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The Lord's Prayer

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Composer
David M. McKay
Difficulty
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Description

Grade 3-6 Children's Choir (or any age choir) for unison treble voices, flute and piano (or harp or organ).

  • Text Source: Matthew 6:9-13 (The Lord's Prayer, paraphrased by Troy Mc,Clure)
  • Vocal Part(s): Unison Vocal Range: e-d’
  • Key: E minor
  • Meter: 3/4
  • Accompanying Instruments: Flute (or violin), oboe (optional), piano (or harp or organ)

Anthem Warm-Ups:

  • “For yours is the Kingdom on earth and in heaven” (m. 46-51)
  • Final measures (54-56) of vocal line (do-re-mi) for intonation

Teaching Points:

  • Satie-like style of the anthem
  • Finding the apex of each phrase
  • Executing subtle dynamic shading

January 2010 Newsletter

Voicing(s)
Children's Choir Unison
Instruments
Keyboard [organ/piano] Flute(s)
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