Viva Voce
We have music for Children's Choirs!
But more than that...
Here's our comprehensive teaching curriculum for children’s choirs, Grades K-2 and 3-6.
We're not going to be a part of the "dumbing-down" of children's choir music! If your children's choir has been singing air-pudding, maybe it's time you took a new look at your curriculum. (Or better yet, take a look at ours!)
We found just the person to head up our Viva Voce Project. Carol McClure is the Director of Children's and Youth Music Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville and has been working with St. James Music Press for several years. This learning plan is based on our commitment to teaching vocal technique, music skills, hymn-knowledge-y, liturgics, and service in a fun, efficient, memorable and rewarding manner for both the choristers and the directors.
Viva Voce K-2 Curriculum
All the materials are available for download on the sidebar. (Warm Ups, Games, Study Sheets, etc.) These materials are only available to paid subscribers. The links will appear in the left side-bar once you're a subscriber.
For Grades K-2 Children's Choirs. Here is a curriculum for the entire year which is tailored to your very young singers. Complete with weekly 30-45 minute teaching plans, warmups, teaching tools, anthems, instrumental parts and a couple of musicals that they can take part in. All the anthems are included in this PDF, but you can click on them individually to listen. (And make CDs for your choristers if you'd like.)
Here are the individual anthems:
Praise/Thanksgiving/Prayer/General
Advent/Christmas/Epiphany
Musicals (download on www.sjmp.com)
- Christmas: EEK! The Musical or
- Spring Musical: Oh, Noah!
Lent
Palm Sunday
Easter
Viva Voce Grades 3-6 Curriculum
All the supplementary materials are available for download on the sidebar (Warm Ups, Games, Study Sheets, etc.). These materials are only available to paid subscribers. The links will appear in the left side-bar once you're a subscriber.
For Grades 3-6 Children's Choirs. Here is a curriculum for the entire year which is tailored to your very elementary aged. It includes 75 minute teaching plans, warmups, teaching tools, games, anthems, instrumental parts ... all you need!
The suggested anthems are not included in the pdf, but can be downloaded separately - or you can choose your own from the hundreds available.
Praise/Thanksgiving
Advent/Christmas
- Arise! Shine! - McClure
- The Humblest of Them All - Vaneman
- I Sing of a Maiden - Archer
- From God on High - McClure
- Angelic Invitation - McClure
*Another Option - From God on High (Children’s Advent Service)
Christmas Musical
Epiphany
Communion
Lent
Palm Sunday
Easter/Spring
General
Of course, all our children's anthems are available to you. Just check here