Choral Music, Note Perfect Learning the Easy Way

Note Perfect

Choral Music Training.

Our aim is to provide a means of learning the notes to choral music in a manner that is easy to grasp and enjoyable to learn.

A massive amount of time can be consumed just by learning the notes, however, by continual listening to the notes, learning them in advance and identifying them with the score, you can prepare yourself or your choir to sing a part competently from the very start; rehearsal time can effectively be better utilised for working on dynamics and presentation.

Note Perfect has been providing choral music training assistance since 2001. On this site you will find aids to help you enjoyably learn the notes to selected choral works, and help you sing your part confidently.
By using our recordings Choral Directors can organise their choir members to concentrate on a specific part for a rehearsal.

The orchestral or accompaniment parts on the recordings are quietened slightly with the vocal part highlighted on the piano. The other parts especially on fugal choruses can be heard on other instruments as required. By understanding the parts that you don't sing, your part and entries can be more clearly understood. We also provide an accompaniment version with little or no help, so that you can become more confident in singing your part.

We suggest listening to a track or tracks, with the highlighted part several times without any attempt to sing with them; then try singing with the track without the words. Get the notes right first - then once you have the notes right, add the words. As you get more confident sing with the accompaniment version that has no highlighted part. (Where possible we put put the the "help" and "no help" versions on one CD. Where this cannot be done we give the purchaser the option to purchase separately or in our double CD packs The Choruses of Handel's Messiah are an example of this).

Explore our downloads.

One of the easiest ways to search is to click Site Map which gives a quick overview of the site structure and can take you to any section. This is about the easiest way to find what you are looking for as you can see an overview at a glance.
Alternatively use the menu in the "categories box" at the top left. Choose either "Downloads" or "CDs" then click a composer name, and then a title of a work by that composer. Then all we offer for that work will be listed.
You can download completely free, our training for Bach Cantata BWV 48. To get a feel of how this site works, this complete item is totally free (subject to our Conditions of Use), to allow our clients the experience of ordering and downloading our files before purchasing our other works. Credit/Debit card is not required for this item.

Listen to examples on line.

There are examples from every choral work we offer provided on this site for you to listen to and evaluate in a player on the overview page for each work. In order to listen and download you need to ensure that the free Shockwave Player Plugin is installed in your browser.

Copy our music to your choir

Our generous licence allows you to duplicate our music without further cost to members of your choir or organisation. Subject to Licence* and agreement granted at purchase. (VIEW THE LICENCE TO COPY HERE).

Frequently Asked Questions

There are always questions that people ask, and many of the most common are answered here.

Directory

The directory contains links to other sites including sites that may help with singing techniques, Latin and German pronunciation, Choral societies and organizations. It also includes our site partners. The link is in the box at the top right.