*Note: Selection of literature each year is dependent on the musical ability and developmental level of the students. Especially at this age level, developmental issues (such as changing voices) must be taken into account. The following list includes repertoire for a variety of situations.
Title: Agnus Dei (3-part mixed)
Composer: Audrey Snyder
Author: Traditional Latin Text
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: HL 08703392
This piece is suitable for a well-seasoned middle level choir, with males with changed voices. The Latin text promotes good pure vowel production. The harmonies will challenge students aurally. The legato style offers opportunities for students to experience expressive, sensitive singing.
Title: The Battle of Jericho (3-part mixed)
Arranger: Roger Emerson
Composer: Traditional Spiritual
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: HL 08552288
This piece is suitable for a beginning-level middle school choir with males with changed voices. The tessitura of the male voice part is appropriate for this age level. While the piece is not as harmonically challenging, it provides opportunities to focus on rhythm, vowel production, and diction.
Title: Shine On Me (SAB)
Arranger: Rollo Dilworth
Composer: Traditional Spiritual
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: HL 8551557
This piece is suitable for middle-level choir with males with changed voices. This piece provides students with the opportunity to sing in a swing style. Melodies are partner-style, so students can practice part independence.
Title: Danny Boy (SAB)
Arranger: Mark Hayes
Composer: Traditional Folk
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Inventory No.: AP 19801
This piece is suitable for middle-level choir with males with changed voices. This piece promotes legato singing, proper vocal technique and breath support, and round vowel production. Students typically enjoy performing the expressive elements in this piece.
Title: Al Shlosha D’Varim (2-Part)
Composer: Allan E. Naplan
Author: Pirkei Avot
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Inventory No.: HL 48004534
This piece is suitable for beginning-level middle school choir, with or without males with changed voices. The two parts are written so that both could be sung in either octave, depending on student needs. Students gain experience singing in a foreign language (Hebrew), which supports good vowel production. Expressive elements are enforced, and students can gain practice singing in harmony.
Title: Cold and Fugue Season (2- or 3-Part)
Composer: Ellen Foncannon
Publisher: Pavane Publishing
Inventory No.: HL 08301350
This piece is suitable for a middle-level choir, with or without males with changed voices. Students are provided with experience singing humorous text in a serious Baroque fugue style. Good choral technique is reinforced. This is a good supplement to a music history lesson.
Title: Looking Glass River (2-Part)
Composer: Janet Gardner
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: HL 35013241
This piece is suitable for a beginning-level middle school choir with unchanged male voices. Students will be able to cultivate their skills for expression, dynamic contrast, and phrasing. This will benefit students who need practice singing in more than one part.
Title: My Favorite Things (Medley from The Sound of Music) (2- or 3-Part Mixed)
Arranger: Mark Brymer
Composer: Oscar Hammerstein II
Composer: Richard Rogers
This piece is suitable for a middle school choir with changed or unchanged male voices. Students gain exposure to musical theatre literature. This piece provides opportunities to focus on rhythm skills, dynamics and articulation, stylistic contrast, and singing in parts.
Title: Et In Terra Pax (3-Part Mixed)
Composer: Mary Lynn Lightfoot
Author: Traditional Latin
Publisher: Heritage Music Press
Inventory No.: LO.15-2097H
This piece is suitable for middle school choir with changed male voices. The Latin text promotes study of pure vowels and good singing technique. Harmonies and part-writing style will help students transition to more technically difficult literature.
Title: Ja-Da, Ja-Da Jing Jing Jing! (2- or 3-Part)
Arranger: Greg Gilpin
Publisher: Shawnee Press
Inventory No.: HL 35011319
This piece is suitable for middle school choir with changed and/or unchanged male voices. The piece exposes students to ragtime style and provides opportunities for learning rhythm and syncopation. Aurally, the melodies challenge students with chromaticism and some non-traditional harmonies.
Warm-up/Sight-singing resources:
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: HL 8749441
Patterns of Sound by Emily Crocker and Joyce Ellers
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: HL 40216132
The Rhythm Reader by Audrey Snyder
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: HL 866003
Warm-ups and Workouts for the Developing Choir, Vol. I by Emily Crocker
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Inventory No.: 47123012
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(Used to notate warm-ups composed/arranged by the teacher that will be projected on a screen.)
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