Hillside Chorus- Im gonna sing til the Spirit

My highschool students singing Moses hogan. Im proud of my students.

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• Hillside
• High
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• Chorus
• Moses
• Hogan
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[gabrielwalker94]

Their vowels are really spread. That is something that needs to be worked on. You, as the director, should tell them to focus on a more European sound.

[tenoroctaves]

@gabrielwalker94 For a spiritual I dont want that "European sound"....shows how much you know about spirituals.....

[ez344]

its ok,but  the girl have a spread tone and its noticeable

[tenoroctaves]

well for one...at the time i was student teaching and only had them for a semester. two...you have to consider SEVERAL factors before you go judging.....that may be true but you have to consider the background of the students

[youngngifted]

Was it really necessary to have mics though?

[tenoroctaves]

no they werent. I was a student teacher, and the CHorus teacher said they needed mics. I agree with you sir.

[KatieCatification]

@tenoroctaves haha <3 i LOVED it, my All-County Choir did this song and it was no better. im tired of going through people comments saying mean things about this piece, i love it, and they dont know anything about music <3 :) keep up the great work.!

[gabrielwalker94]

@tenoroctaves I'm actually very fond with spirituals. My high school choir has sung Elijah Rock and The Battle of Jericho by Moses Hogan. Despite the fact, that it's a spiritual shouldn't change the fact that basic choral techniques shouldn't be thrown out of the window. Barbara Hendricks, Jessye Norman, etc. sing spirituals all the time and they sound nothing like these kids.

[DC11961]

@MrAvatar75 In Spain they don't have basses? O.o only Sopranos, Altos, and Tenors? That's strange... And I have to disagree with you on the difficulty level of this song. You may call this "difficult", but I have to say that "Twa Tanbou" and "Koudjay" by Sydney Guillaume are both VERY rhythmically hard songs (They are AMAZING! You should check them out!).

[MommeeMadre1]

well, I am proud of the job you did with your students, and I hope that you are still teaching. wow! You have me smiling wide and crying at the same time. Praise God!

Momma-G

[LadyTinkerBell21]

I would just like to say how proud I am to finally come across black people singing spirituals. Although I'm very proud to see non African American people sing the spirituals and embrace our culture, I see less of us embracing the history that made us so strong. Kudos to you for keeping our history alive!!

[goldenthoth]

good!

[MrAvatar75]

In Spain we don´t have basses! It´s amazing and your soloist are amazing,too! The song is difficult and you did a great job! Congratulations!