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

• Text Source: Andermacher Gesangbuch
• Vocal Part(s): Unison
• Vocal Range: d-e’
• Key: G major
• Meter: 6/8
• Accompanying Instrument: Piano (or Harpsichord or Organ)

Anthem Warm-Ups:

• Anthem-Based Warm-Up: Song of the Ship (November 2009 Newsletter)
• Melodic fragment, m. 5-6 (fa-sol-mi-la-sol)
• Melodic fragment, m. 10-12 (ti-do-re-mi-fi -sol)
• Staccato singing of a stanza for pitch accuracy

Teaching Points:

• Clarity of diction - this is a “wordy” text
• Correct pronunciation of diphthongs (“sailing”, “flying”)
• Full value of final note of each phrase
• 6/8 time - duple meter