Love Is Little

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Composer
Carol McClure
Difficulty
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Season
Baptism
Voicing(s)
Children's Choir
Instruments
Keyboard [organ/piano]
Category
Children's Music
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

Grade K-2 Children's Choir (or Easy Access anthem for Grade 3-6 choir) for unison treble voices and piano (or harp).

  • Text Source: South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Settlement (1834)
  • Melody: South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Settlement (1834)
  • Vocal Range: d-d’
  • Key: F major
  • Meter: 4/4
  • Accompanying Instrument: Piano (or harp)

Teaching Overview: Love Is Little is a gently melodic short piece with a dynamic range of piano to mezzo forte, providing teaching opportunities for lovely, quiet singing colored by dynamic changes. Each two-measure phrase can be turned into a preparatory warm-up for this anthem, with attention given to appropriate dynamics for each phrase. January 2010 Newsletter.

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Lyrics

Love is little, love is low, love will make my spirit grow.
Grow in peace, grow in light, love will do the thing that's right.