Choral Literature Outline/Schedule
 

    I. Quality in Music/Considerations in selecting music [2]
        A. Quality in Music
        B. Consideration in selecting music
            1. context
            2. programming balance
            3. voicing
            4. level of difficulty
            5. quality
            6. age appropriate
            7. text appropriate
            8. the church year

    II. Perspectives of Choral Literature [10]
        A. Sacred
            1. Mass
            2. Requiem
            3. Passion
            4. Oratorio
            5. Cantata
            6. Canticle
                a. Apocrypha
                b. Old Testament
                c. New Testament
                d. Other sources
                e. Marian texts
            7. Psalm
            8. Sequence
            9. Lamentations
            10. Motet
            11. Anthem
            12. Spiritual/Folk Hymns
            13. Carol
        B. Secular Music
            1. Middle Ages Secular Choral Songs
            2. Renaissance Secular Choral Songs
            3. Continuo Madrigal
            4. Oratorio/Cantata
            5. Folk Song
            6. Glees, Part-songs
            7. Choral Songs and Occasional pieces
            8. Jazz and Pop Idiom

    III. Sources for finding music [1-2]
        A. Music Store
        B. Reading Sessions
        C. Catalogues
        D. Recordings
        E. Programs
        F. Festivals
        G. Professional Organizations
        H. Peers
        I. Library
        J. Internet
            1. Sources available
            2. Library of Congress numbering
        K. Single Copy File
        L. Editions

    IV. Selecting music for graded choirs [1]
        A. Music for Elementary Schools
        B. Music for Junior High Schools
        C. Music for High Schools
        D. Music for Church Choirs
        E. Music for Adult Choirs

    V. Reviewing Literature [5-6]







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