Grade 3-6 Children’s Choir (or ANY age choir) for two-part treble voices and organ
Text: Luke 1:46-55
Vocal Range: c to a flat’
Key: A flat major
Meter: 4/4

Description: Premiered by the Ely Girls’ Ghoir in March, 2012, the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis are welcome additions to our 2012-2013 Viva Voce curriculum. Beautifully composed by Sarah MacDonald, conductor of the Ely Girls’ Choir and Co,Ordinator of Organ Studies at Cambridge University,  these settings are both inspirational and accessible.

Teaching Guide

• Teach the choristers to sing the melody on the syllable “lo,O” by intervals, using the piano only as a reference when needed.
• Teach the choristers to memorize the text.
• Teach the choristers to sing the melody sing the melody and words, learning to take pitch cues from the piano.
• Teach each phrase with text and melody (and harmony, when the second part is being sung) together, carefully tuning harmonic intervals between parts.
• Polish the anthem(s), emphasizing dynamics, expression and breath support.