Choir: Nature, Types and Organization: Mr. Franz Martin S. Callano, LPT Instructor I

CHOIR: NATURE, TYPES MR. FRANZ MARTIN S.
CALLANO, LPT
AND ORGANIZATION INSTRUCTOR I

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Identify the nature of a choir and how it is being formed
• Enumerate the different types of choir
• Enumerate the steps on building a choir
Questions
• After you have watched the video, what did you notice?
• Do the singers have the same voice or different? Why?
• In your own understanding, what do you think are the ways did the
singers or organizers to build themselves such a choir you have
seen earlier?
• From the video you have
watched, obviously it is a
choir. It is being defined
as a group composed of
one of two or more
subdivisions of a choral
group that perform
together. These
subdivisions are being
classified as the voices in
which a singer will be
Voices
• Bass – this is the lowest singing range of a male singer, which can be identified
through singing the E2 to E4 keys of the piano.
• Baritone – this is the second lowest singing range of a male singer next to bass. Its
typical range is from A2 to A4, and might extend to F2 or up to C5 keys of the piano.
It is being said that this is the most common voice type of male voice.
• Tenor – this is the highest male voice, ranging from C3 to C5 keys of the piano.
Males with this voice type generally have greater control over their falsetto (head
voice), allowing them to reach notes well into female register or female voice range.
• Alto – this is the lowest type of female voice, ranging from F3 to FB. There are
singers who can sing below the given voice range, similarly to tenor voice register,
and they are called “contralto”.
• Mezzo-soprano – this is the middle-range voice of females, overlapping both alto
and soprano voice types. It has a typical range of A3 to A5.
• Soprano – this is the highest female voice register, ranges from C4 to C6.
From the voice types or vocal ranges, these are some of the bases why several choral groups are being formed, such as follows:
• Mixed choir – composed of both male and female singers, with

voices SATB.
• Male choir – composed of all males, with voices SATB, but with
other males assigned to sing higher ranges (trebles), and also
singing with lower ranges (countertenors/falsettos).
• Female choir – composed of all females, with two groups of
Soprano as well as of Alto voices, assigned as Soprano I, Soprano
II, Alto I and Alto II.
• Men’s chorus – composed of all men singers but with low voice
ranges, to mention two groups of tenor, baritone and bass.
• Children’s choir – composed of boys and girls that typically sings
SSA or SSAA.
There are also types of choirs that is being
organized to represent some institutions, such as:
• Church choir
• Community choir
• School choirs
• University or College Chorale
There are suggested steps in organizing a choir in which beneficial, especially to those who will start to organize one. These are the following:
• Recruit members – this is considered as the first step. A

choral director or trainor should recruit members to fill in the
desired number of members in the group. In the recruitment
of new members, it should be announced and there should be
a clear guideline on the selection process.
• Establish consistent rehearsals – this should be considered
because consistency of a choir is at stake. Consistency of
rehearsals will make a strong foundation to the group as a
whole. But, before doing any schedule, have some
preliminary research to avoid conflicts to the academics of
the members as well as to the workload of the trainor staff.
There are suggested steps in organizing a choir in which
beneficial, especially to those who will start to organize one.
These are the following:
• Retaining current members – retaining current members is just as

important as of recruiting new one. As a trainor, one should have a
sense of responsibility among the members to instill their
membership. Also, one should also relay that sense of responsibility
to all so that they could maximize their time in rehearsals and being
effective.
• Make the workload realistic – this one should be taught of as
balancing of duties, tasks and responsibilities without compromising
the goal of the group. Having a balance between academics,
workloads, performance dates and fun is essential so that everybody
could enjoy their stay in the group. With planning and
understanding, making the work and goals realistic is not an issue.
QUIZ
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immediately.
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CHOIR: NATURE, TYPES MR. FRANZ MARTIN S.

AND ORGANIZATION INSTRUCTOR I

• Mixed choir – composed of both male and female singers, with

• Recruit members – this is considered as the first step. A

• Retaining current members – retaining current members is just as

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