your group. The key has been changed to suit a baritone soloist, ranges from D3 to D4. Baritone part rather than a tenor part, with the range D3-D4, but mostly sitting around G3. Some minor soprano splits, all optional.


With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory & Performance, Brandy Kay Riha is an a cappella educator, vocal coach, and arranger with a special interest in building treble repertoire. Her innovative yet accessible arrangements have been performed by middle school, high school, and collegiate singers around the world. Brandy Kay teaches at Tiffin University.

2018 Holiday Contest Entry

This arrangement is my entry for the SMP Press 2018 Holiday Arranging Contest. If you are a fan of my work, or if my arrangements have helped the success of your group, please considering buying this arrangement before December 14th.


This upbeat early 2000's Christmas original in harmonic minor has a small rap solo in the bridge! Opportunities for multiple soloists, as long as they can handle the complex pop rhythms. Alto 2 goes down to F#3 with optional E3's. Feel free to adapt the arrangement in any way to accommodate the needs and strengths of your group.

With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory & Performance, Brandy Kay Riha is an a cappella educator, vocal coach, and arranger with a special interest in building treble repertoire. Her innovative yet accessible arrangements have been performed by middle school, high school, and collegiate singers around the world.

With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory & Performance, Brandy Kay Riha is an a cappella educator and arranger with a special interest in building treble repertoire. Her innovative yet accessible arrangements have been performed by middle school, high school, and collegiate singers around the world.

With a Master of Music in Choral Conducting and a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory & Performance, Brandy Kay Riha is an a cappella educator, vocal coach, and arranger with a special interest in building treble repertoire. Her innovative yet accessible arrangements have been performed by middle school, high school, and collegiate singers around the world.

Unaccompanied upper voices choir arrangement (SSAA) of the beautiful 2019 song Grow As We Go by Ben Platt. Can be performed with one singer per voice part or in a larger ensemble. The piece can also be transposed into any key to suit your ensemble.

Duration: circa 4:50

(YouTube and MP3 demo recordings are of TTBarB version)

With a first class bachelor's degree in Music from University of York, Sam Gilliatt is a singer, choral director, educator and arranger who has written arrangements for many highly contrasting vocal ensembles: professional, amateur, youth, a cappella and accompanied.

Unaccompanied SATB choir arrangement of the beautiful 2019 song Grow As We Go by Ben Platt. Can be performed with one singer per voice part or in a larger ensemble. The piece can also be transposed into any key to suit your ensemble.

Duration: circa 4:50

(YouTube and MP3 demo recordings are of TTBarB version)

With a first class bachelor's degree in Music from University of York, Sam Gilliatt is a singer, choral director, educator and arranger who has written arrangements for many highly contrasting vocal ensembles: professional, amateur, youth, a cappella and accompanied.

SSAATBB, A cappella. Lots of color notes for you extended chord fans. Works well in a space with some reverb, i.e. church. An attempt to capture the feeling of the Jeff Buckley version while still being true to the sound of a choir.

The hit theme song of the 2012 James Bond film, as recorded by Adele. Collegiate pop-style a cappella arrangement. Improvised vocal percussion should be included in performance where possible.

Vocal ranges are as follows:
Solo: C4-C5
Sop 1: C4-G5 (optional Bb5)
Sop 2: C4-F5
Sop 3: C4-C5
Alto 1: Bb3-C5
Alto 2: Bb3-C5
Alto 3: G3-C5
Ten 1: D3-Eb4
Ten 2: D3-D4
Bass: F2 (optional D2) - F3

A cappella arrangement of 7 Rings by Ariana Grande for Solo + SSSAAA

A sweet arrangement of Dido's "Thank You", for treble voices. The arrangement features some simple group vocal percussion, and flowing harmonic passages. Great for an intermediate women's choir or a cappella group, or advanced school choir piece.

You can contact me at dockerkrystal@gmail.com for rehearsal tracks, or any other enquiries.

A cappella Arrangement of Nothing Breaks Like a Heart by Miley Cyrus/Mark Ronson for Solo+SSATB and vocal percussion