Music for Sight Singing by Robert W. Ottman and Nancy Rogers (2013, Spiral)

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PublisherPearson Education
ISBN-100205938337
ISBN-139780205938339
eBay Product ID (ePID)160166603

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages
Publication NameMusic for Sight Singing
LanguageEnglish
SubjectInstruction & Study / Voice, General
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic
AuthorRobert W. Ottman, Nancy Rogers
FormatSpiral

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.4 in

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Edition Number9
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Reviews"The carefully graded nature of the examples makes it appropriate for all four semesters of our course sequence and. [The text] meets our need well and has stood the test of time." - Robert Mills, Liberty University " The most significant challenge facing the students is developing the skills and abilities quickly enough to maintain pace with the curriculum. I believe it is more of a time issue (lack of practice time, or student choice to avoid practice) than a curriculum pacing issue. This text responds very nicely to this challen≥ we have the freedom to set the pace as needed to sufficiently challenge, but not overwhelm, the student population." - William Harbinson, Appalachian State University "The most important feature of any aural skills and sight-singing book is that it includes real musical examples. For this alone, Music for Sight Singing is indispensable." - Jill T. Brasky, University of South Florida "The sequence is logical. Progression from quarter to other note values is excellent. It is a great introduction to rhythms, one step at a time." - James Hutching, Carl Sandburg College, "The carefully graded nature of the examples makes it appropriate for all four semesters of our course sequence and. [The text] meets our need well and has stood the test of time." - Robert Mills, Liberty University " The most significant challenge facing the students is developing the skills and abilities quickly enough to maintain pace with the curriculum. I believe it is more of a time issue (lack of practice time, or student choice to avoid practice) than a curriculum pacing issue. This text responds very nicely to this challenge; we have the freedom to set the pace as needed to sufficiently challenge, but not overwhelm, the student population." - William Harbinson, Appalachian State University "The most important feature of any aural skills and sight-singing book is that it includes real musical examples. For this alone, Music for Sight Singing is indispensable." - Jill T. Brasky, University of South Florida "The sequence is logical. Progression from quarter to other note values is excellent. It is a great introduction to rhythms, one step at a time." - James Hutching, Carl Sandburg College
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal784.9/4
SynopsisThe most engaging and musical Sight-Singing text on the market. Music for Sight Singing is structured around organized melodiesdrawn from the literature of composed music and a wide range of the world's folk music. Real music exercises allow readers to practice sight singing and develop their "mind's ear" - the ability to imagine how music sounds without first playing it on an instrument. The ninth edition continues to introduce a host of important musical considerations beyond pitch and rhythm- including dynamics, accents, articulations, slurs, repeat signs, and tempo markings. The book's arrangement of simple to complex exercises lays the foundations for success. This text is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Pearson offers its titles on the devices students love through Pearson's MyLab products, CourseSmart, Amazon, and more. To learn more about our programs, pricing options and customization, click the Choices tab. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Fluently read rhythms in simple and compound meters, including those in relatively unusual, irregular, or changing meter signatures. Sight sing melodies in any major or minor key, and in any diatonic mode. Effortlessly read all four common clefs. Understand common musical symbols and terms. Recognize and sing important harmonic features such as dominant seventh and Neapolitan chords. Improvise effectively from a variety of background structures such as a harmonic progression or an underlying contrapuntal framework. Negotiate chromatic passages from simple embellishing tones and tonicizations to modulations to post-tonal music., The most engaging and musical Sight Singing text on the market- Music for Sight Singing is structured around organized melodiesdrawn from the literature of composed music and a wide range of the world's folk music. KEY TOPICS: Offering more exercises than any other sight-singing book, Music for Sight Singing guides students from the beginning level through advanced material. Excerpts drawn from actual musical literature from the Renaissance through the present day are meticulously organized to provide appropriate challenge while minimizing frustration. This book promotes the development of rhythm-reading, sight-singing, and related improvisational skills in a manner that is compatible with leading harmony textbooks. An overview of popular pitch and rhythm solmization systems as well as a glossary of common musical terms is included. MARKET: For those interested in developing their sight-singing ability., The most engaging and musical Sight-Singing text on the market. Music for Sight Singing is structured around organized melodiesdrawn from the literature of composed music and a wide range of the world's folk music. Real music exercises allow readers to practice sight singing and develop their "mind's ear" - the ability to imagine how music sounds without first playing it on an instrument. The ninth edition continues to introduce a host of important musical considerations beyond pitch and rhythm- including dynamics, accents, articulations, slurs, repeat signs, and tempo markings. The book's arrangement of simple to complex exercises lays the foundations for success. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Fluently read rhythms in simple and compound meters, including those in relatively unusual, irregular, or changing meter signatures. Sight sing melodies in any major or minor key, and in any diatonic mode. Effortlessly read all four common clefs. Understand common musical symbols and terms. Recognize and sing important harmonic features such as dominant seventh and Neapolitan chords. Improvise effectively from a variety of background structures such as a harmonic progression or an underlying contrapuntal framework. Negotiate chromatic passages from simple embellishing tones and tonicizations to modulations to post-tonal music. NOTE: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase the text with MySearchLab, order the package ISBN: 020595524X / 9780205955244 Music for Sight Singing Plus MySearchLab with eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0205938337 / 9780205938339 Music for Sight Singing 0205955053 / 9780205955053 MySearchLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card -- for Music for Sight Singing

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