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Spread Love: SATBBB Choral Octavo

As performed by Take 6 / Arranged by Mark Kibble / Arranged by Mervyn Warren

Item: 35-DS01229488

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Publisher: Hal Leonard
Page Count: 23
SKU: 35-DS01229488

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About the Artist: Take 6

Take 6 has spent four decades redefining what vocal music can be. Their blend of jazz sophistication, gospel warmth, and pop accessibility has earned them multiple Grammy Awards and a devoted following across genres. As educators and arrangers, Mark Kibble and Mervyn Warren bring that same artistry to their choral writing, crafting pieces that challenge singers while remaining deeply musical and engaging.

Why we love this

This arrangement captures Take 6's signature sound without requiring an impossible vocal range or superhuman precision. The SATBBB voicing gives you flexibility in how you distribute voices, and Kibble and Warren have written parts that lock together intuitively while still sounding contemporary and fresh. Your singers will hear themselves in something they actually know and love.

What to expect

Warm, contemporary, and effortlessly cool. The arrangement breathes with a modern a cappella sensibility while maintaining the sophisticated harmonic language that has always defined Take 6's artistry. You'll feel the groove settle into your body before your mind even catches up to the chord changes.

Who it's for

Choirs with solid musicianship and experience reading modern harmony can tackle this. The piece works equally well for high school advanced groups, college choirs, and community ensembles looking to expand beyond traditional classical rep.

How to get the most out of it

  • Balance the blend by having singers listen across voice parts rather than just locking into their own line. Take 6's arrangements reward ensemble awareness more than individual strength.
  • Isolate the rhythmic content separate from pitch work. These voicings sit on syncopations and groove figures that need drilling before the harmonic picture comes into focus.
  • Lean into the jazz harmonies without oversinging them. A lighter, more conversational tone will let the color and sophistication of the chords come through.

How to use it

This fits beautifully on a concert that mixes genres or celebrates modern American vocal music. Place it alongside other contemporary a cappella work to showcase your singers' versatility, or use it as a statement piece that proves your choir can own material beyond the standard choral catalog.

Skills your students will build

  • Jazz harmony recognition and blend (suspended chords, extended dominants, chromatic voice leading)
  • Rhythmic independence within a groove-based texture
  • Intonation adjustment across tight voice clusters and modern harmonic spacing
  • Stylistic interpretation of pop and contemporary music idioms

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