Yemaya Asesu

Yoruba chant arr. for SATB by Brian Tate,of Yoruba; Afro-Caribbean; Afro-Brazilian; Cuban; West African originshttps://www.briantatemusic.com/ Teaching page made 2/2026 Yemaya (or Yemoja) is a major Orisha (goddess) of the living Ocean, and mother of all. She is widely revered across Yoruba culture, and is called Mother whose children are the fish. She represents motherhood, fertility, … Continue reading Yemaya Asesu

Grace Lives

by Deborah Leeds©2024 Deborah writes: I wrote this song at a time of medical crisis in my home (all is well now). At the time I was taking a class with Heather Houston. Heather invited the participants to consider a situation we were faced with, and then to consider qualities that would assist us in … Continue reading Grace Lives

Be Like Water

by Sara Stutz©2025 Teaching Page made 2/2025 Sara Writes: Be Like Water gushed out one wet morning in early February 2025 when I hoped to call in some of Water's amazing physical qualities of flexibility, strength, persistence, support, stillness and the ability to let go and flow around obstacles.  You can teach this song in … Continue reading Be Like Water

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

Što Mi E Milo

Macedonian, Bulgarian Folk SongSpecial thanks to Ryan Fan for the close translation (below) Teaching Page made 3/2024 Sara's notes: Sto Mi e Milo is a traditional folksong from the Macedonian and Bulgarian regions.  This song has an extensive history with a variety of arrangements by different composers.  You can learn much more about Sto Mi … Continue reading Što Mi E Milo

My Grandfather (Where the Water Goes)

Kaitie Ty Warren, ©2022 https://www.tiktok.com/@kaitietywarren/video/7160446997282065710 Lyrics: (background: ooooooo) My grandfather filled his cuphe wanted me to have enoughand though I should enjoy my drink, hestill encouraged me to think howothers do not have enoughtheir water’s stolen and their cups werehanded to the folks like mewho now can walk this world with ease, 'cause my grandfather, … Continue reading My Grandfather (Where the Water Goes)

Ocean Chant

By Lizzie Karrlizziekarrmusic.comarr. Kaitie Ty Warrenkaitietywarren.com©2016Listen to the original (video) at the bottom of the page Kaitie says: This is my arrangement of one of my favorite pieces by my friend Lizzie Karr. Lizzie shared this with me on my birthday a few years ago, and it stuck around. A new rhythm started to emerge … Continue reading Ocean Chant

Walk With Me

by Maggie Wheelerhttps://maggiewheeler.net/ Teaching page made 10/2018 Click here for a FREE download of the original, and to read Maggie's notes about it! Click here to learn more about Maggie's songbook, Walk With Me, which comes with a CD of teaching tracks! Maggie's Notes: This song came through at the end of a week of … Continue reading Walk With Me

O Water

by Kaitie Ty Warren©2017Additional lyrics by Nik Warren©2024 Teaching page made 4/2018 Follow Kaitie: Patreon.com/KaitieTyFollow Nik: PathlessWorld.org In 2024, Kaitie and her dad, poet Nik Warren, collaborated to make a new set of lyrics from two of Nik's poems. Nik's notes: the line The Great Fish glides over me invokes a feeling of being underwater; … Continue reading O Water