CME Beginning Series Sheet Music

Hashivenu is a melodic and hauntingly beautiful Hebrew song. The sound and meaning of the text is fundamental to the expressiveness of the song. Contains two arrangements: one for unison voices and piano, a...

Kalinkais about a young man sitting under a red berry bush (Kalinka), singing his feelings for his sweetheart. The expressiveness of the song is achieved through the contrast between a lively and rhythmic ch...

Just as a lively gospel song inspires spirit through upbeat tempos, rousing shout choruses and high-lying vocal tessituras, Shiru (Hebrew for sing) accomplishes much of this same musical enthusiasm. Shiru is...

By the Sea tells a story which begins quite serenely, and becomes turbulent with the arrival of the tide (which brings with it the minor mode). The unison chorus must sing as one story-teller, regaling the a...

Lowell Mason was American's first public school music teacher, known for his ability in hymn singing and conducting choirs. In 1838, Mr. Mason convinced the Boston schools to include singing as an essen...

Commissioned by the George Kennedy Public School in Ontario, The Bees is a playful song that effectively uses pitch to create the idea of bees buzzing. Melody, text, and accompaniment work together in a fun ...

This expressive work for treble chorus paints a beautiful picture of the world at sunrise, with the quiet intensity of imparting a great secret. Mystery enters when the narrator begins to wonder how the sun ...

This setting of Robert Louis Stevenson's text is full of mystery and delight. Treble choirs will enjoy this piece as an introduction to part singing, full of teaching and performance possibilities.

Bowling Green was recorded in the 1940's by Cousin Emmy. Page's simple arrangement is in a higher key and, in the folk tradition, has changes to the rhythm. Suggested instrumentation for accompanim...