In this short Life

Scan this to reach this page (or go to joelrust.com/inthisshortlife):

   In this short Life That only lasts an hour.
   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.

Voice ranges for In this short Life

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