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| Raymond Wise has penned over 500 compositions, including gospel songs, spirituals, anthems, sacred and secular choral music, art songs, suites, musical theater, children's songs, band music, piano music, rap music, and opera scores. A description of songbooks and course books that are offered and available are listed below. To view a listing of musical works that are currently available in sheet music CLICK HERE. Score Types The Raymond Wise Choral Music Series offers two types of musical scores. Octavos (OCT): Professionally printed scores in the traditional choral sheet music size and style. Bulletin Size Scores (8x11): Scores Printed on 11' x 17" white paper, folded, and stapled. SPECIAL NOTE: All music is available in bulletin size scores. All music can be made available in octavos if 100 or more copies are ordered. Some selections are available in Song Book Collections (SBC). (VS) = Denotes scores that are presently available in a vocal score only. Piano/Vocal scores of these selections may require a 7-10 day waiting period.
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This songbook contains 9 selections from Rev. Raymond Wise and Family’s recording entitled Familiar Songs and Sayings (1994).
The songbook contains 13 selections written by Raymond Wise from the Raise Kids recording entitled Gospel Songs for Children’s Voices (1999).
This book contains lessons, activities, and games for teaching the Books of the Bible. It also contains the song lyrics and sheet music to the Bible Rap.
This collection shares the story of Christmas through original gospel songs. 
This songbook contains 13 contemporary and traditional gospel songs and spirituals. 
This songbook contains many of the classic favorite recorded by Raise Choir from 1987 to the present. Includes songs such as: I've Got a Robe, Glory and Honor, It Happened on Calvary, Fix Me, Benediction, I Just Want to Say Thanks, and more. 
This songbook contains 15 gospel songs, spirituals, and anthems for men's voices written by Raymond Wise. 
This book contains the skit entitled “Who Loves You.” Designed to lead teens through a crisis to a deeper faith and relationship with God (1987).
This music book is designed to serve as a companion text to traditional piano technique books. It consists of simple gospel songs and hymns that can be performed by the beginning piano student (1995).
This book provides a step by step method to teach people how to play gospel music by ear in six weeks.
This book moves beyond the basic fundamentals of playing gospel music by ear and works to establish and expand the musical vocabulary of the gospel pianist. 
This book emphasizes traditional vocal technique and outlines how gospel singers may apply traditional vocal techniques to enhance their breathing, tone placement, tone quality and vocal health (1997).
This book offers insight on Interpreting gospel music scores and performing with greater musical, cultural, and spiritual authenticity (2003).
This book outlines the steps necessary for choral conductors to successfully teach vocal parts to gospel choirs (2003).
This book explores the question of "what is music ministry" and offers practical and spiritual tips on ministering successfully through gospel music (2003).
The Doctoral Dissertation of Dr. Raymond Wise offers a decade by decade account of the history of gospel music from 1900 to 2000. It also provides an assessment of its meaning and relevance (2002).