Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child patriotic it's a great choice for

it's a great choice for school songs

emotional content

it clearly teaches the importance of understanding how your particular part fits in with the others

Brass Quartet #5

The dissonant oom-pah parts in the clarinet and xylophone (first appearing at 25) should be played lightly and with a sense of humor

Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child patriotic it's a great choice forSometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Ryan Dignan Grade 1. 5 If Santana did a version of a spiritual, scored with a jazz band, it would sound something like this. Lots of doubling make this chart a cinch for almost any instrumentation, and it has a groove that won't quit. Doable with 2 tpts, 2 altos, 1 tenor, 1 trombone, piano (with bass doubled), and drums. Optional instrumentation parts for Flute, Clarinet, Baritone, F Horn, Tuba and Vibes. Score