A Take Note article by 

Ahmed Anzaldúa

Singing in a choir is fun. In fact, it is the most fun you can have. This isn’t just opinion, the concept of fun and what makes things fun is something that has been studied extensively, particularly by game designers. Video game designers have a useful way of thinking about fun. In game design, there is a framework called the “Eight Kinds of Fun”, eight different ways that an activity can be enjoyable and engaging: sensation, fantasy, narrative, challenge, fellowship, discovery, expression, and submission. As a huge video game nerd, I’ve been thinking about this because music does all of these things…

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arr. Natalia Romero Arbeláez 3-part mixed choir (opt. guitar) Difficulty: 2	Matilda Durham, arr. Jennifer Lucy Cook SATB divisi a cappella; also SATB a cappella Difficulty: 3 Duration: less than 3 min.	Tracy Wong SATB, vocal/instr. percussion (+practice tracks); also TTBB Difficulty: 4 Duration: 3-5 min.	Elizabeth Alexander 1-4 part choir & piano; alsoMedium voice; Lead Sheet Difficulty: 2 Duration: 3-5 min.

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