NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of TEACHERS of SINGING Florida

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING

Florida Gold Coast NATS Resources and Guidelines Child, Youth and High School Categories Based on nats.org 2015 revised National Rules Misty Bermudez, Gold Coast NATS auditions coordinator, will give final approval of all repertoire

Primary Anthology and Repertoire Sources:

The National Federation of Music Clubs Federation Festivals Bulletin 2016 The Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory of Music Official Examination Syllabus (Voice Syllabus) 2016

Anthologies and repertoire may overlap between age levels depending on the student. HL will be used as an abbreviation for Hal Leonard.

Lower Elementary Children (Ages 6 – 8, Grades 1-3)

Rules: 2 contrasting age appropriate selections in reasonable keys. Students will perform in English. Exceptions may be made for children who have been raised with a different language in their family of origin.

Suggested Anthologies and Repertoire: 1. Copland, American Songs 2. Allow simple folk songs, American Songs, and hymns from class voice books such as The Singing Book by Meribeth Dayme and Cynthia Vaughn and Basics of Singing by Jan Schmidt. No rounds. 3. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory of Music Series, Introductory Voice Repertoire, published by Frederick Harris Music. 4. Get America Singing, Hal Leonard 5. Great Big Book of Children's Songs, HL 6. Hymns and hymn arrangements are permitted in reasonable keys. 7. The Piano Bench of Children’s Songs , AMSCO Music Sales Corporation 8. 36 Songs for Young Singers 9. MBT Productions of Children’s Song

Child Lower Elementary Musical Theater

Rules: 2 contrasting age appropriate selections with reasonable ranges. No heavy belting allowed.

Suggested Anthologies and Repertoire:

1. Big Book of Children's Movie Songs 2. Any Disney songs from staged, movie versions, or other versions will be permitted. 3. The Best of Disney, HL 4. Popular Solos for Young Singers HL 5. Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs HL, updated edition HL ©Florida Gold Coast NATS 11/1/2016, All rights reserved. Suzanne Galer- Chapter Repertoire Resources

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6. The Piano Bench of Children’s Songs HL 7. Songs for Kids- Audition Songs HL 8. Kids Musical Theater Collection, All volumes HL 9. Children’s Movie Songs HL 10. Kid’s Broadway Songbook HL 11. More Disney Solos for Kids HL 12. Best of Disney HL 13. Kids’ Stage and Screen HL 14. Kid’s Musical Theater Anthology, Alfred 15. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory books now contain age-appropriate golden age Broadway. 16. The Teen’s Musical Theater Collection Young Men’s and Young Women’s editions HL 17. Carnival Vocal Selections, Alfred 18. Singer’s Musical Theater Anthology for Teens, all volumes, all voice types. 19. Tunes for Teens from Musicals HL 20. Singers Musical Theater Anthology for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, all volumes. HL 21. Musicnotes.com and Sheetmusic.com for current Broadway musicals. 22. Vocal selections from all complete musical scores and vocal excerpt books. 23. Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Gershwin musicals recommended.

Upper Elementary Children (Grades 4 & 5, Ages 9-11)

Rules: 2 contrasting age appropriate selections with reasonable keys. The singing languages that will be allowed will be English, Spanish, and Italian. Foreign languages are not required. Other languages may be permitted if the language is spoken in the home

Suggested anthologies and repertoire:

1. Copland, American Songs Complete 2. Allow simple folk songs, American Songs, and hymns from class voice books such as The Singing Book by Meribeth Dayme and Cynthia Vaughn. Basics of Singing by Jan Schmidt is also good. . No rounds. 3. 15 Easy Spiritual Arrangements, Hal Leonard Ready to Sing Folk Songs, Hal Leonard 4. 35 Solos for Young Singers, Hal Leonard. 5. New Songs for New Singers, Books 1 and 2, Darcy Press 6. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory of Music Series, Levels 3 and 4 published by Frederick Harris Music. 7. All hymns and hymn arrangements will be permitted. No modern praise and worship pieces will be permitted. 8. International Folk Songs for Solo Singers compiled by Jay Althouse and published by Alfred. 9. Daffodils, Violets, and Snowflakes, Hal Leonard 10. Folk Songs for Solo Singers Volumes 1 and 2, Medium High and Medium Low compiled by Jay Althouse. 11. No Praise and Worship songs will be permitted due to contemporary style. 12. John Harmon Vocal Series Sheet Music) Alfred.

Child Upper Elementary Musical Theater

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Rules: 2 contrasting age appropriate selections. No heavy belting permitted.

Suggested anthologies and repertoire:

1. Popular Solos for Young Singers published by Hal Leonard 2. Kids Stage and Screen Songs Compiled by Louise Lerch 3. Big Book of Children's Movie Songs 4. Any Disney songs from staged, movie versions, or other versions will be permitted. 5. Popular Solos for Young Singers HL 6. Illustrated Treasury of Disney Songs HL, updated edition HL 7. The Piano Bench of Children’s Songs HL 8. Songs for Kids- Audition Songs HL 9. Big Book of Broadway Songs HL 10. Kids Musical Theater Collection, All volumes HL 11. Children’s Movie Songs HL 12. Kid’s Broadway Songbook HL 13. More Disney Solos for Kids HL 14. Best of Disney HL 15. Kids’ Stage and Screen HL 16. Kid’s Musical Theater Anthology, Alfred 17. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory books now contain age-appropriate golden age Broadway. 18. The Teen’s Musical Theater Collection Young Men’s and Young Women’s editions HL 19. Carnival Vocal Selections, Alfred 20. Singer’s Musical Theater Anthology for Teens, all volumes, all voice types. 21. Tunes for Teens from Musicals HL 22. Singers Musical Theater Anthology for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, all volumes. HL 23. Musicnotes. Com and Sheetmusic.com for current Broadway musicals. 24. Vocal selections from all complete musical scores and vocal excerpt books. 25. Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Gershwin musicals recommended. 26. Musical Theater Classical, Belter, Mezzo HL

Youth Category Classical Middle School (Grades 6- 8 Ages 12-14) Rules: 2 or 3 contrasting age appropriate selections in reasonable keys. No arias will be permitted other than those from the Baroque period and those specific oratorio arias listed in the definitions section.

Suggested Anthologies and repertoire

1. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory of Music, Voice Repertoire Volumes 4 5, 6, published by Frederick Harris. 2. Baroque arias from 24 and 26 Italian Songs will be encouraged for the youth category. The editions allowed include the Paton and Schirmer editions. Specific arias will be permitted. These include Caro mio ben, Tu lo sai, Sebben crudele, Amarilli, and Nel cor piu non mi sento. 3. Additional recommended Italian texts include: La Flora Aria Antique published by Wilhelm Hanson Italian Art Songs published by Alfred ©Florida Gold Coast NATS 11/1/2016, All rights reserved. Suzanne Galer- Chapter Repertoire Resources

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28 Italian Songs and Arias published by G. Schirmer-Hal Leonard. 4. Operatic arias from Romantic, Classical, Turn of the Century, 20th and 21st centuries will not be permitted under any circumstances. 5. Selected Handel arias for Volumes 1 and 2 published by International Music Company will be permitted. These will include the Handel arias Ombra Mai Fu, Where E’re You Walk, and The Birds No More Shall Sing. 6. Classical songs and oratorio pieces from Jackie Evancho Dream with Me will be permitted except O Mio Babbino Caro and any operatic aria not from the Baroque period. 7. All classical songs and Oratorio pieces from Charlotte Church, Voice of An Angel will be permitted. Wise Publications. 8. Specific oratorio arias will be permitted to include Panis Angelicus, The Lord’s Prayer (Malotte), and Ave Maria by Caccini. Please note that some of the oratorio arias are from periods other than the Baroque period. Keys such as medium and medium high will be permitted. 9. Copland, American Songs Complete 10. Allow simple folk songs, American Songs, hymns, and art songs from class voice books such as The Singing Book by Meribeth Dayme and Cynthia Vaughn. Basics of Singing by Jan Schmidt is also good. No rounds 11. International Folk Songs for Solo Singers compiled by Jay Althouse. Alfred Publishing 12. Folk Songs for Solo Singers Volumes 1 and 2, Medium High and Medium Low compiled by Jay Althouse. Alfred Publishing. 13. Dreams and Reflections, Heritage Publishing 14. 15 Easy Folksong Arrangements, HL 15. Selected Solos for Contest levels I, and II. Heritage 16. Easy Songs for the Beginning Soprano, Volumes 1-6, Schirmer-Hal Leonard 17. First Book of Songs by Boytim for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Shawnee Press. 18. The Heritage Series, Heritage. 19. Love, Music, and Nature, Alfred 20. Songs of the Wayfarer (Male) Heritage 21. My Heart Shall Rejoice Heritage 22. Solos for the Male Changing Voice, Shawnee Press 23. Songs of Celebration and Joy, Lorenz 24. 25 Spirituals, Hal Leonard

Youth (Middle School) Musical Theater (Grades 6-8, Ages 12-14)

Rule: 2 or three contrasting age appropriate selections in reasonable keys. . Suggested Anthologies and repertoire:

1. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory books now contain age-appropriate golden age Broadway. 2. The Teen’s Musical Theater Collection Young Men’s and Young Women’s editions HL 3. Carnival Vocal Selections, Alfred 4. Singer’s Musical Theater Anthology for Teens, all volumes, all voice types. 5. Tunes for Teens from Musicals HL 6. Singers Musical Theater Anthology for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, all volumes. HL 7. Musicnotes.com and Sheetmusic.com offer current Broadway musicals. 8. Vocal selections from all complete musical scores and vocal excerpt books will be permitted. ©Florida Gold Coast NATS 11/1/2016, All rights reserved. Suzanne Galer- Chapter Repertoire Resources

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9. Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Gershwin musicals recommended. 10. Musical Theater Classical, Belter, Mezzo HL

High School Classical Men and Women (ages 14-19)

Rules: 1 art song in English, One art song in a foreign language, and one additional art song or aria from the classical repertoire. The singing languages that will be allowed will be English, Spanish, and Italian. Other languages may be permitted at the discretion of the teacher.

Suggested anthologies and repertoire

1. All texts in the youth category (above) will be permitted. 2. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory of Music Series, Voice Repertoire Volumes 6, 7, 8. Frederick Harris Music. 3. The First Book of Solos for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone compiled by Joan Boytim . G. Schirmer-Hal Leonard 4. Standard Vocal Literature for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Bass Edited by Richard Walters. Hal Leonard. 5. International Folk Songs for Solo Singers compiled by Jay Althouse. Alfred Publishing 6. Folk Songs for Solo Singers Volumes 1 and 2, Medium High and Medium Low compiled by Jay Althouse. 7. The Young Singer for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, published by R.D. Row and Carl Fischer. 8. Easy Songs for the Beginning Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, or Baritone compiled by Joan Boytim and published by G. Schirmer and Hal Leonard. 9. Allow art songs from class voice books such as The Singing Book by Meribeth Dayne and Cynthia Vaughn; Basics of Singing by Jan Schmidt. No rounds 10. Loves, Lasses, and Spring, Hal Leonard. 11. Copland, Old American Songs Complete, Hal Leonard 12. Anthology of American Song, G Schirmer-Hal Leonard 13. Contemporary Art Songs, G. Schirmer- Hal Leonard 14. Six Poems of Emily Dickinson by John Duke. Southern Music Company 15. The American Art Song, George Schirmer- Hal Leonard 16. Six Folk Songs of the Americas , Roger Dean –Lorenz 17. Songs by 22 Americans, G. Schirmer-Hal Leonard 18. Romantic Arts Songs, Vitac-Elsnic 19. 20th Century Art Songs for Recital, Alliance Publications, Inc. 20. John Harmon Vocal Series, Alliance Publications (sheet music) 21. American Art Songs of the Turn of the Century, Currie Dover Publications

Resources for Classical- High School Men First Book of Tenor Solos, All Volumes, G. Schirmer-Hal Leonard First Book of Baritone Solos, All Volumes, G. Schirmer-Hal Leonard

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4. American Folk Songs , Volumes I and II, Alfred ( High and Low) 5. Songs for Bass, Hal Leonard/Carl Fischer 6. Ye Shall Have a Song, Carol Fischer 7. American Songs of the Turn of the Century, Currie-Dover Publications 8. 10 Hymns and Gospel Songs, Alfred 9. A New Anthology of American Song, G Schirmer-Hal Leonard 10. Old American Songs Complete, Aaron Copland, Hal Leonard Publishing 11. John Harmon Vocal Series, Alliance Publications (sheet music) 12. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Books, Volumes 6-8.

Musical Theater High School Men/Women

Rules: 3 contrasting music theater selections from staged or un-staged Broadway musicals, movie musicals, or Disney musicals.

Suggested texts

1. The First Book of Broadway Solos for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, or Baritone compiled by Joan Frey Boytim. 2. Musical Theatre Classics Volumes 1 and 2 for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone published by Hal Leonard. 3. Contemporary Theater Songs published by Hal Leonard Corporation. Soprano Collection, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone. 4. Belter’s Book of Comedy Songs published by Hal Leonard 5. Popular Ballads for Classical Singers, Songs by Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rogers published by Hal Leonard. 6. Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory books now contain age-appropriate golden age Broadway. 7. The Teen’s Musical Theater Collection Young Men’s and Young Women’s editions HL 8. Carnival Vocal Selections, Alfred 9. Singer’s Musical Theater Anthology for Teens, all volumes, all voice types. 10. Tunes for Teens from Musicals HL 11. Singers Musical Theater Anthology for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, all volumes. HL 12. Musicnotes. com and Sheetmusic.com offer current Broadway musicals. 13. Vocal selections from all complete musical scores and vocal excerpt books. 14. Rogers and Hart, Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, and Gershwin musicals recommended. 15. Musical Theater Classical, Belter, Mezzo HL Fun Warm-Ups that may be adapted to fit the needs of pre-college studios

1. The Choral Warm-Up Collection, Sally K. Albrecht, Alfred 2. The Complete Choral Warm-Up Book, Russell Robinson and Jay Althouse 3. The Perfect Blend, Timothy Seelig, Shawnee Press Vocal Library

Links from our NATS Archives:

Beginning Singing with Young Children

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[http://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/Journal_of_Singing/Beginning_Singing_with_Y oung_Children_1988_Nov_Dec, score: 1.6]

Perspectives From a Teen Singer Music educators recognize that the power and influence of music can have a profound impact on people of all ages. However, a common topic of controversy among voice teachers is the age at which a child... [http://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/What_s_New/Perspectives_From_a_Teen_Sing er, score: 1.3]

Vocal Exercises for Children of All Ages Some tried and true vocal exercises that will help young singers develop, with a minimum of whining, are suggested. [http://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/Journal_of_Singing/Vocal_Exercises_for_Childr en_of_All_Ages_2001_Mar_Apr, score: 1.6]

Voice of an Angel The writer discusses the young vocalist, Welsh- born Charlotte Church, who exemplifies much that is important and appropriate, as well as controversial, about children studying singing and teachers teaching... [http://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/Journal_of_Singing/Voice_of_an_Angel_1999_ Nov_Dec, score: 0.6]

Teaching Children to Sing This statement, in its first release to the public, is an original document approved by the Academy, 11 September, 2002. The Academy supports and encourages the teaching of children to sing. At all levels,... [http://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/_article.html/Journal_of_Singing/Teaching_Children_to_Sing _2003_May_Jun, score: 2]