Guide to the
28 Little Machines

“Little Machines” is a collection of 28 very short mechanical works for unaccompanied mixed singers. Full of ostinati and countermelodies, these well-crafted, sophisticated songs are easy and fun to sing – and fascinating to hear.  Click on any title below to download its PDF score.

#1
B-flat is the Answer
[S, A, T, B]

#2
Chance to Start Again
[S, (A/T), B]​

#3
Dreams
[3 and 4-pt]​

#4
Education for All
[S, (A/T), B]​

#5
Everywhere the Beautiful [5-pt Mixed]
Russia the Beautiful [Unison]
Kenya the Beautiful [Unison]
China the Beautiful [Unison]
Cuba the Beautiful [Unison]
America the Beautiful [Unison]
Write Your Own Melody​

#6
Friend of Time
[S, (A/T), B]​

#7
Great Circles
[S, (A/T), B]​

#8
How High Can We Go?
[S, (A/T), B]​

#9
I am a Machine
[3-part round]​

#10
I See Your Differences and I Smile
[S, (A/T), B]​

#11
Interval Round
[3-part round]​

#12
Keep Us Open, Keep Us Free
[S, (A/T), B]​

#13
Live, Let Live
[S, (A/T), B]​

#14
Marching to the Future
[S, (A/T), B]​

#15
Mud to Flower
[S, (A/T), B]​

#16
Popcorn Waltz
[S, A, T, B]​

#17
Somewhere There’s a Place
[S, A, T, B]​

#18
Suffering is a Part of Life
[S, Whistlers, B]​

#19
Superstition
[S, A, T, B]​

#20
Taking Off My Jersey
[S, (A/T), B]​

#21
Tiny Change Yodel
[Yodelers, S, B]​

#22
Traveling Heals
[S, A, T, B]​

#23
Troubled Child
[S, (A/T), B]​

#24
Tuning to Each Other
[S, (A/T), B]​

#25
Up-Down Polka
[S, (A/T), B]​

#26
Working
[S, A, T, B]​

#27
Works of Art
[S, (A/T), B]​

#28
You Go Ahead
[S, (A/T), B]

If you prefer to use a bound book, an 89-page book can be purchased at amazon.  A digital book can be purchased at Sheet Music Plus.