Remember Me: 2-Part Choral Octavo
Music by Jerry Estes
Item: 00-PO-0006527
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Perfect for graduation and moving up ceremonies, Remember Me is a heart warming song by Jerry Estes that shouldn't be missed. Your students will honor their friendships as they sing this tender reminder to cherish memories made. And Jerry's practical choral writing insures no-fuss success! It's a straightforward, uplifting ballad for school-age singers. "Remember to sing with all of your heart; remember to thank every lucky star; but most of all, remember me."
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Additional Details
Series:
Alfred Choral Designs
Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
8
SKU:
00-PO-0006527
More about this title
About the Composer: Jerry Estes
Jerry Estes brings classroom experience directly into his compositional work. A vocal music educator at Wydown Middle School, he teaches grades 6-8 and holds degrees in vocal music education from Southwest Baptist University (B.M.E.) and Southern Illinois University (M.M.). His membership in MENC and ASCAP reflects his commitment to both music education and composers' rights.
Esles' understanding of what middle school choirs need comes from daily rehearsal room realities. He writes music that respects young singers' voices while delivering genuine musical and emotional content, making his pieces reliable choices for school concerts and ceremonies.
Why we love this
Estes writes with genuine affection for the moment without sentimental excess. The straightforward harmonic language and accessible vocal range mean your singers can focus on emotional delivery rather than wrestling with technical challenges, yet the piece never feels thin or simplified. For graduation ceremonies, it lands exactly where you need it: touching enough to matter, practical enough to rehearse without drama.
What to expect
Warmth mixed with a gentle melancholy. The piece invites singers to inhabit the emotional landscape of farewell and gratitude without demanding histrionics. There's sincerity here; the music honors real friendships and the bittersweet awareness that things are changing.
Who it's for
This piece belongs in any middle or early high school choir preparing a graduation program. It works equally well for moving-up ceremonies or end-of-year concerts where reflection and sentiment fit the occasion. The 2-part voicing makes it accessible to developing choirs without experience in complex harmony.
How to get the most out of it
- Balance the two parts so each voice hears the other clearly during their phrases. In a piece this intimate, blend matters more than volume.
- Let the text guide your phrasing rather than locking to a rigid pulse. The natural speech rhythm of 'remember to sing with all of your heart' should feel conversational.
- If using the recorded accompaniment, rehearse with it early so singers adjust to the tempo and style before your final rehearsals, rather than waiting until dress rehearsal.
How to use it
Close your graduation ceremony with this, or position it as the emotional anchor in a mixed concert program of lighter selections. Eight pages reads quickly in rehearsal, so you can afford to spend time on the interpretive details that make a simple piece resonate. The recorded accompaniment offers flexibility if your pianist is unavailable.
Skills your students will build
- Sustained legit singing across longer phrases without sacrificing consonant clarity
- Blending two independent vocal lines with sensitivity to harmonic balance
- Expressive phrasing and text interpretation in a ballad style
- Using recorded accompaniments as a rehearsal and performance tool