Putting It All Together

Abstract The chapter presents strategies for teaching specific repertoire ranging from a medieval canon to the music of Béla Bartók, John Tavener, and Eric Whitacre. Each strategy includes preparation activities for presenting a choral octavo more effectively in the Vocal Warm-Ups and Music Theory through Performance sections of the choral rehearsal; presentation activities using the Performance Through Sound Analysis and Performance Through Sound Analysis and Notation models of learning, in the Learning Choral Repertoire section; and practice activities, in the Practicing Octavo Repertoire section of the choral rehearsal. The chapter concludes with a guide to long-term planning in choral rehearsals.