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Easy-to-use practice tracks for gospel choir

Most gospel choirs learn their music completely by ear.  Every part has to be repeated until it is memorized.  In the early days of gospel music, this was easy to do; the melodies and harmonies of the songs tended to be simple.

But as gospel music has grown in scope and complexity, choir members often have to learn more intricate harmonies, counterpoints and rhythms.  Altos and tenors are not always able to figure out their parts by intuition after hearing the main melody.  This puts a burden on choir directors to work out the parts on more complicated songs and communicate them to the choir in a way that they can understand and learn.

ChoirParts.com is a brand new service geared toward helping choir directors and singers.  We have individual pratice tracks that you can purchase and use for learning parts.

Why I started ChoirParts.com 

I've worked with a lot of smaller choirs and groups. Often the singers had little experience with choir singing. For them to learn choir songs effectively they needed LOTS of repetition and practice -- above and beyond the time spent in rehearsal.

So I started making practice recordings for each member. I would make a recording of myself singing the soprano part, then one with the alto, then one with the tenor. I would pass out tapes (it was a long time ago!) to the choir members and they would listen to them on their own time and sing along. Many of the choir members found these recordings extremely helpful.

I discovered soon that even with a more experienced choir, the recordings could make it possible for them to learn material that might otherwise seem to be "too hard". Even a complicated part can be learned when you can hear it in isolation and practice singing it over and over.

So now I'm making recordings like this that can be purchased and downloaded by anyone, at ChoirParts.com.

Here's an example of what the tracks are like 

"Hallelujah!" from "Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration"

This playlist contains 30-second excerpts from four mp3 files that are featured at ChoirParts.com.

First you'll hear the track that has all four parts combined, then you'll hear the soprano part, the alto part, the tenor part, and finally the bass part.

The full length versions of all these are available for purchase.

(The music player here keeps playing in a continuous loop, so you'll need to click the "Pause" button after you're heard all the sample tracks.)

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OUR SONG CATALOG


Along with the titles we currently have available for instant download, WE ALSO TAKE REQUESTS!

(We'll tell you more about that after our list of songs.)

Gospel choir songs 

These are general choir songs that we currently have available.

Christmas music for your choir 

When it's time to prepare for the holiday season, check with ChoirParts.com for Christmas songs that you can use with your choir!
  • Angels We Have Heard on High (Traditional)
    Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

  • Hallelujah! (from "Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration")
    1st & 2nd Soprano, 1st & 2nd Alto, 1st & 2nd Tenor, 1st & 2nd Bass

  • Nowel (From "The Nativity According to St. Luke" by Randall Thompson)
    Soprano, Alto, Tenor, 1st & 2nd Bass

  • Once In Royal David's City (Traditional)
    Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass

Special occasion songs 

  • God Gave Me You (a wedding song written by Marion James and Thomas Alexander
    Soprano, Alto, Tenor

Classical pieces 

If your choir wants to venture into some classical music, we can help you get started.

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Tell us what song you want and we'll make choir parts tracks for you!

Here are the details.

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by _Joan_

I've been singing in, playing for, writing for, and directing gospel choirs all my life. I live in Los Angeles.




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