Community Voiceworks is an unrivalled collection of fun, reflective, empowering, and moving songs in the practical Voiceworks format. With five sections covering a variety of life’s key themes, there is something for everyone – from classic hits such as ‘Sitting on the Dock of the Bay’, ‘If I had a Hammer’, ‘Walking on Sunshine’, and ‘Something Inside So Strong’ to well-known traditional songs and new works by acclaimed choir leaders. The CD provides recordings of individual parts, allowing non-readers to learn aurally, and song sheets are photocopiable. A truly inclusive collection for all groups who love singing together, regardless of experience!

• 43 flexible songs, from simple unison to four parts, by established writers and arrangers.
• Ideal for community choirs of all types and school groups of 11+ years.
• Vast range of repertoire, including well-known pop songs, traditional songs from around the world, contemporary songs, protest songs, and rounds.
• Diverse themes, including Peace and Reflection, Liberty and Freedom, and Celebrations.
• Warm-ups and practical tips on working with amateur singers and the natural voice.
• Supporting rehearsal plans for each song, from the basis of learning by ear.
• Copyable pages.
• CD containing MP3s of learning tracks (providing individual vocal parts) and backing tracks for some pieces.
• Recordings of full performances available to download.

Contents:

Section I: Short and Sweet

• Words Betty Tindal, music Alison Burns: I open my arms wide
• Ros Thomas: I am not thinking about you
• Polly Bolton: Spring Song
• Carol Prior: A cat meditating
• Alison Burns: A Twist in the Air
• Trad., arr. Gitika Partington: Deep Down in my Soul
• Juliet Prager: All will be well
• Bryan Kessler, adap. Mark and Sharie Anderson, harm.
• Nickomo: E malama
• Jules Gibb: Caballos galopando

Section II: Peace and Reflection

• Words John Newton, music Sam Cooke: Amazing Grace
• Words John Newton, music Gitika Partington: How Sweet the Sound
• Trad.: Down in the River to Pray
• Alison Burns: There is silence in my heart tonight
• Alison Burns: Keep me
• Melanie Dolinski, arr. Andrew Emmet: Peace white dove
• Otis Redding and Steve Cropper, arr. Gitika Partington: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
  

Section III: Liberty and Freedom

• Roxane Smith: Ain’t gonna study war
• Trad. / Gitika Partington: Ride this Train
• Curtis Mayfield, arr. Val Regan: People get ready
• Alison Burns: Give me wings
• Nickomo: I can hear a train a-comin’
• Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, arr. Gitika Partington and Peter Hunt: If I had a hammer
• Em Whitfield Brooks: Sold down the river
• Zulu song: Shona malanga
• Words Antonia Machado/Trad., music Val Regan: Ya Basta!
• Words Dick Dallas, music Billy Taylor, arr. Pete Churchill: I wish I knew how it would feel to be free

• Section IV: Change, Loss, and Moving On
• Nickomo: Keep your heart good
• South African: Think of me
• Words Judy Grahn, music Alison Burns: The Mountain
• Alison Burns: A Pebble on my Tongue
• Peggy Seeger, arr. Peter Amidon: Love Call me Home
• Hedy West, arr. Gitika Partington: Five Hundred Miles
• Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman, arr. Gitika Partington: Time after Time
• Words Robert Burns, Trad. Scottish melody, arr. Alison Burns and Gitika Partington: Auld Lang Syne

Section V: Celebrations

• Nickomo: The Yeah Song
• Sammy Hurden: Now the sun is rising up
• Gitika Partington: I stand tall
• Bruce Knight: Zidele amathambo
• Kirsty Martin: Different Ships
• Alison Burns: May your cup always be full
• Pauline Down: Old Woman
• Kimberley Rew, arr. Gitika Partington: Walking on Sunshine
• Labi Siffre, arr. Pete Churchill: Something Inside So Strong