I Got You (I Feel Good) (arr. Rick Hein): Choral Octavo

Rick Hein's arrangement captures the infectious optimism of this iconic track while making it entirely singable for your choir. The arrangement respects what made the original irresistible without requiring your students to match Brown's supernatural rhythmic precision, freeing them to focus on joy and precision together.

Pure affirmation. The piece radiates confidence and warmth, built on a foundation of infectious groove that makes singers and listeners alike want to move. It's the musical equivalent of genuine happiness communicated in real time.

Any choir looking to program contemporary soul music that audiences will recognize and singers will enjoy learning. This works especially well with mixed ensembles seeking repertoire that feels current and energizing.

• Lock the rhythmic pulse as a section before rehearsing any pitch; this piece lives in groove, not melody. Spend rehearsal time on rhythm unison before adding harmony.
• Shape the dynamic arc carefully. The excitement builds through repetition and intensity, not through sudden volume changes. Let layers accumulate gradually.
• Encourage singers to feel the soul tradition embedded in the phrasing. Slight delays on certain syllables and a relaxed approach to vibrato will honor the style more than classical precision.

Use this as an encore or closer when you want to send your audience out smiling. It pairs beautifully with other soul or R&B arrangements in a concert that celebrates American vernacular music, and it's short enough to fit into almost any program needing a final burst of energy.

• Maintaining rhythmic precision within a funk groove
• Singing with intentional stylistic inflection rooted in soul tradition
• Building ensemble cohesion through repeated rhythmic and melodic figures
• Balancing rhythmic accuracy with expressive phrasing
• Reading and executing syncopated rhythmic patterns