How do i learn a piece of choral music ?

Question

i'd consider myself a reasonable skilled muscian . However i was handed some pieces and told to learn them on my own , is there a method to this ?

Answer 1

Personally I would plunk it out on the piano first (for pitches). If I can't seem to get the rhythm, I'll break it down with the "1 & 2 &..." stuff. I'd probably take it slowly in the begining. I'd probably not use the word at first, if it's a hard song. Maybe an "oo" or "ah" instead.