Fundamentals of Sight Singing and Ear Training

by Fish, Arnold; Lloyd, Norman

• ISBN13: 9780881337204
• ISBN10: 088133720X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781478630463
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780060420826
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-12-01
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
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Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction	v
Foreword	vii
Notes to the Teacher	ix
Notes to the Student	xi
Some Basic Elements of Rhythm	1	(9)
Exercises:
Pulse and tempo
One-pulse and two-pulse relationships
Rhythmic studies
Ear training
Rhythmic studies
Rhythmic studies in two voices
Rhythmic canons
Ear training
Basic Pitch Relationships; Stepwise Melodies in the Major Scale	10	(12)
Exercises:
Preparatory practice for stepwise studies
Stepwise studies in the major scale
Preparatory practice for melodies that lie below the tonic
Stepwise studies in the major scale, moving above and below the tonic
Studies in C# and Cb major
Ear training
Melodic studies using one-and two-pulse notes
Melodies over rhythmic ostinatos
Two-voice melodic studies
Ear training
Drills on major and minor seconds
Major and Minor Thirds in the Major Scale; Plainsong	22	(12)
Exercises:
Melodic studies using major and minor thirds
Melodies combining stepwise movement and leaps of major and minor thirds
Drills on major and minor seconds, major and minor thirds
Ear training
Singing major and minor thirds, placing them in key relationships
Melodies from Gregorian chants, using major and minor seconds and major and minor thirds
Meter; Elementary Conducting; Rhythmic Ratios of Three to One and Four to One; Melodies Beginning on Tones Other Than the Tonic; the Alto Clef	34	(13)
Exercises:
Finding the meter of a composition
Practice in conducting basic meters
Drills using three-to-one and four-to-one ratios
Rhythmic patterns in various meters
Ear training
Two-part rhythmic drills
Writing and performing original canons
Melodies that begin on a tone other than the tonic
Ear training
The movable ``C'' clef
Dictation using the alto clef
Simple Subdivisions of the Beat; Melodies Beginning on Upbeats; Perfect Fourths and Fifths in the Major Scale; the Major Triad; Chorale Melodies	47	(20)
Exercises:
Simple subdivisions of the pulse
Drills on basic subdivision patterns
Rhythmic phrases emphasizing subdivisions of the beat
Conducting music that begins on an upbeat
Rhythmic patterns based on upbeats
Melodies using perfect fourths and fifths
Drills on perfect fourths and fifths
Ear training
Singing perfect fourths and placing them in key relationships
Singing perfect fifths and placing them in key relationships
Intervals within the major triad
Melodic patterns based on the major triad
Ear training
Chorale melodies
Melodies Based on Primary Harmonies; the Dominant Seventh; Rhythmic Canons; Rests; Excerpts from Music Literature	67	(21)
Exercises:
Drills on the primary chords in the major scale
Melodies based on primary triads
Intervals within the dominant seventh
Melodies built on the primary triads and the dominant seventh
Ear training
Review of perfect fourths and perfect fifths
Two-part rhythmic studies
Original two-part rhythmic canons
Improvised canons
Rests
Ear training
Two-voiced rhythmic patterns
Excerpts from music literature
Dotted Notes and Tied Notes; the Minor Triad; the Diminished Triad; Leaps in All Diatonic Triads; Further Drills on Perfect Fourths and Perfect Fifths; Excerpts from Music Literature	88	(22)
Exercises:
Rhythmic patterns containing dotted notes and tied notes
Ear training
Drills on the minor triad in a major key
Minor triads in the major scale
Melodies based on the tonic, supertonic, subdominant, and dominant chords
The dimished triad
Melodies based on all diatonic triads and the dominant seventh
Ear training
Drills on perfect fourths and perfect fifths
Excerpts from music literature
Forms of the Minor Scale; Further Subdivisions of the Beat; Excerpts from Music Literature	110	(23)
Exercises:
The minor scale
The three forms of the minor scale
Drills on the primary chords in the harmonic minor scale
Melodic studies in the minor scale
Ear training
Further subdivisions of the beat
Ear training
Two-part rhythmic drills
Excerpts from music literature
Large Melodic Leaps; Triplets; Compound Meter; the Tenor Clef; Excerpts from Music Literature	133	(26)
Exercises:
Large melodic leaps
Singing melodic outlines
Melodies containing large leaps
Ear training
Concentrated drills on large leaps
The triplet
Ear training
Drills in compound meter
Rhythmic studies in compound meter
Ear training
Two-part studies in compound meter
Patterns in six-four and nine-four meters
The tenor clef
Ear training
Excerpts from music literature
Chromatic tones; Melodies in Mixed Forms of the Minor Scales; Syncopation; Excerpts from Music Literature	159	(28)
Exercises:
The chromatic neighboring tone
The chromatic passing tone
Melodies using chromaticism
Ear training
Melodic studies using combinations of the various forms of the minor scale
Ear training
Syncopation using tied notes
Ear training
Two-part rhythmic studies
Excerpts from music literature
Accents and Cross-accents; Leaps in Triads in Minor Keys; Tritones; Chromaticism; Excerpts from Music Literature	187	(26)
Exercises:
Accents and cross-accents
Ear training
Leaps within triads in the minor scales
Melodic studies containing tricones
Ear training
Chromatic studies
Excerpts from music literature
Changing Meters; Modal Music; Excerpts from Music Literature	213
Exercises:
Changing meters and irregular meters
Ear training
Modes
Modal melodies
Ear training
Excerpts from music literature