That's What Love Is For: Choral Instrumental Pak
As performed by Amy Grant / As performed by Mark Mueller / As performed by Michael Omartian / Arranged by Kirby Shaw
Item: 35-PK00341985
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Love knows no limits, as this 1991 classic ballad by Amy Grant reminds us. This emotional setting will allow choirs to connect with their audiences in a powerful way. A fantastic closer!
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Publisher:
Hal Leonard
SKU:
35-PK00341985
More about this title
About the Artist: Amy Grant
Amy Grant emerged as a pioneering voice in contemporary Christian music during the 1980s, bringing artistic credibility and crossover appeal to a genre often marginalized in mainstream music. Her songwriting and vocal interpretations shaped how millions of listeners understood faith and emotion, earning multiple Grammy Awards and establishing her as one of the best-selling female artists of her era.
Grant's influence on music education extends beyond her commercial success. Her compositions balance accessibility with emotional depth, making them valuable repertoire for choral programs seeking to engage students and audiences through contemporary sacred music. "That's What Love Is For" exemplifies her gift for crafting melodies that resonate across age groups and skill levels.
Why we love this
Kirby Shaw's arrangement captures the sweeping emotional arc of Grant's original while giving your choir room to breathe and shape the phrasing. The ballad structure creates natural dynamic contrast without requiring elaborate choreography, letting voices carry the storytelling. It's the kind of closer that leaves audiences reaching for tissues.
What to expect
The ballad unfolds with quiet dignity, allowing listeners to sit with the emotional weight of its message. Lush harmonic textures support a soaring melody that invites singers to explore vulnerability and conviction without histrionics.
Who it's for
This arrangement works for choirs spanning high school through adult ensembles seeking contemporary sacred repertoire that audiences recognize and connect with immediately. Directors building concerts around themes of faith, love, or relationships will find this a natural fit alongside both traditional hymns and modern worship settings.
How to get the most out of it
- Shape the melody with subtle dynamic swells rather than constant crescendos; let the text do much of the emotional heavy lifting.
- Align the rhythm section to support lyrical phrasing over metronomic precision, especially during the verse.
- Balance vocal blend in the sustained sections by having singers focus on vowel consistency across the chord.
- Consider letting a solo voice carry select phrases before the choir enters, building intimacy before the full ensemble moment.
How to use it
Save this for the final number on a concert built around themes of human connection or spiritual reflection. It works equally well closing a winter holiday program or anchoring a spring sacred concert, provided programming doesn't already lean heavily on other contemporary pop-based arrangements.
Skills your students will build
- Sustaining legit tone in long melodic phrases
- Balancing ensemble blend while maintaining individual vowel clarity
- Interpreting contemporary harmonic language (seventh chords and extensions)
- Shaping emotional narrative through dynamic and tempo flexibility
- Coordinating with rhythm section accompaniment