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One Song, Many Voices: 2-Part (with Opt. Sign Language) Choral Octavo

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One Song, Many Voices: 2-Part (with Opt. Sign Language) Choral Octavo

One Song, Many Voices: 2-Part (with Opt. Sign Language) Choral Octavo

Music by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse

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Empowering. Courageous. Timely. This soulful gospel number from the beloved songwriting team of Sally Albrecht and Jay Althouse will inspire your students to their musical and personal best. "I believe in the spirit of man, I believe we can can make a difference, yes, we can." Move your audience with the optional sign language (included in the publication) and the powerful SoundTrax. Featured on "On with the Show!" video, #21799.

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Series: Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 12
UPC: 038081211442
SKU: 00-21750

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About the Composer: Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht

Sally K. Albrecht brings three decades of experience as a choral composer, conductor, and clinician to every piece she writes. Since 1987, she has received the ASCAP Special Music Award annually and maintains over 600 choral publications in print, alongside 75 larger works for stage and concert. She has conducted honor choirs at major venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and The Kennedy Center, and spent more than thirty years developing choral and vocal publications for leading educational music publishers, including her tenure as Director of School Choral, Vocal, and Elementary Publications at Alfred Music.

Albrecht holds degrees from Rollins College (B.A. in Music and Theater, 1976), the University of Miami (M.A. in Drama, 1977, and M.M. in Accompanying, 1979), and has taught in university music departments across the country. A 2021 Distinguished Alumna honoree from both Rollins College and the University of Miami Frost School of Music, she currently lives in North Carolina with her husband, composer and arranger Jay Althouse.

Why we love this

Albrecht and Althouse craft this piece with the kind of directness that gospel music demands. The 2-part voicing keeps focus on the message without sacrificing harmonic depth, while the included sign language option opens a genuinely integrated performance approach that moves beyond tokenism and invites full participation.

What to expect

Soulful and purposeful, this gospel piece settles into your singers with warmth and conviction. The harmonic language is direct and affirming, designed to build confidence rather than complicate; it feels like standing together and saying something true.

Who it's for

This piece serves middle school and high school choirs looking for repertoire with immediate relevance to their students' lives. The 2-part voicing makes it accessible to developing ensembles while the gospel idiom and contemporary message resonate with singers who want their music to matter beyond the concert stage.

How to get the most out of it

  • Engage with the text from the first rehearsal. The affirmation "I believe we can make a difference, yes, we can" works best when singers understand its genuine power; connect the song's message to your ensemble's own values before drilling mechanics.
  • If incorporating sign language, introduce it early and rehearse it separately from vocal lines at first. Once both are secure, integrate them slowly, allowing singers to find their own comfort with dual expression.
  • Use the SoundTrax accompaniment to establish the groove and energy of the piece, but pull away from it periodically so your singers can feel the independence and strength in their own voices.

How to use it

Consider this a powerful opener for a spring concert focused on themes of community, peace, or social responsibility. It also works beautifully as a closing piece for a graduation program, offering both celebration and forward-looking hope. The sign language element makes it particularly effective for assembly performances or events celebrating inclusion.

Skills your students will build

  • Gospel style and phrasing conventions
  • Two-part voice leading and blend
  • Rhythmic precision in syncopated figures
  • Expressive text interpretation aligned with social-emotional content
  • Integration of movement (sign language) with vocal performance

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