In this short Life
Scan this to reach this page (or go to joelrust.com/inthisshortlife):
How much - how little - is Within our power.
— Emily Dickinson
This piece was intended to be a warm-up for the longer and more intricate Zoom sing piece, Everything, but it also stands in its own right.
To perform this piece, you need 8 or more singers, each with a separate computer, in a Zoom call or similar video-conference. (It's recommended that you use headphones, to avoid audio feedback issues.)
You'll be given your notes and words to sing in a browser-based interface. Before attempting the full piece, you should go through this tutorial which will show you how it works:
Tutorial
When your group is ready to sing In this short Life, select your voice type here:
Soprano | Alto | Tenor | Bass
The piece doesn't use sheet music, but here are the ranges of the four voice types; you can also hear the range each one uses below. Choose the one that's most comfortable to sing.
