21 songs in English for progressing singers supplementing the song choices in Easy Songs for Beginning Singers and The First Book of Solos series. Contents: Barbara Allen (Quilter) · The Bay of Biscay (Davy) · Blackbirds and Thrushes (Sharp) · The Coasts of High Barbary (Sharp) · Come Let's Be Merry (Wilson) · The Duke of Bedford (Sharp) · Farewell Nancy (Sharp) · Gentle Annie (Foster) · I Am a Pirate King (Sullivan) · I Want What I Want When I Want It (Herbert) · The Law is the True Embodiment (Sullivan) · The Midshipmite (Adams) · My Generous Heart Disdains (Hopkinson) · Nothing But a Plain Old Soldier (Foster) · The Old Road (Scott) · Punchinello (Molloy) · The RamblingSailor (Sharp) · Shipmates o' Mine (Sanderson) · The Song of Brother Hilario (Cox) · Three Poor Mariners (Quilter) · While the Foaming Billows Roll (Wilson).

This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II. Each piece is in English and has alimited vocal range as well as a Piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist.The pieces include art songs folksongs humorous songs and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contestsolos. The accompanying CD includes professionally-recorded accompaniments.Baritone/Bass Contents:Aura Lee (Poulton)Beautiful Dreamer (Foster)The Erie Canal(Folksong)Foolish Questions (Folksong)Funiculi Funicula (Denza)Go Down MosesI Wish I Was Single Again (Beckel)If You Were the Only Girl in the World (Ayer) The Jolly Miller(arr. Manney) Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho The Lark in the Morn (arr. Sharp) The Lost Chord (Sullivan) The Minstrel Boy (arr. Weckerlin) Mrs. Murphy's Chowder (arr. Culli)Out of My Soul's Great Sadness (Franz) Request (Franz) Simple Gifts (Shaker song) Smick Smack Smuck (Sousa) Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (arr. Burleigh) The Storyof a Tack (Parks) Swing Low Sweet Chariot Where Did You Get That Hat? (Sullivan) While Strolling Through the Park One Day You'll Miss Lots of Fun When You're Married (Sousa)