Better Place (from Trolls Band Together) (arr. Alan Billingsley): 3-Part Mixed Choral Octavo

Alan Billingsley's arrangement captures the infectious optimism of the original while making it genuinely singable for young mixed voices. The three-part voicing avoids the tedium of simple arrangements without requiring the range or complexity that limits participation in your middle and high school sections.

Bright, propulsive, and hopeful. The arrangement infuses the pop sensibility of the source material with warmth and a sense of building momentum that makes even younger singers feel like they're part of something bigger than themselves. There's an infectious joy in the harmonic movement that students hear immediately.

Mixed voice choirs in grades 6-12 who want accessible contemporary repertoire with genuine musicality. Directors seeking material that appeals to singers familiar with the film while offering real pedagogical substance will find this arrangement particularly valuable.

• Balance the melody line across your section leaders rather than pushing it entirely to soprano one; this helps the song feel conversational rather than soloistic and builds confidence in singers who aren't accustomed to carrying pop material.
• Lock the rhythmic phrasing by having the ensemble tap eighths while singing on 'dah' at rehearsal; pop grooves depend on precision that classical training often obscures, and kinesthetic work makes that precision stick.
• Record a quick reference track with just piano and bass to reinforce the harmonic progression during independent practice.

Schedule this for a spring concert alongside other contemporary film material, or build an entire program segment around soundtrack selections. The manageable length and uplifting character also make it useful as a late-rehearsal momentum builder during longer sectional sessions.

• Singing pop idioms with accurate rhythmic placement
• Balancing three independent vocal lines in close harmonic proximity
• Sustaining energy and vowel consistency through syncopated phrasing