If I Can Sing: PianoTrax Digital Audio Download

Beery writes with a clear sense of what middle and high school singers actually need to develop musically and emotionally. The recorded accompaniment gives you instant flexibility for sectional rehearsals, solos, or full-group performance without hunting for a pianist or spending rehearsal time at the keyboard.

A song that speaks to personal resilience and hope. The text and music together create an intimate moment that invites singers to connect emotionally while remaining vocally manageable.

This piece suits middle school and early high school choirs looking for accessible, meaningful secular repertoire. It works for programs wanting a recorded accompaniment option for flexibility in rehearsal and performance.

• Reference the recorded accompaniment early in rehearsal so singers hear the harmonic context and phrasing before focusing on their own lines.
• Let individual singers or small groups perform against the recording to build confidence with the full accompaniment sound.
• Use the accompaniment as a learning tool during sectionals, then pull it back in later rehearsals so the choir owns the musicality independently.

Place this in a spring concert celebrating growth and student voice, or use it as a confidence-builder in ensemble rotations where younger singers perform alongside more experienced choirs. It also serves well as a solo or small-group feature within a larger choral program.

• Singing with intentional phrasing over accompaniment
• Responding to recorded audio cues and entrances
• Sustaining emotional expression in secular text
• Balancing individual voice with blend