La Rioja PAU Choir II study plan

Map the full Coro II syllabus into a one-page inventory of the skills and knowledge areas the exam can test, marking each item as secure, shaky, or unknown

Define a personal baseline by sight-reading three short choral excerpts in different keys and recording accuracy and tempo for each

Set up a weekly practice log that records minutes sung, excerpts rehearsed, and errors noted per session

Sing the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass lines of one four-part exercise separately from the score before combining any two

Identify and correct the most frequent pitch and intonation faults recorded in week 1 by isolating each interval type that failed

Practise a daily five-minute warm-up routine that targets breath support, resonance, and vowel unification

Rehearse two contrasting choral works, one homophonic and one polyphonic, focusing on entry precision and cut-offs

Explain in writing how posture, breath, and support interact, in enough detail to answer a short-answer question

Analyse the harmonic structure of two assigned works by labelling cadences, modulations, and chord functions on the score

Match the analysis to rehearsal decisions by marking breathing points and dynamic plans that follow the harmonic phrasing

Sight-sing four-part chords from the bass upward and from the soprano downward to build vertical hearing

Compare two recordings of the same work and list three concrete interpretive differences with musical justification

Rehearse the full programme end to end twice under timed conditions without stopping

Diagnose the three weakest passages from the timed run and drill each in isolation until stable

Practise conducting-independent ensemble skills such as watching a leader, matching vowels, and balancing within the section

Review the syllabus inventory and re-rate every item to show measurable movement

Build a terminology list of at least forty choral and theory terms in the language of the exam and define each in one sentence

Apply tempo, articulation, and dynamic markings from a score to a sung performance without external prompting

Practise transposition and clef reading by singing two short excerpts written in a clef other than the usual one for the part

Write short answers to five likely theory questions and check each against a reliable reference

Memorise two works completely, text and notes, and perform them from memory with accurate diction

Rehearse diction and text stress in the exam language, recording and reviewing each attempt

Practise recovering from deliberate errors, such as a missed entry, without losing the pulse or the ensemble

Run a mock listening test identifying intervals, cadences, and textures from short excerpts

Take a full timed mock exam covering every section of the syllabus inventory and score it against a marking scheme

Target the two lowest-scoring sections with focused daily drills and retest them at the end of the week

Rehearse the practical component in front of a listener and collect structured feedback on intonation, balance, and communication

Refine the glossary to cover any term missed in the mock exam

Consolidate by running the full programme and a second timed mock exam under exam-day conditions

Review only the highest-risk items from the syllabus inventory and the error log, avoiding new material

Rehearse the exam-day routine including warm-up, score handling, and time allocation for written sections

Confirm logistics such as required scores, identification, and timing so nothing distracts on the day