  There is a character named Anna in the two-act musical stage play A GIANT INFLATABLE CHRISTMAS who happens to be a single mother. The play is set in December of 2011, and Anna, as office manager of a manufacturing company, has not had a raise in four years. The economy is still very tough and things are not easy for her and her kids. This song expresses her melancholy feelings about her situation and also to express her faith that things will get better. + + + What is a single mom to do? There's been no raises now for four straight years! Guess we will have to muddle through; Swallow all my pride and choke back tears. It's for the kids I keep on going But it gets tougher every day. I try to rest secure in knowing That God, you're with me all the way. What is a single mom to do? I'll try to keep the heat and lights on. We are going to make it through. Suck it up and just keep pressing on. But you would think that life would be More of joy, and less of woe. And maybe there's a way to see A better way that we should go. As a child I would dream of a fable: A ball gown, a carriage, a prince, Now I have to put food on the table, And keep kids in clothing that fits. What is a single mom to do? There's been no raises now for four straight years! Guess we will have to muddle through; Swallow all my pride and choke back tears. It's for the kids I keep on going But it gets tougher every day. I try to rest secure in knowing That God, You will show me a way. That God, You will show me a way. + + + The range is middle C to E, a tenth, and suitable for mezzo soprano. The pdf file includes a rehearsal score containing the vocal line and a piano part that could be used for performance without an orchestra, or with a partial orchestra. The song itself is just over three minutes long, and is followed in the score by a 40-second scene change tag. The tag could be shortened to 20 seconds, or lengthened to 60 or 80 seconds through the use of a cut or repeats at the double bar lines provided. The song is intended to be performed with the pit orchestra for the show, and 19 pieces are recommended: Flute Clarinet Alto Sax Tenor Sax Trumpet 1 & 2 (one each) F Horn 1 & 2 (one each) Trombone 1 & 2 (one each) Violin 1 & 2 (two each) Cello Keyboard (Acoustic Grand) Guitar (one player: hollow body electric) Electric Bass Drum Kit (one player: bass, snare, high hat and ride cymbals, tom-toms) Since this is written for a pit orchestra, no substitute parts are included. MP3 sound sample: entire piece (synthesizer/midi). WHAT IS A SINGLE MOM TO DO? by Tom Kirkland, a mezzo soprano solo with 19-piece orchestra, comes in a pdf file of 729K, including a six-page vocal/piano rehearsal score, twenty-six page orchestral score, eleven two-page parts, two three-page parts and a license page, sixty-one pages in all. Performance time should be about 3:10 for the song alone, plus about 40 seconds for the scene change tag at the end. |
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