Choir’s Choice

It’s your turn to choose! Over the next few classes, we will go through the process of finding and
presenting songs that YOU want to sing! At the end, we’ll select a song that will become the
“choir’s choice” song of the year.

Part 1: Introduction and brainstorming

Part 2: Selecting sheet music
Part 3: Creating a presentation
Part 4: Presentations and voting

Criteria
The song must be appropriate for choir. Here are some things to keep in mind when you are
choosing:
1. Appropriate lyrics
2. Has sheet music available to purchase from J.W. Pepper
3. Is written for a choir of Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass (SATB)
4. Is doable (not too challenging)

Process
In groups of 3-4, you will begin by brainstorming song ideas. From that list, you will search for
sheet music online at J.W. Pepper. You will then choose your top 3 that are to be approved by
Mrs. Banman. Your group will choose 1 of these 3 to present to the class. Finally, the class will
vote and music will be purchased!

Part 1: Brainstorming
Create a group of 3-4 people (try to find people outside of your usual friend group). Together,
come up with a list of 20 songs that you think would be fun to sing in choir. These can be any
songs from any genre – pop, hip hop, rap, musical theatre, choral, etc.
Group members: ____________________________________________________________

Song Ideas:
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Part 2: Selecting Sheet Music

You are now going to find out if sheet music is available to purchase for your song ideas from
day 1. Sheet music needs to be available in order for the songs to be accepted. By the end of the
class, you need to have 3 songs selected to hand in for approval by Mrs. Banman.

Group members: ____________________________________________________________

Instructions
Go to www.jwpepper.com to search for sheet music. On this website you can type in keywords
to see what music is available. If you are having trouble finding available songs, you can also
search through titles by selecting “Choral” from the pull down menu and choosing a genre.

IMPORTANT: Make sure you select the “choral” filter in order to make sure it’s available for
choir.

To hand in by the end of the class:

Choose 3 available songs that you would be interested in presenting to the class.

Song title Arranger (Arr.) Company

(Hal Leonard, Alfred)

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________

Part 3: Creating a presentation

You will now create a presentation on ONE of the songs that you selected in day 2. This will be
presented to the class for voting.

Group members: ____________________________________________________________

Instructions
Choose 1 of the songs that were approved by Mrs. Banman. Create a presentation for the class
that includes:
1. Why you chose the song
2. Why you think it would be a good fit for the choir
 3. A 30-second recording (if available)

You presentation will be given verbally. Recordings can be found on the J. W. Pepper website or
by searching the song title and arranger on YouTube. Select a portion of the song that you feel
best represents the song.

To hand in at the end of the class:

Song Title: ____________________________________________________________________
Composer/Original singer: ________________________________________________________
Arranged by (arr.): ______________________________________________________________

Why did you choose this song?

Why do you think it will be a good fit for the choir?

What recording have you selected?

____ The one provided on J.W. Pepper

____ One on YouTube Title _____________________________________________

https://____________________________________________
Part 4: Presentations and voting
It’s time to vote! Keep track of the presentations below. Rank your choices at the bottom.

Name: ____________________________________________________________

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Vote
Rank your top three below by writing the song title and group members (if necessary).

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