This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II . Each piece is in English and has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs, folksongs, humorous songs, and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contest solos. The audio includes professionally-recorded accompaniments. Baritone/Bass Contents: Aura Lee (Poulton) * Beautiful Dreamer (Foster) * The Erie Canal (Folksong) * Foolish Questions (Folksong) * Funiculi, Funicula (Denza) * Go Down, Moses * I Wish I Was Single Again (Beckel) * If You Were the Only Girl in the World (Ayer) * The Jolly Miller (arr. Manney) * Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho * The Lark in the Morn (arr. Sharp) * The Lost Chord (Sullivan) * The Minstrel Boy (arr. Weckerlin) * Mrs. Murphy's Chowder (arr. Culli) * Out of My Soul's Great Sadness (Franz) * Request (Franz) * Simple Gifts (Shaker song) * Smick, Smack, Smuck (Sousa) * Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (arr. Burleigh) * The Story of a Tack (Parks) * Swing Low, Sweet Chariot * Where Did You Get That Hat? (Sullivan) * While Strolling Through the Park One Day * You'll Miss Lots of Fun When You're Married (Sousa).
