An inspired collection of new songs and arrangements for all festive occasions - well-known carols in fresh arrangements, and new songs by living composers. Ideal for school and youth/community groups across Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11). Includes authoritative advice for warm-ups and preparing each song, with complete lesson- or rehearsal-plans.
> 40 fabulous carols and songs, selected and arranged by a seasoned musician and school practitioner/advisor
> Pieces for all occasions, from school concerts to Advent and Christmas services and carol-singing
> Ideal for school and youth groups across Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11), with songs in unison, two- and three-part harmony, and optional descants
> Vast range of repertoire for Christmas and seasonal celebrations, promoting understanding of different cultures, well-known carols through fresh arrangements, and new songs by living composers
> Wide range of styles, from plainsong and early music to folk, jazz, and rap
> Chapter devoted to fun partner-songs and mash-ups, ideal for whole-school assemblies or when combining choirs
> Authoritative advice for warm-ups and preparing each song, with complete lesson- or rehearsal-plans
> Photocopiable pages
> CD with backing tracks, with demo full-recordings available from the OUP website
> An ideal companion volume to OUP's Voiceworks at Christmas by Peter Hunt