2 part/equal voices

A delightful song for beginning choirs suitable for use on Palm Sunday. It can be sung as a very simple two-part or simple three-part arrangement. Both arrangements are provided in this octavo with the third vocal line being completely optional.

This simple piece for children’s choir or even older kids was written for my “Kids’ Choir” at Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette, Louisiana.  I was having difficulty finding what I wanted them to sing as well as a piece that a small group of beginners could successfully present.  On the Sunday morning that we were going to meet, I woke up at 5:00am and wrote the words and the melody line.  We began learning it at 9:15 that same morning!  It was recently sung by a high school choir at a private Christian school.  It is a versatile, simple, and meaningful song.

The Terrible Saga of the Lizard and the Mosquito

Oh My! Oh My! is a funny song about the relationship that might exist between a lizard, mosquito, and a person that might be a little annoyed and/or maybe even a little scared. Written for his wife, daughter and sister, the composer explores the different reactions to each encounter. This song has fun harmony for two equal voices with an attainable piano accompaniment.

Unison, two or three part

“Think a New Think” is a product of teaching via computer during the covid pandemic.  I wrote it as a song for kids to sing in one of my online chapel lessons.  I was inspired to write the words and music of this piece because I had actually done something I had neve done before; I built a raised bed garden (I still have all of my fingers!).  Additionally, I had this unsettling picture in my head of my students sitting at home during covid and playing video games for countless hours all day and night.  This song is an encouragement to “think a new think,” “build a new build,” “try a new try, “sing a new song;” you get the picture…  It has been a favorite everywhere it has been sung.  Originally composed as a unison piece for childrens’ voices, I later arranged it for 2 or 3 parts (equal voices) for older kids that can handle simple harmonies.