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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