What is ChoirParts.com?
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Easy-to-use rehearsal tracks for gospel choirs
ChoirParts.com
Downloable practice tracks for your 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. Once you heard the soprano part, you could usually figure out the alto part and the tenor part without being told. I remember hearing many choir directors say, "Altos, you should know your part already," after they had taught the soprano part.
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 choir parts for more complicated songs and communicate them to the choir in a way that they can understand and learn.
ChoirParts.com is a new service geared toward helping choir directors and singers. We have individual pratice tracks, in the form of downloadable mp3s, that you can purchase and use for learning parts. The focus is on gospel choir music, but we can do contemporary Christian music, hymns, classical choral music, and other styles upon request.
Why I started ChoirParts.com
Why? To make life easier for choir directors!
So I started making practice recordings for each choir member. I would make a recording of myself singing the soprano part, then one with the alto part, then one with the tenor part. I would pass out tapes (yes, tapes, it was that long ago!) to everybody and they would listen to them on their own time and sing along. Many of the choir members found these practice recordings to be extremely helpful.
(I didn't know back then that it was a copyright violation for me to be making those recordings without getting a license from the publisher. I thought that since I was giving them away for free, it was OK. Lord help me. Now I know better.)
I discovered soon that even with a more experienced choir, the rehearsal tracks could make it possible for them to learn songs 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 (mp3s instead of tapes!) that can be purchased and downloaded by anyone, at ChoirParts.com.
Here's an example of what the practice tracks are like
Total Praise (Richard Smallwood)
First you'll hear the track that has all three choir parts combined, then you'll hear the soprano part, the alto part, and finally the tenor part.
The full-length versions of all these are available for purchase.
For practice resources that will help your choir go to the next level, check out:
ChoirParts.com
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
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Anthem of Praise (Richard Smallwood)
1st Soprano, 2nd Soprano, Alto, 1st Tenor, 2nd Tenor
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As We Bless Your Name -aka- Our Father You Are Holy (Ricky Dillard)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Available to You (Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Singers)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Be Blessed (Bishop Paul Morton)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Bless Me (Prayer of Jabez) (Donald Lawrence)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Calvary (Richard Smallwood)
Soprano, Alto, 1st Tenor, 2nd Tenor, and a Piano-only track
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Everybody Clap Your Hands (Joshua's Troop)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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I Smile (Kirk Franklin)
1st Soprano, 2nd Soprano, 1st Alto, 2nd Alto, Tenor
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I'll Trust You (Richard Smallwood)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Let Everything That Hath Breath (Twinkie Clark & Florida A&M University Choir)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Lord Prepare Me to Be a Sanctuary (West Angeles COGIC)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Mighty King (Joan Hall)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Lead
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Now Behold the Lamb (Kirk Franklin)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Psalm 8 (Richard Smallwood)
Soprano, Alto, 1st Tenor, 2nd
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Search Me (Ricky Dillard)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Total Praise (Richard Smallwood)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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Without You (Kirk Franklin)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
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What We Really Need (Joan Hall)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, and the sheet music (PDF format)
Hymns and Spirituals
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Ezekiel Saw de Wheel (arranged by William Dawson)
This piece has 12 parts!
1st Soprano, 2nd Soprano, 1st Alto, 2nd Alto, Solo Alto 1, Solo Alto 2, 1st Tenor, 2nd Tenor, Solo Tenor, Solo Baritone, 1st Bass, 2nd Bass -
Jacob's Ladder (arranged by Kent Newbury)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Christmas music for your choir
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Angels We Have Heard on High (Traditional)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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Carol of the Bells (Wilhousky version)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah
This is the original classical version by Handel.
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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Hallelujah! (from "Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration")
This is the gospel version from the '90s. Lots of parts on this one!
1st Soprano, 2nd Soprano, 1st Alto, 2nd Alto, 1st Tenor, 2nd Tenor, 1st Bass, 2nd Bass
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Nowel (From "The Nativity According to St. Luke" by Randall Thompson)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, 1st Bass, 2nd Bass
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Once In Royal David's City (Alexander & Gauntlett)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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Sans Day Carol (The Holly Bears a Berry) (Traditional, arr. John Rutter)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Special occasion songs
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God Gave Me You (a wedding song) (Marion James & Thomas Alexander)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor
Classical choral music
Or if your gospel choir is ready to venture into some classical music, we can help you get started!
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Gloria (per soli, coro a 4 voci miste e orchestra) (Antonio Vivaldi)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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Behold the Lamb of God from Handel's Messiah
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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Glory to God from Handel's Messiah
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
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Hallelujah from Handel's Messiah
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
MAKE A REQUEST!
Tell us what song you want and we'll make choir parts tracks for you!
Here are the details.
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This page has been blessed by Brenda, Katinka, nDee, tembrooke, and Lisa!
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carmelita
Jan 24, 2012 @ 7:02 am | delete
- This is great! I believe this will help our church choir a lot. Alleluja!
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AprilMonth
Jan 15, 2012 @ 1:46 am | delete
- Interesting. Came to this lens via your bio page. You are a very talented person.
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ronpass
Dec 25, 2010 @ 3:24 pm | delete
- Joan - great resources for choirs - I've lensrolled your lens to my capella choir lens:
http://www.squidoo.com/morningsong
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tembrooke
Dec 12, 2010 @ 4:29 pm | delete
- What a wonderful site! I'm in a choir and learn best by ear, so there's definitely a need for your products. Blessed!
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nDee
Oct 6, 2010 @ 9:52 am | delete
- You saw a need and filled it. Choir performance can be elevated . . . the praises go up . . . and the blessings come down! Thank you for this much needed service.
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by JoanTheChoirLady
I've been singing in, playing for, writing for, and directing gospel choirs all my life.
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