I Like To Travel!: 2-Part Choral Octavo

Energetic and conversational, like someone eagerly sharing travel stories with friends. The piece has a natural, singable quality that invites audiences to imagine their own adventures and destinations.

Middle school through early high school choirs looking for secular repertoire with personality and immediate appeal. This works equally well for general music classes, school assemblies, or casual concert settings where you want something that engages both performers and audiences.

• Encourage singers to lean into the rhythmic vitality of the text. This kind of upbeat, narrative-driven writing rewards crisp diction and forward momentum.
• Pay attention to the balance between the two parts, especially in moments where they move independently. Neither line should disappear into the background.
• Consider how the accompaniment supports the story being told. Use it as a foundation to keep ensemble confidence high while singers focus on narrative clarity.

Pair this with other secular concert pieces to build a program around themes of exploration or discovery. It functions nicely as an opener to establish an upbeat tone, or as a palette cleanser between more serious works.

• Two-part independence and blend
• Clarity of articulation in narrative text
• Rhythmic accuracy in dialogue-driven writing
• Sustaining ensemble cohesion across musical phrases