Product Description
This award-winning, heartwarming original children's
Christmas Musical retells the Christmas Story through the eyes of the animals,
and reminds us that even the humblest among us have important gifts to share!
The story is told entirely through scripture readings and songs, which allows
for maximum flexibility with age-range, cast size, and set/stage requirements.
The included scripture readings are from the World English Bible, but you may
substitute any version you prefer, and longer readings can be shared by
multiple readers. It can be performed as a simple Lessons & Carols style
service/concert, or it can easily be expanded into a full pageant, complete
with sets and costumes. (average run time 45 minutes)
The Animal Alleluia features
one adapted traditional hymn and five original songs (plus one reprise) written
and arranged for school-aged children by Joanna Mills. The songs are all set in
an accessible range for young children, and feature simple tunes which are easy
to learn. Some pieces also provide solo opportunities. This package contains
two versions of each song; an easy unison version (some with optional easy
descant or counterpoint harmonies on the final chorus), and a 2-part choir
version, which features simple, easy-to-learn harmonies. This allows you to mix
and match your arrangements to suit the abilities of your singers and your
rehearsal time constraints. For those students who do not read music, one-page
lyric sheets (for the unison arrangements) are also included to help reduce
copying costs. The piano accompaniments are at an intermediate level and guitar
chords are included, which allows older youth to participate as musicians (or
allows experienced accompanists to learn them quickly).
An mp3 of rehearsal
piano tracks (S0.549675) and an mp3 of unison sung tracks (S0.729575) is also available for purchase!
This complete package contains:
-Directors notes with performance suggestions
-List of scenes and songs in order (including suggestions for
characters, costumes, sets and props)
-Scripture passages from the World English Bible for readers
7 songs(including 1 reprise) with the following arrangements
provided for each song:
--Unison lyric sheet (for children who do not read music)
--Unison Choir arrangement with piano accompaniment and guitar chords
--2-Part Choir arrangement with piano accompaniment and guitar chords
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