Name: DIRECTIONS FOR SINGING, Text John Wesley Bass Baritone & Piano by Text: John Wesley, - Digital KB performance plus live by Blake Davidson Piano & Vocal Digital Sheet Music
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DIRECTIONS FOR SINGING, Text John Wesley Bass Baritone & Piano
by Text: John Wesley, - Digital KB performance plus live by Blake Davidson Piano & Vocal - Digital Sheet Music

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DIRECTIONS FOR SINGING is my setting of the well-known text by John Wesley giving a litany of advice to congregational singers. My colleague at North Lake College was an outstanding bass/baritone and a church choir director. He handed me a copy of Wesley's directions for singers...found in many old hymnals...and we both enjoyed good laughs at how accurate the words are to modern congregations. My song is a type of theater presentation...or a short cantata and portrays the contrasting emotions in the text. For example: "Sing lustily and with good courage" ..."singing the songs of Satan"! Will be a dramatic high point! But, Wesley's beautiful ending makes a great conclusion. "Above all sing spiritually. Have and eye to God in every word you sing" Directions requires a good pianist but the voice part doesn't require a huge range. Note: there is a Mezzo Soprano score enclosed.

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