SAMPLE PAGES, CH-109
YESTERDAY
By Lois Walker
FORMATTED FOR: ALL, ALL GIRLS, ALL BOYS, and three SECTIONS
of your own choosing.
ESTABLISHING THE RHYTHM
To find the proper rhythm for this choral piece, first read-aloud and
clap through the sections as you go. Each underlined word or word
part falls directly on a beat. As you read, clap on each underlined
word, keeping the rhythm steady. Be careful not to read too fast! This
is a rehearsal technique and readers will not clap throughout these
sections during performance.
ALL:
Yesterday, I heard the world moan,
A sad tone blown on the wind alone.
And I thought, let it be…
(Divide chorus into three sections and assign one word to each
section. The effect should sound somewhat like an echo).
SECTION 1:
me –
SECTION 2:
me –
SECTION 3:
me!
ALL:
Who helps set our environment free.
ALL GIRLS:
Yesterday, I heard the world groan.
The cause of the groan isn’t really unknown.
ALL BOYS:
It’s there for all to…
(Divide chorus into three sections and assign one word to each
section. The effect should sound somewhat like an echo).
SECTION 1:
see –
SECTION 2:
see –
SECTION 3:
see!
ALL:
Polluted soil and trash in the sea.
ALL BOYS:
Yesterday, I heard the world cry
The kind of a cry that’s meant to imply
A need to care for the…
(Divide chorus into three sections and assign one word to each
section. The effect should sound somewhat like an echo).
SECTION 1:
earth –
SECTION 2:
earth –
SECTION 3:
earth!
ALL:
To understand our environment’s worth.
ALL GIRLS:
Yesterday, I heard the world sigh
About chemicals in our water supply,
ALL BOYS:
About smog we breathe from the…
(Divide chorus into three sections and assign one word to each
section. The effect should sound somewhat like an echo).
SECTION 1:
air –
SECTION 2:
air –
SECTION 3:
air!
ALL:
About over-consumption most everywhere.
ALL GIRLS:
Yesterday, I heard the world wonder,
“Why d