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Let Me Sing My Song: SoundTrax Digital Audio Download

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Let Me Sing My Song: SoundTrax Digital Audio Download

By Jay Althouse

Item: 00-A-00014794

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Series: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher: Alfred Music
SKU: 00-A-00014794

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About the Composer: Jay Althouse

Jay Althouse

Jay Althouse holds degrees in Music Education and Music from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he earned the Distinguished Alumni award. His background includes eight years as a rights and licenses administrator for a major educational publisher, during which he served on the Executive Board of the Music Publishers Association of America. He is a prolific composer with over 800 choral works in print across all levels and skill ranges, performed extensively throughout English-speaking countries.

As a writer member of ASCAP, Althouse is a regular recipient of the organization's Special Award. Beyond composition, he has co-written children's musicals with his wife Sally K. Albrecht, compiled respected vocal collections, co-authored foundational pedagogy books like The Complete Choral Warm-up Book and Accent on Composers, and contributed articles to the Folk Art Messenger. He resides in North Carolina and serves on the National Advisory Board of the Folk Art Society of America.

Why we love this

Althouse writes with the graduation ceremony in mind, crafting a piece that lands emotionally without overshooting into melodrama. The recorded accompaniment option removes a major rehearsal burden while maintaining the authentic choral sound your singers deserve during a significant milestone.

What to expect

A moment of reflection and affirmation, where singers find their individual voices while contributing to something larger than themselves. The piece carries warmth and sincerity, inviting the audience to recognize both the joy and the weight of transition.

Who it's for

High school and early college choirs looking for repertoire that honors graduation's significance without straying into sentimentality. This works equally well for concert programs or festival competition, and the recorded accompaniment makes it accessible to groups with limited accompanist availability.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the melody with supporting voices; this piece gains its warmth from homogeneous blend rather than soloist projection
  • Let the recorded accompaniment establish the harmonic foundation during rehearsals, freeing your attention to shape the text and phrasing
  • The emotional peak is most effective when you resist over-singing early sections, building gradually toward the final statements
  • Attend carefully to vowel consistency across the ensemble, especially during the sustained passages that define the song's character

How to use it

Close your spring concert with this, or open your graduation ceremony's musical portion. It also functions beautifully as the encore piece that sends the night home. The recorded accompaniment makes it ideal for outdoor venues where a piano isn't practical.

Skills your students will build

  • Singing with intention and emotional clarity in a secular context
  • Blending harmonic texture across multiple voice parts
  • Responding to accompaniment cues from a recorded track
  • Sustaining phrases with dynamic control and breath management
  • Interpreting text that encourages personal reflection while maintaining ensemble unity

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