Songs for Young Singers: An Annotated List for Developing Voices

Arden J. Hopkin

doi:10.5771/9781461671299

Summary

Each year as high school solo and ensemble festivals approach, choir directors and voice teachers search for the right songs for their students to sing. There is so much music available for young developing voices, but how can an overworked teacher keep track of it all?

Songs for Young Singers, a careful review of more than 2,000 songs printed in over 70 anthologies, has been written to address the needs of choir directors and voice teachers of junior high and high school age students. Section I lists songs by title as well as the anthologies in which they are found . Teachers wishing to explore the works of a particular composer will turn to section II, where songs are listed by composer.

In section III, IV, and V, the songs are categorized by Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced levels for Quick reference. Section VI lists the anthologies reviewed with a detailed description of the vocal demand of each song in the anthology. The songs have been evaluated on seven criteria: melodic contour (including range), phrase length, language, rhythm, accompaniment, harmonic language, and dynamics, and are listed by title, composer, and level of difficulty.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2001
Copyright Year: 2001
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-4077-5
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-7129-9
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 365
Product Type: Monograph

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Foreword No access
3. Organization of the Material No access
4. 1. Abbreviations No access
  2. Anthologies No access
Section 1: Songs by Title No access Pages 1 - 66
Section 2: Songs by Composer No access Pages 67 - 134
Section 3: Level One Songs No access Pages 135 - 160
Section 4: Level Two Songs No access Pages 161 - 200
Section 5: Level Three Songs No access Pages 201 - 205
Section 6: Songs by Anthology No access Pages 206 - 365