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I am the assistant ward choir director in my ward, which, as I'm sure you can imagine, is a very stressful and time-intensive calling. Our director is gone fairly frequently, which gives me a chance to lead practices, and sometimes our performances. Generally, I just follow the director's choices of music, but today I was browsing through some music and found this:
http://www.copypackmusic.com./IfYou'reHappy.html
For those of you too lazy to click on the link, it is a choir adaptation of "If You're Happy and you Know It". Highlights include the women singing the melody as the men chant "We are happy, we are happy", as well as a brief switch to a solemn version of "If You Chance to Meet a Frown". I haven't seen the full version, so I'm not sure if we would actually get the congregation to stand up and clap their hands, stomp their feet, shout hooray!, etc.
I am seriously considering getting this and springing it on the ward some week. My motivation is mostly to see the shocked and uncomfortable faces of the congregation, as well as the Bishop. I figure there's not much he can say though, as the song is straight from the (primary) hymn book.
http://www.copypackmusic.com./IfYou'reHappy.html
For those of you too lazy to click on the link, it is a choir adaptation of "If You're Happy and you Know It". Highlights include the women singing the melody as the men chant "We are happy, we are happy", as well as a brief switch to a solemn version of "If You Chance to Meet a Frown". I haven't seen the full version, so I'm not sure if we would actually get the congregation to stand up and clap their hands, stomp their feet, shout hooray!, etc.
I am seriously considering getting this and springing it on the ward some week. My motivation is mostly to see the shocked and uncomfortable faces of the congregation, as well as the Bishop. I figure there's not much he can say though, as the song is straight from the (primary) hymn book.
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