Love Yourself (arr. Mark Brymer): SSA Choral Octavo

Mark Brymer's arrangement captures the contemporary pop sensibility that makes this song so appealing to student singers while maintaining vocal accessibility for SSA ensembles. The piece taps into repertoire your choir actually wants to sing, which pays real dividends in rehearsal energy and audience connection.

Uplifting and empowering, with the kind of earnest pop production values that feel immediate and genuine to young singers. The arrangement maintains the song's infectious groove while creating space for lush three-part harmony.

Choirs looking to engage younger singers with contemporary material that doesn't compromise musicality. Directors seeking accessible pop arrangements that allow SSA ensembles to experience modern songwriting structure and production sensibility.

• Shape the melody with natural phrasing that mirrors how the original song breathes; avoid over-articulating pop lyrics into rhythmic stiffness.
• Balance the three voice parts so the harmonic foundation stays grounded while the soprano line carries the familiar hook.
• Treat the rhythmic groove as a vehicle for forward motion rather than a metronomic click; let the ensemble find its pocket together.
• Emphasize the lyrical content authentically so the message about self-worth lands with your singers and audience.

This works beautifully as a spring concert contemporary number, paired alongside traditional choral repertoire to demonstrate range and versatility. It also functions as an effective recruitment tool when students recognize the song and realize your choir performs music they already love.

• Singing in a contemporary pop idiom with attention to phrasing and groove
• Three-part harmonic blending in SSA voicing
• Performing modern song structures and lyrical interpretation
• Connecting with repertoire rooted in current musical culture