The Best of Broadway: Song Kit #3: Unison/2-Part Choral Octavo

These five Broadway standards arrive already adapted for singers who are still building unison confidence and basic two-part independence. Chinn's arrangements keep the iconic melodies intact while stripping away harmonic complexity, so your singers can focus on diction, phrasing, and the storytelling that makes Broadway music so engaging.

These arrangements capture the charm and directness of classic Broadway moments. They're energetic and approachable without oversimplifying the emotional core that makes these songs memorable. Singers will feel like they're singing real theater music, not a children's arrangement.

This collection suits middle school or early high school choirs beginning to explore two-part writing, as well as elementary choirs with advanced musicianship. It works equally well for directors building confidence in unison singing before moving to fuller harmonies.

• Center your rehearsal time on Broadway diction. These songs have distinctive articulation and vowel shapes that define the style; spend time on how each song 'sits' in the voice differently from concert repertoire.
• Use recorded Broadway versions as references, but have singers learn by ear and notation first. This builds ownership of the melody and prevents imitation that lacks ensemble blend.
• Balance the two-part writing by doubling parts strategically in rehearsal. If your choir is small or uneven in size, have some singers sing melody while others anchor the second part, then swap.

Build a full Broadway concert by pairing these five titles with other contemporary musical selections at similar levels, or slot individual arrangements into programs where you want accessible pops energy. These titles also work well as confidence builders mid-season, offering a genre shift that reenergizes singers after tackling more challenging concert repertoire.

• Legible two-part writing and independence between voices
• Broadway and popular music articulation and style conventions
• Sustained line singing in character pieces
• Reading and performing unison in an ensemble context
• Text expression and storytelling through song