Learn-A-Part: "If ye love me"

"If ye love me" is a 4-part motet composed by Thomas Tallis, based on a text from John 14. This tutorial reviews the parts for all four voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) in sections, and provides and opportunity to practice individually, and as an ensemble.
Click track for recording: • Record-A-Part: "If ye ...
0:00 Introduction
1:14 Section A
1:28 Soprano
2:08 Alto
2:49 Tenor
3:32 Bass
4:15 All Parts
5:24 Section B
5:37 Tenor
6:20 Bass
7:11 Alto
7:57 Soprano
8:41 All Parts
9:37 Roadmap
9:58 Whole song

[@bettina1923]

Thank you so much! Your video is exactly what I was looking for to practice my alto voice. You're doing so well😘 the Lord Jesus Christ bless you🙏🏻😘 best wishes from Switzerland🇨🇭

[@sing-a-part]

You're welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful.

[@annemarierodrigue7282]

You are a wonderful teacher and your video has been of great help to me in learning this beautiful motet. Thank you.

[@sing-a-part]

You're welcome!

[@b.j.m.harmsze387]

Ook vanuit Nederland hartelijk dank voor deze inleiding.

[@sing-a-part]

Graag gedaan!

[@thomaswomack3888]

thanks so much deconstructing this the way you did it makes it much easier to see how this piece all fits together. Like so many pieces of truly great music this piece appears simple on the surface, but is actually much trickier than it appears at first glance. Its my hope I get to sing this with a really good group before I push up daisies. This has become one of my favorite vocal pieces of all time, the tenor part is so lovely and challenging for this baritone voice of mine. I try to sing thru this at least once or twice daily. I am starting to really get it thanks to your way of breaking it apart. Thank you thank you thank you :)

[@sing-a-part]

You're welcome! Glad to help :)

[@silasbm]

Thank you very much! Regards from Brazil! God bless you!

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You're welcome!

[@jmbarr7424]

Appreciate the great instructions. I wish our choir director had your technique and encouraging demeanor; it must be a great joy to learn from you. God bless you…

[@sing-a-part]

Thank you so much!

[@norma7291]

This is great. I need this to learn to learn different parts.

[@JIM-ot4ws]

I finally found that glorious spot in BAR 14 around the word 'may' where there is a semitone clash between F and E of altos and tenors. It shimmers, it sparkles, Tallis was brilliant!

[@sing-a-part]

Nice!

[@Annelies-mq9yv]

Great practice, thank you from France !

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You're welcome!

[@TheTerryMarsh1]

Congratulations on this video and your very useful channel!

[@sing-a-part]

Thank you very much!

[@ritavermeiren4241]

Thank you Daniela

[@leahkelly8306]

Oh, I absolutely love and appreciate your videos! I have always been a mezzo soprano SOLO Singer. Every now and then I will participate in my church choir when they have low attendance and I swear it is so difficult to stay on the alto line and not jump to the soprano lying. Your videos have helped so much.

[@sing-a-part]

I'm really glad you're finding the videos helpful!

[@suesanford1127]

Thank you so much for this , its a beautiful piece and I'm learning it as an alto having previously sung it as a soprano and this is so helpful.

[@sing-a-part]

You're very welcome!

[@wmjdejong]

Thank you very much. Regards from The Netherlands

[@sing-a-part]

You are very welcome!

[@annemarierodrigue7282]

Thanks!

[@sing-a-part]

Much appreciated!

[@aaronpangilinan3975]

Thank you so much for this! We will sing this next Sunday

[@sing-a-part]

You're welcome!

[@dawnboyerfineart7308]

Thank you SO much for this video. It has helped me immensely in getting a firmer grasp of holding my part against others, and I am grateful! Your teaching is clear, interesting, and easy to follow. 🙂

[@sing-a-part]

I'm so glad you found this helpful!

[@RichardDenemy]

This is massively helpful. Thank you so much. Is there a list of the other works you've covered, please?

[@sing-a-part]

So glad you found this helpful. You can check out my other videos on my channel youtube.com/@sing-a-part and I also have a list on my website www.singapart.org/tutorials.

[@zadigvoltaire5097]

Excelente...

[@darrellmoore1743]

Delightful presentation.

[@sing-a-part]

Thank you!

[@denisemullarkey5117]

Thank you for doing this

[@sing-a-part]

You're welcome!

[@ninjagamingchannelallandro6905]

Thanks 😊

[@carlosrodriguezmarrero4735]

Thanks

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You're welcome!

[@miguelykaris7869]

Great idea,thanks so much to you!

[@sing-a-part]

You are so welcome!

[@miguelykaris7869]

@@sing-a-part thanks!!

[@nicoshito1]

2:12 for practicing :)

[@gunner4365]

That was very nice lesson - Tallis is an under-appreciated composer in my opinion. There is a Belgian group, Vox Luminas, that has a YT video published with a performance of this piece in a lower, "more original" voicing that is fun to hear.

[@sing-a-part]

Thanks for the recommendation... will check them out.

[@HannaARTzink]

Yeah, deconstructing indeed thank you. But I am just learning the piece and just wish for a little less gusto on tempo...

[@sing-a-part]

You're welcome and thanks for the feedback!

[@laurafernandezalcalde3222]

thank you!!!!

[@sing-a-part]

You're welcome!

[@uscroger4690]

Ty!

[@IsaacEstrada12]

Gosh, I love it!!! Do Spem in Alium!!!!

[@edithkinuthia5870]

Iam still getting lost in the 2nd part

[@Lifecomesfromwithin]

I wonder if you'd like to see this one it's from around the same time. It's one of my favorites that I'm not sure if it got turned into a hymn or not but it does sound like a Christmas carol. I like what early music in a different way does with it also. ruclips.net/video/yD7qRFELl8w/видео.html

[@sing-a-part]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@lyndonstorch1794]

❤

[@Sam_tal]

3:37

[@MyMacsam]

Why do you talk like this? At the end of every sentence your voice goes low, like you are a bass. It s very annoying!

[@jamtnas]

This might be one of the weirdest comments I've seen in a long time. Almost worth a screenshot.

[@MyMacsam]

@@jamtnas Go ahead and "screen-shoot" it and then blow it up and hang it on your wall. Maybe then you will start speaking properly. The "weird" thing is the way you talk. Listen to your videos and see what I am talking about!

[@SuzyBriseno]

As excellent as this tutorial is, I must agree that your speaking with a "vocal fry" at the end of each statement is most distressing and NOT how a singer should speak. Please measure and use your breath throughout the entire sentence or phrase, just as you would in a musical phrase. Thanks again for the video.