SATB Voices and Piano
American Folk Song
Arranged by Earlene Rentz
Moderate Difficulty
Free with Purchase: Piano Accompaniment MP3, Individual Voice Parts MP3s
Duration 3:24
This beautiful American folk song in SATB voicing combines repeated patterns and countermelodies to create love’s passionate contemplation. The accompaniment assists the melody in moving along with energy toward the apex of the piece … when you and I shall be as one. Students will learn to sing the phrases with proper syllabic inflection and emotion. The style and tempo of the melody provide an opportunity for emphasis in tone quality and intonation. “Americana” comes to you and your students from the Appalachian Region.
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