Lyrics - (mouth music) Gonna go down to the river, gonna step into the water, swim in the light of the moonshine, bathe me in light. I will not live only inside my skin, knowing the ending before I begin! I will walk forward into the fire, with fear and laughter I’ll dance with my desire. Bathe in moonshine, walk in fire; dance with fear and with desire! "This round began with a powerful feeling that I could only express in mouth music (i.e. sounds without words). I then had to figure out just what I was feeling and put that into real words that coordinated exactly with the syllables of the mouth music I’d been singing. Exciting! I added three more sections that harmonized with the same chord structure to create quite a complex round, but I kept the original simple mouth music at the beginning and end of the piece to retain the origins of these feelings.” — from ‘Song Notes’ in songbook and CD “Follow the Sun, Rounds & Partner Songs Vol.4” Words & Music by Joanne Hammil ©2012 JHO Music See www.joannehammil.com for more of Joanne’s music

Lyrics - A goal is something to keep before you; keep walking closer every day. But I’ll tell you a secret: you probably won’t reach it, so you better enjoy your footsteps along the way. "Written while taking a long walk on an island and thinking about the life metaphor of perhaps not being able to get to the point I was heading for but making sure the hike itself was delightful anyway.” — from ‘Song Notes’ in songbook and CD “Musical Prisms, Rounds & Partner Songs Vol.3” Words & Music by Joanne Hammil ©2012 JHO Music see www.joannehammil.com for more of Joanne’s music

A 2-part partner song or round. Lyrics - 1. Good night, bonne nuit, oyasuminasai, Buenas noches, lala salama, wan an, Spokoinyu noche, gutte nacht, lila tov. 2. Wherever you rest your head tonight - We are all one family, let's hold tight And fill the world with dreams of harmony tonight! "The languages in this song are English, French, Japanese, Spanish, Swahili, Chinese, Russian, German and Hebrew. One world full of harmonies from all our glorious differences -- that's my dream." -- from 'Song Notes' in songbook and CD "Rounds & Partner Songs Vol. 1" words & music by Joanne Hammil © 1988 JHO Music See http://www.joannehammil.com for more of Joanne's music.

This is a brief retrospective sampling of Joanne's work as a choral director/music educator, involving clips from various children's choruses and adult/intergenerational choruses and concerts that she has presented over the years. See more about Joanne and her music at http://www.joannehammil.com

A 4-part round. Lyrics - When I'm under pressure I get speedy and tense up and then ironically I don't get as much done as I could if I would slow Down, breathe deep, stay centered and calm -I Try, but I can't! I'm thinking of adding a relaxation class into my schedule so I can be more steady even though I'm adding more... ('cause...) ending: More, more, more, more, more, more, more! "The music and lyrics both play with the concept of tempo here. It's actually very challenging to keep a steady tempo, especially while singing the frenetic first line. You can cram more notes (or activities) into each measure (or day), but it's only an illusion that you gain something by going faster." -- from 'Song Notes' in songbook and CD "Rounds & Partner Songs Vol. 1" words & music by Joanne Hammil © 1995 JHO Music See http://www.joannehammil.com for more of Joanne's music.