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Higale Na

An upbeat acapella song with rich harmonies, rhythmic bass line, singalong chorus and great lyrics. Original song by Coco Love Alcorn.

This song was arranged by Lisa Goettel for the Wholehearted Chorus. Please contact Lisa for permission to use this arrangement in recording or performance.

http://thebirdsings.com/songs

The River by Coco Love Alcorn

***NOTE: This recording was updated in June, 2020 to match the composers original. Thanks to Kate Munger and Jody Healy for bringing into my awareness  that my previous recording had some small but significant differences. ***

This simple and potent chant that can be sung in the round. The second section of the melody offers a little challenge in its offbeat rhythmic pattern.

Navajo Prayer, composed by Jody Healy © 2004.

Navajo Prayer (When You Were Born)

A song for the heart - three simple, independent parts that overlay each other. Original song by Lisa G. LIttlebird.
 http://thebirdsings.com/the-heart-is/

The Heart Is

An awesome song for three voices by Meredith Buck, inspired by a wilderness workshop exercise she participated in where she had to cross a river blindfolded, following only the sound of a drummer on the other bank.

Eel River Song by Meredith Buck (Listen)

An upbeat, infectious layer song from song leader Laurence Cole. This song is a part of his album of the same name, available for purchase at http://www.laurencecole.com/buy/

This is a recording used as a practice track for the Wholehearted Chorus of Monterey and Big Sur, CA, under the direction of Lisa G. Littlebird. Lyrics and individual part tracks can be found at:
http://thebirdsings.com/this-fire

This Fire by Laurence Cole

Another amazing layer song from Laurence Cole. http://laurencecole.com

This is a recording used as a practice track for the Wholehearted Chorus of Monterey and Big Sur, CA, under the direction of Lisa G. Littlebird. Lyrics and individual part tracks can be found at:
http://thebirdsings.com/go-down-deep

Go Down Deep by Laurence Cole

This call to faithful action is based on a quotation by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and speaks back to the shallow 'thoughts and prayers' and inaction of American politicians in face of ongoing mass shootings and gun violence. It is intended to be used in faith-based protests and marches, or as a sending song in churches and synagogues.

Sheet music is available for free on my website: http://www.paulvasile.com/products/pray-with-our-feet

It's not enough to offer thoughts and prayers.
It's not enough to say that we care. 
It's not enough to hope that things will change. 
We've got to pray with our feet,
pray with our feet, pray with our feet 
and get out, out on the street.

Music: Paul M. Vasile, LovedIntoBeing Music ©2018

Pray With Our Feet

A simple gospel song that's hard to beat! This is wonderfully effective with the melody (middle) part alone for easy teaching, or with just the high harmony added. This arrangement in three voices was created for Wholehearted Chorus. This song covers a lot of vocal range and encourages singers to find comfort in the lower and upper reaches of their voice.

Original song by Curtis Burrell, arrangement inspired by James Cleveland as shared by Aimee Ringle. Recording by Lisa G. Littlebird.

For lyrics, individual part tracks and more, please visit:  http://thebirdsings.com/i-dont-feel-in-no-ways-tired/

Rise Up Singing

I Don't Feel in No Ways Tired

Original song by Maggie Wheeler, arrangement by Lisa G. Littlebird.

Get It Right by Maggie Wheeler - All Parts

I received this sweet song on the beautiful frosty morning of Dec. 22nd, 2017. I harmonized it on Dec. 21st of 2019. I just love these tight harmonies! It can also be sung as a round. 

Oh holy morn of frosty winter
Dawn of love's returning light 
Speak to me in songs of wonder
Teach my heart to shine so bright

To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my public song library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/song/oh-holy-morn-heather-houston/

© Heather Houston 2017
All rights reserved

Oh Holy Morn — Heather Houston

Debbie Nargi-Brown is such a talent and beautiful heart. I'm so lucky to have the fortune to collaborate with her and I adore sharing her songs. This, like so many of her others, manages to be simultaneously deep and uplifting, and is instantly an earworm for life in all the best ways.

Words and music by Debbie Nargi-Brown, shared with permission. These songs, like most in the library are designed for sharing freely in your circles. Please credit the songwriters when you share, and ask Debbie for permission to perform or record for profit.

For more information, visit https://thebirdsings.com/soulwork

Soul Work by Debbie Nargi-Brown

Higale Na (from Yedid Nefesh) הגלה נא

Adaptation of traditional High Holidays liturgy
Written by Kohenet Riv Shapiro, Elul 5780
with vocal support from Becca Heisler, Jes Heppler & Binya Koátz

Hayom t'amtzeinu: Amein
Hayom t'vorcheinu: Amein
Hayom t'gadleinu: Amein
Hayom tidr'sheinu l'tova: Amein

Art by Anya Riddell-Kaufman @_anya_mind_

HaYom (High Holidays chant)

I offer this chant as a powerful practice of presencing. In the dark, difficult, and uncertain times, one of the most powerful tools I’ve found is to chant mantra. Mantra, that which protects the mind, helps us to enter into a one-pointed concentration, thus quieting the looping stories and the fears.

Choose one part and stick to it throughout, and notice how you feel afterward. This is also a beautiful one to sing with a large group of people.

Hamsa so hum translates as “I Am That” in Sanskrit. In Vedic philosophy, it means identifying oneself with the universe or ultimate reality. The Soham mantra has been called the universal mantra because of the fact that its vibration is already a part of the breath, and everybody breathes. Sooooo… is the sound of inhalation, and Hummmm… is the sound of exhalation.

Hamsa means white swan. The swan, of course, is an ancient symbol of spiritual grace and purity. The mantra is called White Swan because when the in-breath and out-breath are freed and purified, they are like the wings of a swan helping our spirits to soar. The Hamsa mantra helps us find the grace within and carries us beyond our limited concepts.

Lyrics:

Hamsa so hum, hamsa so hum

I am that I am that I am, I am that I am that I am

So hum, so hum, so hum, so hum

I am this breath, I am this voice

I am a bird of light, I am a bird in flight

© November 2019
Heather Houston
All rights reserved

Bird of Light

Bird Of Light (Official) - Heather Houston

Lisa G is a songcatcher. She holds a vision for a world where singing is once again an integral part of daily community life. May we use our natural human expression to open our hearts, share our challenges and celebrations and uplift our lives.

Lisa G. Littlebird is the director of the 80-member Wholehearted Chorus in Monterey and Big Sur, CA. She has been on the faculty as a community singing facilitator at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA since 2006. She is a singer, composer and teacher with more than 30 years of musical experience, facilitating community singing opportunities throughout California and beyond.  Learn more at http://thebirdsings.com.

This Fire by Laurence Cole

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