You Could Be My Friend
by Mike Wilson
"You Could Be My Friend" is a touching song about how friendship and peace starts with each one of us. It begins and ends with an optional solo that really defines the pure innocence of the message of the song. Listen to our young soloist on the recording, Celia Ellsworth, and you'll see what we mean. Throughout the song, an optional second vocal part really adds to the overall sound and provides a nice challenge for your singers with a little more ability. The recorded accompaniment beautifully sets the mood for this piece featuring strings, flutes, guitar, and piano.
It might be nice for your group of singers to link arms while they sing and then sway slightly from side to side to the beat. This could begin after the opening solo and end at the coda. Since the song is in 3/4, it will probably feel very natural to do this. Or, for another nice effect, you could have the group link arms or hold hands at the coda when the swaying stops. There are many other signs of friendship you could add, such as a handshake, a hug, bowing to one another, showing open arms, etc. While this song would easily work in a quiet moment of any program, its message of friendship would be perfect for a Valentine's Day theme, as well.
Online extras - You will find a free, downloadable MP3 of part 2 of this song under the "Graphics and Extras" for Volume 16, No. 3 at MusicK8.com
Text is taken from Music K-8 magazine.