He's Everything: Choral Instrumental Pak
By Dolly Parton / Arranged by Keith Christopher
Item: 35-PK00239032
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Description
This electric song from the new movie "Joyful Noise" featuring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah will provide a moment of gospelcelebration for your choir and listeners. With soloists and fun-to-sing choral parts, use this incredible song to energize your singers and engage the audience.
Duration:ca.5:00.
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00239032
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About the Composer: Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton's career spans decades of songwriting across country, pop, and gospel idioms. Her gift for crafting memorable melodies and emotionally direct lyrics has made her one of music's most prolific and beloved composers. In the classroom and choir room, her work offers singers accessible yet substantive material that connects to contemporary culture while maintaining strong musical craft.
Why we love this
This arrangement captures the infectious joy of the film's original performance without requiring a full pit orchestra. The combination of solo moments and ensemble singing gives your singers individual spotlight opportunities while maintaining the energy and drive that makes the piece so engaging for an audience.
What to expect
Exuberant and celebratory, with the kind of infectious positivity that lifts a concert. The gospel influences create warmth and accessibility, while the orchestration and arrangement give it theatrical polish that rewards both singers and listeners.
Who it's for
Directors looking for a contemporary pop-gospel selection that connects with student singers through film relevance and high entertainment value. This works equally well for concert choirs seeking a moment of uplifting celebration and for groups that want to explore pop and gospel idioms within a choral context.
How to get the most out of it
- Shape the opening to build momentum gradually; resist the temptation to sing at full intensity from the first phrase, which will leave nowhere to go as the piece develops.
- Balance soloists so they project personality without overpowering the choral response sections, particularly in call-and-response passages.
- Work the rhythmic precision with the band early and often; the groove depends on ensemble clarity rather than rushing ahead or dragging behind the pulse.
- Emphasize the gospel articulation in the text, especially on final consonants, to achieve the style's characteristic brightness and definition.
How to use it
Reserve this for moments when you want to shift emotional temperature and energize an audience after a set of more introspective pieces. The five-minute duration makes it substantial enough to carry weight on a program, and its pop-gospel character positions it naturally as a finale or pre-finale selection.
Skills your students will build
- Gospel articulation and phrasing conventions
- Balancing solo and ensemble singing
- Rhythmic precision in syncopated, groove-based material
- Call-and-response interpretation
- Sustained ensemble energy across a longer piece