Friendship songs you’ll want to sing in choir: A roundup of choral pieces about friends
There are quite a lot of opportunities for group singing—like in music class, choir competitions, and school events.
You’ll probably choose songs to match each occasion, but sometimes it’s hard to decide, isn’t it?
So in this article, we’ll introduce recommended songs with a special focus on friendship-themed pieces from among popular choral works.
We hope this will be helpful when selecting songs to perform, especially for graduation ceremonies, school festivals, and choir competitions.
- Friendship songs recommended for elementary school students. Bonding songs you’ll want to listen to with your friends.
- Popular Friendship Songs Ranking [2026]
- Friendship Songs: Rediscover Your Bonds! A Carefully Curated Selection of Moving Masterpieces That Will Bring You to Tears
- [Elementary School Chorus Songs] A comprehensive showcase from moving masterpieces to the latest hit tunes!
- [A moving friendship song] For dear friends and best friends. Songs of friendship that make you feel the bond.
- A collection of classic songs about friends: friendship songs for children
- A Must-See for Middle and High Schoolers! Recommended Free-Choice Songs for Choir Competitions Catalog
- [Choral Music] Recommended for Middle Schoolers! A Collection of Moving Choral Works & Choral Arrangements
- A song themed around friendship. A track that conveys the importance of friends.
- [For High School Students] A Collection of Touching Friendship Songs
- A collection of cheerful choral pieces—songs you’ll want to perform at choir competitions and school events.
- A gratitude song for friends. A thank-you song dedicated to someone special.
- A friendship song that fires up the culture festival/school festival
Friendship songs you’ll want to sing in chorus: A roundup of choral pieces about friends (11–20)
spring melancholyMrs. GREEN APPLE
A heartwarming message song that accompanies the spring season, where anxiety and anticipation intertwine.
Released by Mrs.
GREEN APPLE in February 2018, this work gently portrays the importance of human connection ahead of graduation, when memories from school days begin to feel especially dear.
The music video by the Waseda Jitsugyo School Music Club Choir is also captivating, carefully expressing the delicate emotions unique to students.
It’s a recommended piece for those who want to deepen bonds with friends as a choral song for cultural or school festivals.
Precious thingssakushi sakkyoku: Yamazaki Tomoko
This choral piece expresses the value of friendship and the rediscovery of important things we often overlook in everyday life through a moving melody and lyrics.
Layering past memories with the self living in the present, it gently sings of the beauty of time spent together and human connection.
Released by Kyoiku Geijutsu Sha in 2006, it was featured as an insert song in the film “School-Live!” and has also been included in middle school music textbooks.
Widely beloved at graduation ceremonies, choral competitions, and cultural festivals, it’s the perfect song for moments that deepen bonds with the friends you sing with.
spring sunlightKanapu × Kujira
Graduation ceremonies symbolize a new departure.
The graduation songs sung there become unforgettable tracks for students.
Among them, a particularly moving recommendation is “Shun’yo” by KAFU and Kujira.
The world they weave—Kujira’s music paired with KAFU’s crystal-clear vocals—seems to hold both backward-looking feelings and positive emotions at once.
Let this song make your graduation moment all the more memorable.
Us Again (Brass Band ver.)SG
This track is a wind band arrangement of a song SG released in 2021, distributed as a single in 2024.
With the rich timbre of the ensemble, it becomes an even more wonderful piece that highlights the sparkle of youth, full of hope.
It also drew attention when it was featured in Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s TV commercial supporting exam-takers.
The lyrics, which promise bonds with friends and future reunions, are sure to gently encourage students heading toward graduation.
Whether you belt it out with friends at karaoke or listen closely on your own, it’s guaranteed to become a memorable song.
On the day of departure…Kawashima Ai
This is a moving ballad by Ai Kawashima that has been sung by many as a graduation song.
Included on the single “Dear/Tabidachi no Hi ni…” released in February 2006, this piece is the original version of I WiSH’s hit song “Ashita e no Tobira,” for which Kawashima served as the vocalist.
Although it shares the same melody, this work vividly portrays student life leading up to graduation.
The lyrics, which depict nostalgic scenes such as the view from the classroom window and casual conversations with friends, overlap with our own memories and can’t help but bring tears to our eyes.
It’s a timeless classic, perfect not only for those about to graduate but also for anyone wishing to look back on days spent with dear friends.
HarukaYOASOBI
When it comes to songs befitting a graduation ceremony that celebrates a new beginning, YOASOBI’s “Haruka” comes to mind.
Its dynamic melody and ikura’s sparkling vocals leave a strong impression.
Listen to the lyrics, and anyone will find themselves picturing someone dear to them.
It’s a song that lets you share the feeling of finishing junior high school, engraving the memories in your heart, and stepping into the future.
If the whole class sings it out powerfully together, it will become a wonderful page in your book of memories.
Friendship songs you’ll want to sing in choir: A roundup of choral pieces about friends (21–30)
Go beyond
Kensuke Yugeda’s “Koeteyuke” is a perfect song for an important elementary school graduation, with lyrics and a melody that move the heart.
Its powerful opening uplifts the children and carries a message that encourages them as they grow and change.
Though rhythmically intricate, the arrangement is designed to be approachable for directors, allowing both students and teachers to come together and enjoy the chorus.
Among Mr.
Yugeda’s music, beloved across Japan, “Koeteyuke” is especially fitting for a fresh start—just right to color the milestone of graduation.
It will surely create a wonderful moment that marks a page of youth!