Free Chamber Music Post #7

To my friends and colleagues in instrumental music, this is the seventh in a series of free chamber music pieces that I am making available. As we seek ways to make music making more personal and meaningful in new teaching situations this fall, I thought it might be appropriate for our students to use a familiar work to help live that message and bring joy to others. This short setting of “Happy Birthday to You” is by no means ground-breaking, but it should be within the reach of intermediate musicians in grades 6-8.

As I recognize the challenges ahead in the fall, the need for ensemble music for chamber groups may be vital. Please share this post with your network of friends teaching instrumental music. If you are able to use it at any point this year, please let me know so that we might share the good work of your students on my Facebook page. A simple video of Happy Birthday could bring a lot needed to joy to the parents of our students, other educators and administrators, and members of our community. Take the message of joy and hope in music to the world. Best wishes!

Happy Birthday Parts (condensed score for all instruments)