The Most Famous African-American Spirituals for ChromaNote Musical Instruments

The Most Famous African-American Spirituals for ChromaNote Musical Instruments
Author: Helen Winter
Publisher: Helen Winter
Total Pages: 51
Release:
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

You have never played music or you cannot read sheet music, but you want to play famous and inspiring hymns and spirituals. Don’t worry! You will begin to play right away. This book was written to help the absolute beginner to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music. If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters. The melodies have been transposed to one octave and simplified. Also, the letter-coded notations have been added and complex notations and symbols have been reduced. Such simplification makes it possible for people to play melodies, especially those who can’t read music or who have never played music before. The keys color of your musical instrument must be the same as the color chromatic scale in this book which corresponds to the popular Chromanotes color system. Popular in the US, the Chroma-Notes Colored Music System mixes the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. Mixing them gives three colors in between (orange, green, and violet), and mixing the 6 colors gives the new color tones. In total, there are 12 colors, which include all 12 notes of the chromatic scale, and one color blends into the next. The first 3 chroma-note colors are identical to the chakra color (C - red, D - orange, E - yellow). Note F is light green, note G - blue-green, A - blue-violet or magenta, and B - violet. We use here the Boomwhackers color system commonly used by American music teachers. All songs from this book are possible to play on an 8-note one-octave instrument. This book is aimed at your first musical experience no matter what age you are. There is no wrong time or not enough preparation to take up spiritual pursuits. Contents Babylon’s Falling Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvia Elijah Rock Every Time I Feel the Spirit God is So Good Great Big Stars Great Day He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Kumbaya, My Lord Michael Row the Boat Ashore Peace Like a River Sinner Man My Lord What a Morning We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder We Are Marching (Siyahamba) When the Saints Go Marchin' In Who Built the Ark?

An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice

An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice
Author:
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999-01-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313305773

Spirituals were an intrinsic part of the African-American plantation life and were sung at all important occasions and events. This volume is the first index of African-American spirituals to be published in more than half a century and will be an important research tool for scholars and students of African-American history and music. The first collection of slave songs appeared in 1843, without musical notation, in a series of three articles by a Methodist Church missionary identified simply as c. Collections that included musical notation began appearing in the 1850s. The earliest book-length collection of spirituals containing both lyrics and music was published in 1867 and entitled Slave Songs of the United States. Not since the 1930s, with the publication of the Index to Negro Spirituals by the Cleveland Public Library, has an index of spirituals been compiled. The spirituals are neatly organized in four indexes: a title index, first line index, alternate title index and a topical index that includes twenty major categories. A bibliography of indexed sources serves as a guide for further research.

An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice

An Index to African-American Spirituals for the Solo Voice
Author: Kathleen A. Abromeit
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 215
Release: 1999-01-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313032300

Spirituals were an intrinsic part of the African-American plantation life and were sung at all important occasions and events. This volume is the first index of African-American spirituals to be published in more than half a century and will be an important research tool for scholars and students of African-American history and music. The first collection of slave songs appeared in 1843, without musical notation, in a series of three articles by a Methodist Church missionary identified simply as c. Collections that included musical notation began appearing in the 1850s. The earliest book-length collection of spirituals containing both lyrics and music was published in 1867 and entitled Slave Songs of the United States. Not since the 1930s, with the publication of the Index to Negro Spirituals by the Cleveland Public Library, has an index of spirituals been compiled. The spirituals are neatly organized in four indexes: a title index, first line index, alternate title index and a topical index that includes twenty major categories. A bibliography of indexed sources serves as a guide for further research.

Wade in the Water

Wade in the Water
Author: Arthur C. Jones
Publisher: Leave a Little Room Fdn
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2005
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780976237709

Spirituals emerged from the crucible of slavery. They inspired enslaved African Americans to risk their lives for the chance to be free. Wade in the Water celebrates these spirituals as an art form and as unique and powerful cultural expression. For those with little knowledge of the tradition, it provides a wealth of information. For those who know and love the spirituals, it offers a fresh prespective and an invitation to deeper understanding, spiritual transformation, and social renewal. The book comes with a CD of some of the spirituals covered in the book.

Traditional African Songs and African-American Spirituals for Color Bell Set

Traditional African Songs and African-American Spirituals for Color Bell Set
Author: Helen Winter
Publisher: Helen Winter
Total Pages: 34
Release:
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

This book was written with beginners in mind. All songs were written with circles in the musical staff, and there are no stems or flags - only notes on the line - to keep it simple. If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters. Just by following the color circles, you will sound like an experienced musician. Music bells create an amazing sound and there is no need to worry about being in tune or finger position. The unique advantage of bell sets is the fact that each note is created by an individual bell, so the notes that are not used in a particular song can be removed and the student has a greater chance for success. A handbell orchestra acts as one instrument, with each musician responsible for their particular notes, sounding their assigned bells whenever those notes appear in the music. Give each participant one or two bells and ask them to join in a simple melody. Independently, whether the player has musical knowledge or not, the band will sound harmoniously with just a little bit of training. The color of the bells or resonator blocks must be the same as the color of the bells below. Our color chromatic scale corresponds to the chakra system. C low - red, D - orange, E - yellow, F - green, G - light blue, A - blue, B - violet, and C high - white. Each chakra is said to vibrate at a different frequency and is associated with a particular color and particular music note. There are two parts of our songbook. We present the traditional African songs in the first part and the African-American spirituals in the second. Part 1. Folk Songs Banuwa Bebe Moke Che Che Koolay Do Do Ki Do Kanzenzenze Obwisana Plouf Tizen Tizen Sansa Kroma Selinguenia Shosholoza Stick Passing Song Zimbole Part 2. Spirituals Babylon's Falling Elijah Rock Every Time I Feel the Spirit Go, Tell It on the Mountain Great Big Stars Great Day Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley Kumbaya, My Lord Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Sinner Man Somebody's Knocking at Your Door Swing Low, Sweet Chariot This Little Light of Mine There's a Meeting Here Tonight We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder We Are Marching (Siyahamba) Who Built the Ark?

African-American Spirituals

African-American Spirituals
Author: Larry E Newman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2020-06-18
Genre:
ISBN:

Complete with melody, chord changes and lyrics. The songs include Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?, Deep River, Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Ezekiel Saw the Wheel, Give Me That Old Time Religion, Give-A Way, Jordan, Go Down, Moses, Good News, The Gospel Train, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, I've Been in the Storm So Long, I Don't Feel No Ways Tired, I'm Troubled, Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho, My Way's Cloudy, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Now Let Me Fly, Oh, Peter, Go Ring Them Bells, Plenty of Good Room, Poor Pilgrim, Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Standing In Need of Prayer, Steal Away, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?

Black Song

Black Song
Author: John Lovell
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Total Pages: 710
Release: 1986
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The story of the roots of the Afro-American spiritual and its influence on blues, country, jazz, rock and classical music.