Course Summary

Choosing and preparing music for your choir

This is a course about choosing repertoire and preparing for your choir to learn. Whether you’re singing madrigals or Motown, this course will help you assess whether a piece is suitable for your choir and plan how best to teach, practise and rehearse it. This is the day to day work of choir leaders all over the world. Mastering the skills in this course will save you time and maximise your choir’s (and your) enjoyment.

RSP 1 Introduction
Introduction
2:27
RSP 2 The composer's vision
The composer's vision
3:16
RSP 3 Selecting repertoire
Selecting repertoire
4:58
RSP 4 Understanding the music
Understanding the music
4:04
RSP 5 Text
Text
5:31
RSP 6 Structure
Structure
9:30
RSP 7 Time signature & meter
Time signature and meter
3:44
RSP 8 Rhythm
Rhythm
4:00
RSP 9 Key signature, range & tessitura
Key signature, range and tessitura
4:55
RSP 10 Tempo & transitions
Tempo and transitions
3:21
RSP 11 Dynamics
Dynamics
6:14
RSP 12 Entries, Ends & pauses
Entries, ends and pauses
3:33
RSP 13 Individual parts
Individual parts
5:05
RSP 14 Creating a teaching plan
Creating a teaching plan
2:47
RSP 15 Considerations for teaching by ear
Special considerations for teaching by ear
3:14
RSP 16 Anticipating problems
Anticipating problems
4:14
RSP 17 Your conducting practice
Building your conducting practice
3:24