Pender’s is proud to host this musical gathering featuring Lisa and Lori Bastien!
Please join Lisa in New York, and Lori in California, as they share their unique, personal teaching insights and present captivating compositions from their NEW Bastien New Traditions, All in One Piano Course. As active, full-time piano teachers for over 30 years, The Bastien Sisters know what motivates and delights students of all ages and abilities and they will offer practical and inspiring teaching tips and ideas. Lisa and Lori will discuss how to bring musical meaning and value to each and every lesson, whether those lessons are in person or virtual.
This year, Joy of Worship is coming to you! In addition to the choral sessions, we will also provide on-demand break-out sessions featuring a variety of topics exclusively through Pender’s during the month of July!
Registration will be required to view at no charge. Complete your free registration here. After completing your free registration order, you will receive an email from Pender’s Music Co. with an access code, good for all sessions.
O FOR A DOZEN TONGUES TO SING Music for Smaller Choirs Join Joseph Martin and friends for a look at new music crafted especially for the smaller choir. This session will feature selections that will be useful throughout the entire church year.
SEASONS OF PRAISE Music for Advent and Christmas Journey through December with Joseph Martin and friends as we look at new anthems for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. From traditional carols to fresh new sounds of the season, there’s something here for everyone!
SING A NEW SONG Music for Blended and Contemporary Worship Designed for the traditional/transitional and contemporary choir, this session will showcase music from some of today’s prominent worship leaders and Christian artists. Joseph Martin and friends will take you through these uplifting songs that will work all year long.
REJOICE, GIVE THANKS AND SING Music for Thanksgiving and General Worship Join Joseph Martin and friends as they lead you through new selections for General Worship. From joyous anthems of praise and thanksgiving, to reflective songs of healing and hope, this session is full of meaningful music, perfect for any Sunday.
WORSHIP SONGS JUNIOR Music for Younger and Older Elementary Choirs Discover outstanding new music for younger and older elementary choirs with Jeff Reeves and Joseph Martin. This session features both general and seasonal music for the entire church year. Songs, both familiar and new, promise to nurture the musical and spiritual growth of your singers to last a lifetime!
This year, Sing-a-bration and Joy of Singing are coming to you! You may choose from over 30 unique reading sessions, lasting up to 90 minutes each. Elementary and secondary levels sessions are available. We will also provide on-demand break-out sessions featuring a variety of topics for both middle school and high school, exclusively through Pender’s during the month of July!
Most reading sessions and breakout topic sessions will offer a certificate of participation which may be suitable for continuing education credits. Registration will be required to view at no charge.
Complete your free registration here. After completing your free registration order, you will receive an email from Pender’s Music Co. with an access code, good for all sessions.
Pender’s Sing-a-bration Elementary Session Experience a multi-level reading session of exciting new music from multiple publishers for elementary and developing choirs. Sessions by Andy Beck and Denise Eaton
Pender’s Sing-a-bration Secondary Session Experience a multi-level reading session of exciting new music from multiple publishers for middle school and high school choirs. Sessions by Andy Beck, and Denise Eaton
Joy of Singing High School Reading Sessions
High School Concert and Festival While these writers and arrangers have long been known for their creative arrangements of copyrighted music, they are all accomplished musicians who require an outlet for their pure classical and Concert work. Along with Roger Emerson, Mac Huff, Emily Crocker, John Leavitt, Kirby Shaw and Cristi Cary Miller, a wonderful ensemble of well-respected writers have been regular contributors to this important genre of music. We have the bonus of Henry Leck’s Creating Artistry Series. This online session is hosted by composer, arranger teacher Rollo Dilworth.
High School Winter & Holiday Whether you can sing traditional carols or not, whether you embrace pop music or not. Hal Leonard has Winter, Christmas, Hanukah, secular and sacred music for the season. Emily Crocker is our host for this session.
Curated Series As conductors, we all look for repertoire from other leading conductors when choosing literature for our programs. Hal Leonard has assembled a most impressive list of conductors and composers as “contributing editors” who seek new music as they travel the world as guest conductors and clinicians. Andrea Ramsey, Rollo Dilworth, Judith Clurman, Craig Hella Johnson, Carrie Tennant, Jonathan Palant, Eugene Rogers and Joni Jensen bring us highlights from their important and varied series. Concert and Classical Choral Editor, Scott Foss, is the host for this session along with appearances by each of the series contributors.
High School Pop and Jazz Hal Leonard has long been known for the pop and jazz arrangements they bring to the choral world. From the Beatles to Taylor Swift, The Rat Pack to Take 6 and everyone in between, we have the hottest artists and the arrangements to match. Included in this area is Pop A Cappella, Classic Pop, Current Pop as well as Jazz standards, original jazz compositions and contemporary Jazz. Roger Emerson shares his thoughts and insights as the host of this session.
High School Stage and Screen With exclusive print rights to Disney, Rogers and Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim, Pasek and Paul and so many more from Broadway and the movies, Hal Leonard is the place to find Broadway, Movie and TV music for your show choir, Concert Choir, Men’s and Women’s choirs and everyone in between. This session features music from Frozen 2, Rocketman, Dumbo, The Lion King, The Greatest Showman, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Aladdin and more. Mac Huff has been creating arrangements of this music for many years and he brings his talents as host of this session.
High School Shawnee Press Greg Gilpin has developed the Shawnee Press school catalogue into one of the most varied and respected imprints in the industry. With a combination of original music along with copyrighted arrangements from some of America’s leading writers, arrangers and educators, there is something for everyone. Greg hosts, offers his insights, and engages his contributors for this session.
Joy of Singing Middle School Reading Sessions
Middle School Concert and Festival While these writers and arrangers have long been known for their creative arrangements of copyrighted music, they are all accomplished musicians who require an outlet for their pure classical and Concert work. Along with Roger Emerson, Mac Huff, Emily Crocker, John Leavitt, Kirby Shaw and Cristi Cary Miller, a wonderful ensemble of well-respected writers have been regular contributors to this important genre of music. Unique and important to this earlier level of student is our Discovery Series, featuring music especially selected and edited by Audrey Snyder for beginning and developing middle school choirs and offering VoiceTrax recordings. You will find many invaluable resources for your singers. This online session is hosted by Cristi Cary Miller.
Middle School Winter & Holiday Whether you can sing traditional carols or not, whether you embrace pop music or not, Hal Leonard has Winter, Christmas, Hanukkah, secular and sacred music for the season. Roger Emerson is our host for this session.
Middle School Pop and Jazz Hal Leonard has long been known for the pop and jazz copyrights they control in the print music world. From the Beatles to Taylor Swift, from The Rat Pack to Take 6 and everyone in between, we have the hottest artists and the arrangements to match. Included in this area is Pop A Cappella, Classic Pop, Current Pop as well as Jazz standards, Jazz originals and contemporary Jazz. Cristi Cary Miller, herself a middle school teacher, hosts this session and shares her insights as to how she programs this style of music and how her students embrace it.
Middle School Stage and Screen With exclusive print rights to Disney, Rogers and Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, Stephen Sondheim, Pasek and Paul and so many more from Broadway and the movies, Hal Leonard is the place to find Broadway, Movie and TV music for your show choir, Concert Choir, Men’s and Women’s choirs and everyone in between. This session features music from Frozen 2, Rocketman, Dumbo, The Lion King, The Greatest Showman, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Aladdin and more. Roger Emerson has been creating thoughtful and ability-appropriate arrangements of this music for many years and he brings his talents as host of this session.
Middle School Shawnee Press Greg Gilpin has developed the Shawnee Press school catalogue into one of the most varied and respected imprints in the industry. With a combination of original music along with copyrighted arrangements from some of America’s leading writers, arrangers and educators, there is something for everyone. Greg hosts, offers his insights, and engages his contributors for this session.
Elementary Breakout Sessions
The Interactive General Music Classroom – Shawna Longo Essential Elements Music Class provides hundreds of songs and numerous resources for elementary music including digital books, listening maps, teacher plans, concert repertoire, method books, activity pages, and Noteflight. This session will demonstrate many ways that you can use EE Music Class with your students. It will give you tips and tricks for integration and organization, all provided by an experienced music teacher who is using EEMC with her students in all learning environments!
Jazz for Young People – Swingin’ interaction in the classroom or the living room – Sharon Burch (Grades 2-8) Designed for teachers who may or may not be trained in America’s art form, making jazz accessible to everyone. Experience a general music introduction to jazz through the music and innovations of Louis Armstrong. Interactive jazz lessons created with the content of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz At Lincoln Center (JALC) recordings. Students scat sing and play unpitched instruments (or spoons from the kitchen drawer) along with great jazz standards and the audio/video recordings of JALC artists. Sharon Burch, an education consultant for JALC, shares interactive lessons from Wynton Marsalis’s Jazz for Young People resources that can work in the classroom or remotely online. Interactive jazz theory incorporating 21st Century Skills.
Ukulele in the Classroom – Anyone Can Do It! – Roger Emerson Roger Emerson received his degree in Music Education from Southern Oregon University and served as music specialist for 12 years in the Mt. Shasta Public School system. He concluded his teaching career at the College of the Siskiyous, also in Northern California, and now devotes full time to composing, arranging and consulting. Roger is known for creating “songs kids love to sing.”
World Rhythms – Kalani Das Unlock the full potential of musical experiences to meet your students’ creative and community needs. Board-Certified Music Therapist and World Drumming specialist, Kalani Das, shares ways of using the World Rhythms program to help your students feel engaged, empowered, and connected.
Middle School/High School Breakout Sessions
From a Distance: Online learning technology and copyright – John Mlynczak With online learning, we can continue to teach music to our students in these unpredictable times. What technology do we need to be successful? How can we legally create and share repertoire with our students? This session will provide guidance for creating an adaptable music curriculum and demonstrate many resources to support your program.
You Think Sight-Reading, They Think FUN! – Emily Cocker Follow a prescribed sequence and see the reading (and fun!) develop. This session includes techniques and materials to introduce and develop music reading skills in beginning elementary and middle school choirs.
The Changing Voice – What to do with those boys! – Roger Emerson Roger Emerson received his degree in Music Education from Southern Oregon University and served as music specialist for 12 years in the Mt. Shasta Public School system. He concluded his teaching career at the College of the Siskiyous, also in Northern California, and now devotes full time to composing, arranging and consulting. Roger is known for creating “songs kids love to sing.”
I’d Like To Teach the World to Sing – Cristi Cary Miller Discover and develop multiple methods for teaching a song. Learn how to reach all styles of learners in the music classroom.
It All Begins with OO – Greg Gilpin with special guests Tim Seelig and Lynn Brinckmeyer
Developing Great Diction with Your Choir – Rollo Dilworth
Are you ready for marching band season? We are! At Pender’s we have all the sheet music you need for marching bands of all levels! Check out our newest marching band music to see the latest, or browse our bestsellers that never go out of style. You can also find percussion music for your drumline, and we even have marching band folios and marching drill designs to get you completely ready for the season. Pender’s is your one-stop-shop for all your marching band needs!
Are you planning out the rest of your year? Pender’s is always ready to help you get one step ahead. See our patriotic music and Christmas band selections, and if you need something you don’t see in our catalog, let us know! Call 800-772-5918 to speak with our knowledgeable staff. We’re always happy to help!
Make sight reading simple! Pender’s has tons of resources for practicing sight reading skills. These products will help your students grow their sight reading abilities and feel confident prior to competition!
Join us for two days of inspiring and educational choral workshops, including The Joy of Singing and The Joy of Worship. Learn from some of the top clinicians in the nation!
The Sing-a-bration Workshop day offers a workshop track for Elementary level directors and a separate Middle School/High School track.
The Joy of Singing workshop day offers new Middle School/High School level choral music.
The Joy of Worship reads new choral music in a variety of voicings for every sacred setting.
Below is our roster for our two days of workshops. There is no Saturday workshop.
Thursday, July 9th 9 AM – 4 PM Sing-a-bration Andy Beck, Denise Eaton, Greg Gilpin, and a cameo by John Jacobson
Thursday, July 9th 6 PM – 9 PM Joy of Worship Joseph Martin and John Purifoy
Friday, July 10th 9 AM – 4 PM Joy of Singing Rollo Dilworth, Roger Emerson, Mac Huff, and John Jacobson
Prices are $60 each for the school sessions (Sing-a-bration & Joy of Singing) and $25 for the church session (Joy of Worship).
All attendees receive:
Morning coffee & light lunch
Complimentary music packets*
*Music packets of most of the music presented. Prices and workshop details subject to change. Full refund in the event of workshop cancellation.
Easter is almost here, and we have a number of new sacred piano titles that are perfect for your Easter events. These pieces include Spring and Easter themes that are celebratory and beautiful. View our favorites below!
PENDER’S PICKS THE BEST NEW SPRING AND EASTER SACRED CHORAL MUSIC
The Pender’s staff has sifted through thousands of titles to identify the very best new spring sacred choral music for 2020. We want to provide outstanding music for your choirs, and we believe these selections are some of the finest.
Below you will find information about why we selected each title, and a few suggestions about possible uses for the piece. As with all of our previous Sacred Choral Reading Sessions, we have narrowed the list to our opinion of the very best. Of course opinions differ, and if you find that all of the pieces of interest to you are from a single publisher, you can search for that publisher on our website and get more ideas! If a piece has your attention, you will probably listen all the way to the end. Just like at any reading session, you may have it marked with a “no” within the first 32 measures. The nice thing here is you don’t have to sing it all the way through. You can stop and go on to the next piece.
You will find an assortment of general, Lent, and Easter titles that were picked with our customers in mind. To those new to us, we welcome you and hope our selections are good for your choirs too. Be looking for information on our website about our “live” Sacred Choral Reading Sessions in Oklahoma City and Denton this summer. We hope you will attend!
Deep Within SATB – Hayes – C6262 Very singable Mark Hayes arrangement of this contemporary classic hymn from the 80’s. Really nice solo that interchanges with the choral parts.
Easter Celebration SATB – Cameron – C6271 This upbeat Easter introit will combine all your resources. Use it as a short introit or insert your own repeat signs for more verses and have an opening hymn.
Garden of Sorrow SATB – Wright – 810038 Good Friday. This piece effectively travels between g minor and Bb Major to depict sorrow of the crucifixion and the hope for the future.
Gloryland By and By SATB – McDonald – 00-48006 This arrangement of two beloved old hymns works its way into a real toe-tapper in true Mary McDonald style. Great for gospel Sundays.
Grace at the Cross SATB –McKibben –10/5387L This original tune will be ringing in your head. Lyrics are closely related to the easily sung syncopated rhythms. There is a good bit of unison. Harmony parts flow easily from the unison parts making this a quick rehearsal anthem.
Great is Thy Faithfulness SATB – Forrest – BP2210 It is always a toss-up whether to feature a new arrangement of a hymn that has been arranged many times. This one is too good to miss. It is not the easiest of pieces but there are wonderful surprises on every page.
He’s Got the Whole World SATB – McDonald – 00-48007 Wow!! The simplicity of this arrangement! Sensitive treatment of the text. Not what you usually expect. Simple part writing with a lot of unison. Quick study. Gorgeous accompaniment.
Hosanna to the King Who Comes SATB w/ children – Larson – 10/5444L I like this piece for Palm Sunday because it has a catchy tune with just enough twists to make it interesting. The choir and children’s parts are easily learned which makes it a quick study during the busy Easter season.
Hymn of Promise SATB – McDonald – C6265 Using “Sally Gardens” for the melody, Mary McDonald has set this classic Natalie Sleeth text beautifully with highs and lows that highlight the text.
Inasmuch SATB – Choplin – 10/5399L This piece has all of the singable writing you expect from Pepper Choplin. If you have a contemporary ensemble available this one would be great to add at least the drummer. A good drummer can make this piece shine.
Jesus Is Alive! Alleluia! SATB – Shackley – 10/5389L This is a simple and rhythmic telling of the Easter story. The beauty is it does not quote any of the traditional Easter hymns giving you a totally original anthem to sing on Easter Sunday. It would be great at both the beginning of the service or in the anthem position.
Jesus Is Risen SATB w children – Koerts – 810034 This Easter anthem includes easy parts for children, original material, a statement from a standard Easter hymn, and optional congregation. Easy to learn.
Let Your Spirit Rise SATB – Pethel – 10/5390L This is an invitation for the spirit to come. It has beautiful harmony, lyrical melody lines, and is very meditative. This piece will be useful at Pentecost but will also find its way into many other services when appropriate mediation is needed.
Mercy’s Promise SATB – Drennan – 10/5391L The part writing is the shining star of this anthem. Your choir will sound wonderful as they blend together. Wonderful for Palm/Passion services and Holy Week.
On a Hill Far Away SATB – Martin – 10/5427L This haunting original melody by Joseph Martin does great justice to text we know so well. Quiet and simple. Useful for Holy Week – especially a Palm/Passion service.
Rock on Whom We Stand SATB – Berry – 10/5392L You can always depend on Cindy Berry to be direct and to the point with the message of her anthems, thus leaving a lasting impression on the congregation. This is a great text of celebration.
Salvation Is Our God’s SATB – Parks – 10/5424L If you omit the reading from Revelations and start the introduction later, you have a wonderful Palm Sunday anthem that builds as the procession gets nearer.
Shepherd Song SATB – Bolin – 810035 Such a peaceful piece. The flute part is easy and in a good key in case you have a younger flute player.
Sing Community, Sing Peace SATB – Hayes – 10/5397L This is Mark Hayes’ original writing at its best. Beautiful. Written for an ecumenical service. Great for any time love and community is the theme.
These Forty Days SATB – Dengler – 810039 In this piece you get an anthem for the first Sunday of Lent and a chorus that can call your congregation to Lenten worship all the other Sundays of Lent.
With Every Breath SATB – Hayes – 10/5407L The composer was not listed on my original copy. The opening riff made me think it might be a new arrangement of a contemporary hit. The voice lines were so singable and the rhythms fit the words so well. Then, I found out it was a Mark Hayes original. Gather your contemporary forces and give your choir and congregation a fun time.
Wondrous Love SAB – Cameron – C6282 With a brief introduction using the well-known hymn tune this original will be a great change to your Lenten pieces.
Pender’s Music will be bringing a wide selection of music to our booth at OkMEA, including choir, band, jazz, and orchestra music, as well as instrumental and vocal solos and ensembles. We will have a great selection of our TAKT conducting batons, and stock and perusal scores to the new OSSAA music. John, David, and DeLee are looking forward to helping our customers at OkMEA and we are planning to have a wonderful exhibit of music. We hope you will stop by and shop at the convention.
We are excited to announce we will be hosting Scott Rush at our booth following his OkMEA sessions on Thursday, January 16th starting at 10:15am. Band director Scott Rush and leadership legend Tim Lautzenheiser join forces to create Pathway to Success, a dynamic and engaging resource that fosters the leadership qualities of every student, not just the chosen few. We expect this book will be a big hit, so make plans to get a signed copy at Pender’s!
