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Voice 1, Voice 2, Piano — General Performance Notes:While this song is meant to be playful, it also meant to be braggadocios and intense! Let their competitiveness show!There is no set choreography, but it does lend itself to adding some original moves! This song can also be performed antiphonally with the students around the performance space to imitate the feeling of being on a playground, listening to children play from all around.Specific Performance Notes:For the opening solo, it can be performed with a small group or as the full choir. Regardless, the opening section is meant to be an homage to the song “The Distance” by Cake. When performing, students will speak the lines in an intense but monotone inflection, ultimately dissipating at the crescendo.The aleatoric section of this piece begins at measure 40. Split your two-part choir into four groups. Half of part one will sing “You’re it!” repeatedly at random intervals of time, while part 2 will sing “Gonna getcha, I’m gonna getcha” repeatedly at random intervals of time. Half of part one will listen for the call of “You’re it” and respond with “Aw man!”. Half of part two will do the same, listening for the call of “Gonna getcha, I’m gonna getcha” Depending on the comfort level of this new concept, you can keep the calls and responses rhythmically as written and in tempo. If your group is taking the new concept well, you can experiment by allowing them to change the duration of the rhythms. However, keep the pitches unchanged and the rhythmic ratios the same. Examples are found below.[insert musical example here]For a fun playground effect, students can be spread out throughout the performance space or traveling through the space while singing this section. The recording will repeat the piano ostinato for eight measures. If you have a pianist, you can play it for as long or as short as you’d like. The desirable length for this section should be between 20 and 40 seconds long. Practice students watching you to signal when to go to the end. Tag by Felipe Rosales is an energetic two-part treble piece with piano that captures the rush and excitement of the classic playground game. The driving piano part propels the music forward with a sense of urgency, while playful rhythms and lively vocal lines keep the piece fun and engaging. Accessible yet full of momentum, this work is a great way for developing choirs to explore rhythm, precision, and teamwork in a high-energy setting.

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