Sunday, March 2, 2014

All County Choir Rehearsal Tracks 2014

Below are the links to download mp3 rehearsal files. 
Click on the song titles to download the files. You should then be able to play them in itunes or in your media players. (You can also watch You Tube versions here.)

Mp3 rehearsal files, click on the song titles to download:

My America (listening track)
My America (Soprano 1 and Soprano 2)
My America (Soprano 2 ending)
My America (alto)


Arirang (melody without words)
Please practice learning the melody with vowels first before you put the words with it.
Use the syllables:  ma (or na), meh (neh), me (nee), mo (no), moo (nu); practice singing the song all on "ma," then all on "meh", then "me", and so on... Once you're comfortable with the melody, then add the Korean words. Do not try singing the song with the words until you know the melody.
Arirang (pronunciation guide 2)


Al Shlosha (listening)
Al Shlosha (Soprano)
Al Shlosha (Alto)
Please practice learning the melody with vowels first before you put the words with it.
Use the syllables:  ma (or na), meh (neh), me (nee), mo (no), moo (nu); practice singing the song all on "ma," then all on "meh", then "me", and so on... Once you're comfortable with the melody, then add the Hebrew words. Do not try singing the song with the words until you know the melody.

Firefly (listening) 
Firefly (Soprano)
Firefly (Alto)

Kyrie (listening)
Kyrie (Soprano)
Kyrie (Alto)
Please practice learning the melody with vowels first before you put the words with it.
Use the syllables:  ma (or na), meh (neh), me (nee), mo (no), moo (nu); practice singing the song all on "ma," then all on "meh", then "me", and so on... Once you're comfortable with the melody, then add the Latin words. Do not try singing the song with the words until you know the melody.

Promised Land (listening)
Promised Land (Soprano 1 and 2)
Promised Land (Soprano 2 ending)
Promised Land (Alto)

Riu Riu Chiu (listening)
Riu Riu Chiu (Soprano)
Riu Riu Chiu (Alto)

The Rhythm of Life (listening)
The Rhythm of Life (Soprano)
The Rhythm of Life (Alto)

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

All County Choir 2014, List of Songs

Below are a list of the songs we'll be performing for All County Choir this year. I have included links for listening only.

Reminder: All County Choir, save the date!

The MET has been reserved for All County Choir on Friday, April 11, 2014.

We will have an all day rehearsal there and the concert at 7:30 p.m.
Students are to report to warm up at 7:10 p.m.


Monongalia County All County Choir 2014, Song list and references.

The Rhythm of Life

Promised Land

Kyrie 2 Part, arr. by John Leavitt
Click the music note icon (by the buy it button). This will activate the player. This is a 3 part version, but you can get the idea of the song.

My America
click on the audio icon; this is a 3 part version,  but again, you get the general idea

Arirang (we will arrange this)
(this is with adult voices, we have a recording with childrens' voices in our current music series.)

Al Shlosha D’Varim
(older voices, but same arrangement)

Riu, Riu, Chiu

Fire Fly by Andy Beck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkl-zaHD5nI