Yes, yes I have...in so many ways, but this is about a different kind of losing my mind.
The Husband is starting up a Brownie Girl Scouts troupe at Sweet Pea's school*. I'm helping with several aspects of the troupe, including music. They want to go to a nursing home in December perform and I have gotten it in my head to write them a little mini series of Lessons and Carols. (If you aren't familiar with the Nine Lessons and Carols, you can read about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Lessons_and_Carols on Wikipedia, because they know everything.) I'm thinking of doing 3-4 short readings with each girl taking a verse or two and 3-4 well know hymns.
Well known with the possible exception of this one...
The first piece in the series is always "Once in Royal David's City," which has always been a favorite hymn of mine. Who thinks that I'm crazy for thinking of attempting it with a bunch of second graders?
I promise that I won't make them wear ruffs or do the part where the choir splits, starting at about the 2:20 mark. There is a much simpler version of this song in almost every hymnal. There is one little girl, Sweet Pea's best friend, who has a lovely voice and with some coaching could do the first verse. I like a challenge--I think I'm going to try.
Yes, I plan to start working on this song before Halloween.
*clearly my crazy must be rubbing off on him
Well, I must not be very ambitious, as I was thinking you could have them sing Jingle Bells (or if there is need for religious music, then they could do O Little Town of Bethlehem). Yeah, I'm not ambitious at all.
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