ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
VOICE SYLLABUS
All songs include piano backing track and pdf $10
Additional keys available $5 (pdf only)
Purchase includes a license for one studio and their students
Prayer for a Child
Thoughtful poem set to music, with a gentle melody that reflects the caring feeling of the lyrics. This song is a lovely sacred solo suitable for music festivals and church service performances.
Also available as a 2-part choral with flute.
Key: F major
Range: C4 - C5
Pages: 2
Age group: 12 and under
Un Canadien errant
This beautiful, sentimental and pensive French Canadian folk song about the pain of exile is well known across Canada and has been recorded by many famous folk singers. It is a suitable Teacher’s Choice selection for RCM level 3.
Key: F major
Range: C4 - D5
Pages: 2
Age group: 9 and up
Olde Irish Blessing
This traditional blessing is available in solo, SSA, SATB, and TTBB versions and has been performed internationally by choirs, soloists, and instrumentalists. It has become a favourite of many choirs and soloists and is often used to close a concert, recital or church service, or for graduation.
Key: C major, Eb major
Range: C4 - D5, Bb4 - Eb5
Pages: 4
Age group: 8 and up
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
This beautiful, inspirational and moving poem has a message of comfort, hope, and renewal and is often recited/sung on Remembrance Day or for funerals and memorial services. It was set to music for both choral and solo voice and reminds us that the people you love are all around you.
Key: A minor
Range: A4 - D5
Pages: 6
Age group: 12 and up
A la Nanita Nana
This beautiful Spanish Christmas carol was arranged specifically for the RCM Level 4 songbook and has become a favourite of many students for recitals, festivals, and exams.
Key: D minor / D major
Range: D4 - D5
Pages: 3
Age group: 9 and up
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
William Wordsworth, a British Romantic poet, wrote this beloved lyric poem in 1804, celebrating the beauty of nature and the bliss of solitude. This art song depicts the beautiful imagery of the poetry and is most suitable for recitals, concerts, examinations and festivals. It can be used on the RCM exams as a Teacher’s Choice Selection (level 7).
Key: C major
Range: E4 - E5
Pages: 6
Age group: 14 and up