Sight-Singing for SSA: A Practical Sight-Singing Course for Beginning and Intermediate Choirs (Methodology Chorals)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0634008781 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 88 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the creators of Patterns of Sound and The Choral Approach to Sight Singing, comes this practical, easy-to-use sight-singing method for SSA choirs in junior high and high school! It includes 3-part exercises and songs (accompanied and a cappella) that begin from square one, assuming no previous training, and presents musical elements in a logical sequence that will yield quick results. Recommended for Grades 6-12.. An excellent introduction to sight singing for SSA chorus
Very Helpful for Homeschool Singing lessons I sang extensively in high school and in college. I sang in large choirs and in small ensembles as well as solo work. I still love singing, and have sung to my children since before they were born. Now that they are in middle school and high school they really want to "learn to sing prorperly" also, but I just didn't know where to start with teaching them. This book is very helpful for me to organize lessons. We were singing in 3-part harmony on the very first day! I would highly recommend this to an homeschool parent with some music experien. Juan Pablo Pira said A good place to start.. Most people find sight-singing rather scary let's face it, it is harder to learn how to read music than learning how to read. Even some musicians are scared of it judging by the amount of guitar tab on the web, it looks like most guitar players are more confortable reading TAB than "normal" notation.So how is this book different from the time-honored ones like Lavignac? To begin with,this book makes the assumption that you are not teaching one student at a time, but at least a small group. By using very simple melodies that can be performed s. Sight-Singing for Dummies This is a great little book, especially for the extreme newbie in the area of directing an all-girls choir. Helpful explanations and simple exercises to make you feel like you know what you're doing. I wouldn't recommend this book for an experienced musician who already knows the basics of musicianship (harmony, tuning, etc.), but if you're suddenly confronted with the task of being in charge of starting up a choir which you've never done before, this is a great way to begin and at a very reasonable price. Prerequisite: a basic ability to rea