Course curriculum
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MEET YOUR CRGW DIRECTORS
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Introducing Lonnie Norwood - Co-Director of CRGC
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Jacqueline Larry - Co-Director of CRGC
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MONTHLY ZOOM REHEARSAL LINK
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ZOOM w/ChicaGO REACH Gospel Choir
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REHEARSAL CALENDAR
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PAST ZOOM REHEARSAL RECORDINGS
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Rehearsal 11/07/20 (Marvelous Things, 99 1/2, Lily in the Valley)
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Rehearsal 11/21/20 PART 1 (Week 1 Review, I'm a Soldier, Better is One Day)
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Rehearsal 11/21/20 PART 2 (Better is One Day, The Lord is My Shepherd reading)
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CRGC Rehearsal 3 12/05/20 Pt. 1 - Glenn Burleigh's Born to Die (Christmas Cantata)
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CRGC Rehearsal 3 12/05/20 Pt. 2 - Glenn Burleigh's Born to Die (Christmas Cantata)
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Rehearsal 4 Pt. 1 - We're Blessed, Afehyia Pa
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Rehearsal 4 12/12/20 Pt. 2
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Rehearsal 6 Pt. 1
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Rehearsal 6 Pt. 2
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Rehearsal 8 Pt. 1 (Lord, Help Me to Hold Out, Psalm 91)
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Rehearsal 8 Pt. 2
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Rehearsal 9 (Pioneering Women in Gospel, Pt. 1 w/ Lonnie - Lucie Campbell, Mattie Moss Clark)
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Rehearsal 10 (Pioneering Women in Gospel, Pt. 2 w/ Jackie - Margaret Pleasant Douroux)
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Rehearsal 11 - More on The Clark Family, "Hallelujah" and "Expect Your Miracle"
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Rehearsal 12 - HYMN CHOIRS - "Dat Mornin' Train" & Song Review (Psalm 91, Lord Help Me to Hold Out, I'm a Soldier
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Rehearsal 13 - REVIEW for Final Showcase
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WEEK 1
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Warm Up - Marvelous Things
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Warm Up - Marvelous Things (SATB w Tenor/Alto split)
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Warm Up - Marvelous Things (SATB)
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99 1/2 - By Dorothy Love Coates
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LILY IN THE VALLEY
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WEEK 2
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We're Blessed (F. Hammond) - Warm up exercise
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I'm A Soldier (In the Army of the Lord)
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Better is One Day (T. McLaughlin Arr.) - Warm up exercise
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The Lord is My Shepherd (C. Houston)
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WEEKS 3 & 4 GOSPEL CHRISTMAS CANTATAS & OTHER WORKS
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GLENN BURLEIGH'S BORN TO DIE | Opus 25 | Christmas Cantata
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Glenn Burleigh's Biography
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Afehyia Pa (A Conversation with Emmanuel Appiah)
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Afeyhia Pa sung example (Traditional)
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Afehyia Pa (Vincent Osafo Sekyere & Josephine Adjare)
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Afehyia Pa (Twi Language Coaching with Emmanuel Appiah)
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**UPDATED** Afehyia Pa Lyrics, Reference Recordings, & CRGC Practice Tracks
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WEEK 5
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Copy of The Lord is My Shepherd (C. Houston)
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THE VOICES OF EAST HARLEM - RIGHT ON BE FREE
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WEEKS 6 & 7
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CHurch Vernacular (A little fun activity)
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Lord, Help Me to Hold Out (James Cleveland)
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WEEK 8 - Psalm 91, Holy, Holy
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PSALM 91 (Doretha Wade-Wilkerson)
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Holy, Holy (Richard Smallwood) *PARTS ARE UP NOW!*
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*UPDATED SCORE* Psalm 91 - Wade-Wilkerson/Arr. Norwood
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WEEKS 9-11 - Pioneering Women in Gospel Music
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The Musical Legacy of Lucie E. Campbell (music collection)
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The Musical Legacy of Dr. Margaret Pleasant Douroux (Listening examples)
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If It Had Not Been (For the Lord On My Side) (Sheet music)
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Give Me A Clean Heart - Dr. Margaret Pleasant Douroux (Sheet Music)
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If It Had Not Been - Dr. Margaret Pleasant Douroux (lyrics only)
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Give Me A Clean Heart - Dr. Margaret Pleasant Douroux (lyrics only)
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Give Me A Clean Heart - Dr. Margaret Pleasant Douroux (Practice Tracks)
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The Musical Legacy of Dr. Mattie Moss Clark
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Hallelujah (Clark)
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Elbertina "Twinkie" Clark-Terell "Let Everything That Hath Breath"
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Elbertine "Twinkie" Clark - Expect Your Miracle
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More Listening Examples of Twinkie Clark's Work
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WEEK 12 - The Prayer Band/Hymn Choir
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That Mornin' Train & Heaven Is My Home
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SPIRITUALS, GOSPEL HYMNS, & QUARTET MUSIC
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A SINGING STREAM Pt. 1
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A SINGING STREAM Pt. 2
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ChicaGO REACH Choir Project
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Dat Mornin' Train
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LILY IN THE VALLEY
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I'm A Soldier (In the Army of the Lord)
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Psalm 91
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Lord, Help Me To Hold Out
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RIGHT ON BE FREE
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Expect A Miracle (Clark Sisters)
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Marvelous Things
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GO REACH FINALE
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CRGC Finale Video - Sunday, June 6, 2021 (Edited, music videos only)
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Downloadable Songs from Finale!
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