Essential Repertoire
Choral Literature for Mixed, Treble, and Tenor Bass Ensembles
This new series is actually a core library of over 200 high-quality, time-tested choral works that choirs love to sing, including masterworks, folksongs, spirituals, a cappella and accompanied works, traditional favorites and lighter works.
Recognizing a teacher's busy schedule, these anthologies help you organize and budget your rehearsal time effectively so that the music you choose for rehearsal and performance becomes a framework for teaching music history, style, terminology, and cultural context.
The authors have developed a customized teaching plan for each choral piece in the series. Topics covered include:
Student Edition:
Composer information
Cultural context
Musical terms and symbols
Preparation exercises and warmups
Evaluation activities
Teacher Edition:
Student text page
Ranges and song information
Learning objectives based on the National Standards for Arts Education
Historical / Stylistic guidelines
Vocal technique, warmups and exercises
Suggested teaching sequence
Performance ideas
Evaluation techniques
Extension and enrichment activities
Level One
Essential Repertoire for Young Choir
Recommended for Grades 6-8
Mixed, treble, tenor bass