![]() However, I personally prefer to combine them with the beginning changed voices on the alto part. Unchanged voices can often sing the soprano part. When it comes to repertoire, one needs to make sure that there are parts for each of these broad categories. They need individual attention and lots of encouragement! They often become great singers later, once their voices have stabilized. Privately, I jokingly call them my “subterranean basses!” It is certainly difficult to consider these guys when selecting repertoire. There are also a few guys with voices that have changed quickly and have a hard time matching pitch, except for a few notes at the very bottom of the bass clef. Finally, there are those boys who have voices that have dropped lower, from around the Bb an octave below middle C to the A or Bb just below middle C. This is the range often referred to as Part III in three-part mixed pieces. Calling them a tenor took care of that, even though I know they are not really tenors!) There are also middle voice guys who are more comfortable around middle C, usually from the F or G below to the D or Eb right above. ![]() (I used to call them “cambiatas,” but over time, some of them came to think of that as a negative designation. I personally call them Tenor 1, even though they are actually more like altos. The A below middle C to the A above is a comfortable tessitura for most of these guys. High voices include those boys who have voices that are unchanged or in the first stages of change. I like to think of adolescent male voices in terms of tessituras: high, middle and low. Although many authorities have come up with specific ranges and labels, I find it more useful to think of voice ranges in practical terms as they relate to repertoire: what pieces and voicings will fit the variety of voice types found in the average middle school choir? No doubt the adolescent male voice change impacts middle school choruses more significantly than at any other level. ![]() ![]() Perhaps the most challenging issue facing middle school choral directors is finding appropriate repertoire for their choirs. ![]()
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