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The beat of a different drum

Words and music by Sarah Quartel.

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An accessible contemporary choral song for emerging voices

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Age
11 to 13 , 13 to 16 , 16+
Song type
Choir
Style
Contemporary choral , Folk , Western classical
Subject
Music
Scoring
Additional instrumental parts , Body percussion part , Changing voice part , Parts (Flexible) , Piano accompaniment

Audio information
The performance track was recorded for Sing Up by Finchley Children’s Music Group to a backing track by Alexander L’Estrange. Vocal demos were provided by Alexander L’Estrange.

Copyright information
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