Rehearsal

How to teach a new work to a choir

A step-by-step system for conductors: from the first reading to a secure performance.

beginner mixed choir
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The first ten minutes

10 minutes

Before singing the entire score, the choir should see the text, rhythm and main line.

  1. Read the text and identify its structural words.
  2. Speak the difficult rhythm without pitch.
  3. Sing the main line before assembling the full harmony.

Main principle

The choir must understand the work before it can perform it beautifully.

Working order

  1. text
  2. rhythm
  3. main melodic line
  4. difficult passages
  5. harmony
  6. phrase
  7. meaning