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Posted: Jan 03 2008 at 11:02pm | IP Logged Quote orchdork
Our family would like to sing together, but I don’t play the piano well enough to accompany us.
Do you have suggestions for song books with CDs? I found Seton and Our lady of Victory.
Can you recommend either of these or do you have a suggestion that has worked at your house?

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Posted: Jan 04 2008 at 12:37am | IP Logged Quote Maddie
We use this to sing together, the Cd only plays the first verse of every song though. We learned the Salve Regina this way.

Adoremus Hymnal


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Posted: Jan 04 2008 at 10:51am | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
Are you looking for children's songs, Catholic songs, classical vocals (arias, cantatas...), popular music or Broadway hits? Music Minus One (example in link is their Christmas collection) has some popular and classical arrangements, with a few for vocals, though most of their products are for orchestral solos. The accompaniment is usually full orchestration (but I see you are an "Orchdork", so that might be fine?)

We sing a good deal of music unaccompanied but in harmony here using the Lester Family CDs.

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Oooh! Thanks for that link, MacBeth!I was able to find some oboe accompaniment for dd. She is getting close to needing some audition recordings made for college apps, and I think these will com in handy.

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Posted: Jan 04 2008 at 12:17pm | IP Logged Quote orchdork
MacBeth wrote:
Are you looking for children's songs, Catholic songs, classical vocals (arias, cantatas...), popular music or Broadway hits? We sing a good deal of music unaccompanied but in harmony here using the Lester Family CDs.

I’m looking for catholic.
I like the look of the Lester CD’s. Thank you very much for the link.
Do you have a favorite CD from them?

We used the “minus one voice” type of music for Advent and Christmas and it is working, but I haven't found that kind of thing for traditional Catholic music.

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Thank you for your assistance!
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Posted: Jan 04 2008 at 1:45pm | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
I like the Traditional Rounds and Carols, The Christmas Harmonies, and the Homestyle Harmony. I don't have the Hymn CD. The Lester Family is not Catholic, so their hymns do not include those you would find in the Adoremus set, but I don't think there is any problem with they hymns they include.

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lapazfarm wrote:
Oooh! Thanks for that link, MacBeth!I was able to find some oboe accompaniment for dd. She is getting close to needing some audition recordings made for college apps, and I think these will com in handy.


The kids use them all the time here. It gives them that much more practice...
Good luck to your dd. Oboe is lovely instrument.

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Posted: Feb 28 2008 at 1:19pm | IP Logged Quote orchdork
Thank you for your suggestion!
I ordered the Lester family CD and we love it!!
Thank you again,
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