ESSENTIAL REPERTOIRE FOR THE CONCERT CHOIR LEVEL FOUR (4) ARTIST TENOR BASS/STUDENT Format: Paperback

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 Four


Essential Repertoire for The Concert Choir - Artist Level

Recommended for Grades 11-Adult

Mixed, treble, tenor bass