by Amanda Westhttps://amandawest.com/follow and support Amanda: www.patreon.com/c/amandawestmusic/Find Amanda's music on Bandcamp or anywhere you stream music Listen here:https://amandawest.bandcamp.com/track/this-is-temporary All parts layer together beautifully: This is temporaryNothing lasts foreverBreathing, I am breathing in, ohBreathing, I am breathing out Underneath there's something holyUnderneath there's something, always
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
by Sara Stutz©2026 Teaching Page made 3/2026 Sara says: This song exploded out one morning after a long hard stretch of unfortunate events. I sat on the couch with my coffee early one morning and asked the universe for a song to ease my discomfort and this layer song emerged, much to my delight.You are … Continue reading Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
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Breathe Deep
Sara Stutz Teaching Page made 9/2024 Breathe Deep All Voices Layered up: Breathe Deep All parts in one line sung through Sara says: Breathe Deep was born in pre-pandemic times. I was feeling uneasy and unfocused and looking for comfort. I thought about what words I would love to hear and "Breathe deep, everything's alright" … Continue reading Breathe Deep
By Breath
©2003 by Sara Thomsenhttps://sarathomsen.com/Arrangement ©2011 by Denis Donnelly(SHEET MUSIC BELOW)https://cypresschoral.com/composers/denis-donnelly/Used with permission from Denis Donnelly and Sara Thomsen Teaching Page made 10/2017, updated 9/2024 Listen to the original here: https://sarathomsen.com/track/1917029/by-breath LRC 2024 TEACHING TRACK: Follow this one for our exact arrangement. Please dismiss the tempo/rhythm variations that happen a few times, especially during the alto's … Continue reading By Breath
Tree Love Song (Branch, Tree, Lungs, Heart)
by Sara Stutz Teaching Page made 3/2024 Sara writes: This song landed during an early morning dog walk with [my dog] Willow. The neighborhood trees were looking spectacular with most branches bare and glistening from the morning rain. I was struck by the shape and variety of each tree, some with strong arms reaching upwards, … Continue reading Tree Love Song (Branch, Tree, Lungs, Heart)
Still Small Voice
by Sara Stutz Teaching Page made 9/2023 What is your still, small voice telling you? Many songs that I write are reminders, to slow down and breathe....so simple a concept, so hard to remember. I was needing this medicine on this day and this song dropped in, fully formed. It can be sung as a … Continue reading Still Small Voice
How Can I Know
by Laura Sandagewww.LaurasChapel.com https://youtu.be/Ito4ftI4tT0?si=rSMsAfUe1MsX6WwI Kaitie says: Laura is a wild spirit, incredible poet, artist, spiritual guide and songmaker. She leads the Free Range Singers, Davis CA, and is part of the Ubuntu Choirs Network. She also, through a mutual friend's musical introduction, was a musical idol of mine long before I ever met her. When … Continue reading How Can I Know
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This Body
by Becky Reardon See, hear and support her work at BeckyReardonMusic.com from her album Songs For a Walk Teaching Page made 4/2018 https://youtu.be/UXuQMpUlb6c?si=5FphIctSDHtYbzjt Becky Reardon is a beloved figure in a the community singing world: revered elder, incredible songwriter, fun song leader, and long time community builder. Surprising intervals and complex rhythmic pivots are a … Continue reading This Body