Jing Jing Jingle Bells

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Soprano, Alto, Piano — Emerging treble choirs love to sing Jingle Bells,xa0so it is my hope that this setting with limited ranges, repetitive patterns and a rhythmic ostinato proves to be a fun journey for the choir.As you work through the piece, here are a few guiding points:1. The soprano ostinato throughout should be rhythmic and accented. “Jing” should go straight to the “ng” sound.2. In contrast, the alto melody should be sung in a rhythmic, legato style.3. The piece offers an opportunity to work melodic versus accompaniment balance between parts.4. In a similar manner, in the call-and-response verse (mm. 29-39), parts should be equal in their dynamics. This clever, energetic setting of Jingle Bellshas interesting repetitive patterns and a rhythmic ostinato which will prove to be a fun journey for the emerging treble choir. A holiday programming MUST! Also available for TB Voices (BL1137) and Two-Part Mixed Voices (BL1272).

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