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Choir Secular (SATB choir) SKU: AP.48972 1. Train a Blow 2. Cookie, Cookie 3. Ha One Cousin. Arranged by Marjorie Whylie. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Alfred Choral Designs. Folk; Multicultural; Secular; Traditional; World. Choral Octavo. 12 pages. Alfred Music #00-48972. Published by Alfred Music (AP.48972). UPC: 038081562964. English. Traditional Jamaican Folk Songs.In the words of Jamaican musicologist Marjorie Whylie, Jamaican folk songs are full of social commentary, censure, and recrimination in a vehicle of humor. This publication includes three charming arrangements for a cappella singers and percussion. One describes a comical scene at a train station; a second playfully questions a neighbor about some missing food; and the third (complete with simple instructions to recreate a ringplay game) cheers a naughty cousin who threw his aunt's coat out the window. A printed guide and online video provide vetted learning tools for the Patois language. Unique, authentic, fun! About Alfred Choral DesignsThe Alfred Choral Designs Series provides student and adult choirs with a variety of secular choral music that is useful, practical, educationally appropriate, and a pleasure to sing. To that end, the Choral Designs series features original works, folk song settings, spiritual arrangements, choral masterworks, and holiday selections suitable for use in concerts, festivals, and contests.