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in Order of Sight-Singing Complexity...........................................................................................70-7146 Two-Part American Folk Songs.............................................................................................................12-13American Folk Song Sight-Singing Series......................................................................................................8-9Baroque Sight-Singing Series..................................................................................................................... 52-53Classical Sight-Singing Series
Three-Part.......................................................................................................................................54-55 Four-Part........................................................................................................................................ 56-57Easy Beginnings in Note Reading...............................................................................................................20-21Easy Rhythm Sight-Singing Series............................................................................................................. 48-49Easy Romantic Sight-Singing Series...........................................................................................................58-59Easy Sight-Singing with Words.................................................................................................................. 60-61Fun Sheets................................................................................................................................................... 26-27Happy Rap!................................................................................................................................................. 16-17High School Sight-Singer............................................................................................................................44-45John Dowland Reader & Ayres
in Order of Sight-Singing Complexity...........................................................................................76-79Let’s Get Started!
Four-Part........................................................................................................................................ 34-35Mastering Chromatics................................................................................................................................. 68-69Melodia........................................................................................................................................................36-39Music Theory for Choirs.................................................................................................................................4-5Palestrina Reader & Motets
in Order of Sight-Singing Complexity...........................................................................................72-75Poor Richard’s Rounds................................................................................................................................14-15Renaissance Sight-Singing Series............................................................................................................... 50-51Resplendent Rounds....................................................................................................................................24-25Rounds for All Ages....................................................................................................................................22-23Sight-Singing with Words
Three-Part (”National Treasures”)................................................................................................. 64-65 Four-Part (”The Great Poets”)........................................................................................................62-63
SSATB Sight-Singing Series...................................................................................................................... 66-67Steps to Harmony
Unison through Three-Part Treble................................................................................................. 40-41 Other Three-Part Voicings............................................................................................................. 42-43
University Sight-Singer...............................................................................................................................44-45Weekly Sight-Singer................................................................................................................................... 46-47You’ve Got Rhythm....................................................................................................................................18-19
“If I knew I had eight hours to cut a tree, I’d spend six of them sharpening the axe.”—Abraham Lincoln
Your singers can ALREADY sight-sing......they just don’t know it yet!
After studying the music of many of the finest composers, e.g., Palestrina, Bach,Brahms, we found a surprising quantity of exquisite music written very simply —stepwise and diatonic: no skips, no accidentals. This was music that even beginningreaders could sight-sing AND ENJOY! However, rarely could we find such writingfor more than a few measures at a time.
With this as our inspiration, we set out to find composers who could write moreextensive compositions, while controlling the level of reading difficulty. Our objectivewas to develop an abundance of excellent choral reading material for beginning,intermediate, and even advanced sight-singers.
As a result of these efforts, the music we offer is not a series of boring, rambling, unisonexercises. It is sophisticated, stimulating, aesthetically fulfilling choral music,organized in a logical progression that is sure to lead your choirs, enjoyably andenthusiastically, to a mastery of sight-singing.
These pieces are FUN TO SING for choirs at all proficiency levels. Both beginners andveteran readers will enjoy their interesting harmonies and varied rhythms. What's more,these pieces provide sophisticated material for older students who need work onbasic solfeggio.
The absence of intervals beyond the singers’ current comfort level allows the exploration of morecomplex rhythmic variety. Singers get the practice they need for pitches and intervals to become secondnature, while concentrating on the rhythms and experiencing the pleasure of choral sight-singing. Thisapproach takes the pain out of sight-reading practice. Some of our customers even report that theyfind their choirs looking forward to this part of the rehearsal!
Sight-reading itself becomes a motivator, as these beautiful pieces give your singers a glimpse of thefuture rewards that will come with the development of sight-singing skills.
• Use these series as your sight-reading program, or to supplement an existing one. • Buy a complete series, or just the levels you need. • Use the lower levels to bolster confidence or just for sight-reading fun. • Use the upper levels for challenge and growth, or for contest preparation.
TRY IT OUT! We’ve included samples from Volume 1 of each series on the following pages. Copythem and try them out with your choirs.
Imagine how much rehearsal time YOU would save if YOUR choirs could sight-read!(And imagine how much more fun rehearsals would be.)
Music Theory for Choirs, Vol. 1:Interactive Lessons, Quizzes, Graded Assignments, Midterms andFinals, including Teacher’s Answer Sheets for everything.
Music Theory for Choirs, Vol. 2:Interactive Lessons, Quizzes, Graded Assignments, Ear Training,Midterms and Finals, including Teacher’s Answer Sheets for everything.
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Music Theory for Choirs
A lesson a day or a lesson a week—it doesn’t matter.Advance at whatever speed you desire; meanwhile, moreexperienced, or conservatory-bound, students can move at afaster, self-paced rate.
This solfège-based course introduces all musical conceptsthrough concise lessons, followed by short exercises forimmediate reinforcement.
Ear Training exercises include rhythmic, melodic andharmonic recognition and dictation based on the materialintroduced in each unit.
Keyboard diagrams are used where applicable.
A Teacher’s Answer Key is included, which includes theanswers to all exercises, reviews, quizzes and exams.
Graded assignments and quizzes will make your gradingsystem more objective.
Music Theoryfor
Choirs
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Laurel Larsen
These reproducible, interactive lessons offer an excitingnew approach to learning the basic elements of music.
"...I am enjoying using the new Music Theory for Choirs that I purchased last spring. What a great and comprehensive series."
— Scott Christiansen, Director of Choral Activities Mesa Ridge High School, Colorado Springs, CO
“...I am absolutely pleased with your Music Theory for Choirs curriculum. It is concise but thorough and presentseven the rudimentary elements in a well thought out and sophisticated manner. It is exactly what I have beenlooking for to assist in teaching my high school choral students for some time.”
— Dr. Thomas C. Lee, DMA, Organist and Choirmaster Texas Military Institute, The Episcopal School of Texas
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200 Progressive Pentatonic Exercises follows the sequence ofthe Kodály approach to sight-singing.Beginning with Sol-Mi, students gradually build their sight-reading skills to include the complete pentatonic scale. Therhythmic content progresses similarly, beginning with thequarter note, and gradually adding additional note values.Because we tend to become “key-bound” if we spend too muchtime working in a single key before moving to a new tonalcenter, the author intentionally changes the position of Dofrequently. This volume also includes exercises centered on La(for minor mode practice), as well as other modal centers.Along with being verysingable and serving as anexcellent foundation forsight-singing, anotherbenefit of starting with thepentatonic scale is that thefive tones sound pleasantwhen sung in harmony
with one another. As a result you will find that a number of theexercises in this volume may be sung together as partner songs,and some as rounds, offering an effective means for developingvocal independence.175 Progressive Diatonic Exercises completes the progressionby systematically adding Fa and Ti.
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200 Progressive Pentatonic Exercises: 40 pages,starting with sol-mi, then gradually adding la, do, re,lower la, lower sol, and upper do.
175 Progressive Diatonic Exercises: Completes theprogression by systematically adding fa and ti. (50 pgs.)
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Folk songs have long been recognized as ideal tools forthe teaching of sight-singing. All the rough edges havebeen worn off by generation after generation passingthese songs on to their children.
Starting with the most basic interval (the minor third:so-mi), Dr. Sanders has organized this collection of170 folk songs into a gradual progression from songscontaining only these two notes through full pentatonicsongs by the end of Volume One. Volume Two adds fa,then ti, and progresses to full diatonic songs, acciden-tals, and various modes.
Because singers start learning to read music at differentages, this series is available in two editions: one withsong titles and lyrics for your younger students, and onewith just the music, for older students from middleschool on up. This wordless version is also morecompact, with more melodies per page, thus requiringfewer pages to be copied. (See inset on next page.)
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American Folk SongSight-Singing
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Paul D. Sanders, Ph.D.The Ohio State University at Newark
Volume 1: Pentatonic
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85 folk songs arranged in progressive order from twosyllables (so-mi) through full pentatonic. (32 pages)
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85 folk songs arranged in progressive order, adding fa,then ti, then progressing to full diatonic songs,accidentals, and various modes. (33 pages)
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85 folk songs arranged in progressive order from twosyllables (so-mi) through full pentatonic. (18 pages)
85 folk songs arranged in progressive order, adding fa, thenti, then progressing to full diatonic songs, accidentals, andvarious modes. (18 pages)
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185 Unison Pentatonic ExercisesFirst Steps in Sight-Singing
according to the Kodály conceptby Denise Bacon
Description
185 Unison Pentatonic Exercises: 185 exercisespresented in both sol-fa (stick) and staff notation, fromsol-mi through the extended pentatonic scale.
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Beginning with just So and Mi, this edition graduallyprogresses to full pentatonic by first adding La, thenDo, etc. It offers the same185 exercises in both sol-fa(stick) and standard staff notation. For the most part,the easy keys of C, F, G pentatonic and their minortonalities have been chosen to give fluency in letternames.
The exercises are purposely short and restricted tothe pentatonic scale because correct intonation canbetter be achieved if semitones are postponed untilwhole tone intervals are sung with sufficientassurance and accuracy.
This volume is intended for early steps in sight-singing at any age level, child or adult. Thebook’s overall purpose is to develop sight-singing skill and to build secure intonation byuse of short, easily mastered exercises, whichwill give an increasing sense of accomplishment.
The exercises are organized first melodically,then rhythmically.
Aunt RhodyBluebirdBye, Baby BuntingBye, Bye BabyChrist Was BornCotton Eye Joe (two versions)Cradle HymnThe Deaf Woman's CourtshipDeedle, Deedle DumplingDo, Do, Pity My CaseDown in the MeadowGoodbye Girls, I'm Going to BostonGrandma GruntsHold My MuleHousekeeping
Hush Little MinnieHushabyeIda RedI'm Goin' Home on a CloudJohnny Has Gone for a SoldierMama, Buy Me a Chiney DollMary Had a BabyMay Day CarolMost Done Ling'ring HereMy Good Old ManMy Horses Ain't HungryMy Old HenMy PaddleOld Chisolm TrailOld Joe Clarke
The Old SowPhoebePoor RosyPourquoi ("Oh", Said the Blackbird)Rocky MountainSailing on the OceanSanty AnnaThe SwallowSweet WilliamThe Three RoguesTideoWhat'll We Do with the Baby?Who Killed Cock Robin?Who's That Tapping at the Window?The Wraggle, Taggle Gypsies
46 Two-PartAmerican Folk Songs
by Denise Bacon
46 Two-Part American Folk Songs:Suitable for early elementary grades. K201 $50
Originally published by The Kodály Center of America
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46Two-PartAmerican
Folk SongsFOR ELEMENTARY GRADES
arranged byDENISE BACON
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Zoltán Kodály, whose achievement in raising the musicalliteracy and taste of the children in his native country ofHungary is well known, said that children can best learn tosing in tune through two-part unaccompanied singing. Thiswas to be begun at a very early age, possibly even firstgrade.Out of the 27 pentatonic songs (or those of even fewernotes) 22 have been kept in the pentatonic idiom, ratherthan to suggest typical piano accompaniments through theaddition of the fourth or seventh steps somewhere in themelodic line.This collection is offered in the hope of developing chil-dren's taste for a cappella singing. Even the simplest songsare challenging. They are intended for classroom use, butcan also be used for elementary choruses.The songs appear in approximate order of difficulty. Notempo marks or dynamics have been suggested, one reasonbeing that an uncluttered page will be easier for the youngreader, who, in his/her early years, is concerned mainlywith pitch and rhythm.
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Two Progressive Round Collectionsfrom sol-mi through full diatonic
Round singing is an effective and enjoyable way toteach singers to sing independent parts. Rounds helpsingers hear vertically, so participants can becomeskilled harmonizers in no time.
In these sets, the rhythms are simple and rangesare usually an octave or less.
Poor Richard’s Rounds, composed by Paul Sandersand based on the wit and wisdom of Ben Franklin’sPoor Richard’s Almanack, begins with a volume ofprogressively arranged pentatonic rounds, followedby a second volume that builds skills to include thefull scale.
The examples on the facing page—Wealth Is Not His& There Are No Gains—are a sampling of the sort ofdown-to-earth, home-spun wisdom that will makethis collection especially appealing to children.
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Poor Richard’sRounds
50 pentatonic rounds arranged in progressive order from twosyllables (so-mi) through full pentatonic. (19 pages)
MorePoor Richard’s
Rounds
50 rounds in Major, Minor, Mixolydian, and Dorian modes,arranged in progressive order. (20 pages)
Starts with simple rhythmic speech. This volume is intended to be attractivelysimple, using 3/4, 4/4, and cut time meters, and employing only quarter, half,dotted half, and whole notes. Wit and humor abound. (30 pgs.)
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Your choir will thoroughly enjoy this break from the routine. Youdon’t even have to tell them that they are improving their rhythmskills, as they challenge themselves to keep together in perfectlyunison speech, through humorous, miniature dramatic scenes inwhich they become the characters.Audiences will love this, too! Each composition is entertainingenough and of sufficient duration to include in your concerts as anovelty number.The texts are little rhythmic encounters from everyday life. HankBeebe’s remarkable sense of humor shows through on every page.Drawing on his over 40 years of writing musical comedy forBroadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre and network television,Hank has created in Happy Rap! an innovative, FUN approach topracticing rhythm and improving rhythmic sight-singing skills.Starting with the simple Malone the Monotone, the series graduallyprogresses to challenging rhythmic excursions for up to four voiceparts. Each book contains approximately 30 pages.
Titles include: Malone the Monotone • Practicing the Trombone • Camping Trip • Heading forthe Movies • Road Race • Don’t Read Me My Horoscope • Whale Watch • Part-Time Job •Auditioning for the Play • A Day at the Mall • Pool Party • Dental Appointment • Volleyball Game• Talk Radio • Giving Directions • Eight-Hundred Number • At Bat • Finding a Lost Wallet • NotSo Fast Food • Surprise Party • Wedding Reception • Seeking an Autograph • Super Coaster •
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Volume Five progresses to four parts, and employs 16th notes, triplets, andsome simple syncopation. (30 pages)
Volume Four advances to three parts, and employs 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, and 6/4 time.(34 pages)
Volume Three moves to two parts, with segments that are built on dialogues inwhich two people or two groups get humorously entangled in familiar situations.(30 pages)
Volume Two introduces eighth notes and 9/8 time. (30 pgs.)
Hank Beebe’s
Happy Rap!
An excitingnew approach to
mastering rhythm
1-5 SET DISCOUNT: All 5 volumes (154 pgs.): $190 HR00
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A Complete Method for Reading Rhythmsby Anna Dembska and Joan Harkness
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Compound Meter: 3/8 Time • First and Second Endings • 6/8 Time • Hemiola • SixteenthNotes and RestsSyncopation: Eighth Note Syncopation in 4/4 Time • Four Notes in a Beat • Sixteenth NoteSyncopation • Eighth Notes in 2/2 Time • Eighth Note Syncopation in 2/2 Time
Simple Meter: Quarter Notes • Half Notes • Rests • Whole Rests • Dotted Half Notes •Whole Notes • The Pickup • Ties • Sycopation with ties • Syncopation without ties • Repeats •Eighth Notes • Eighth Rests • Dotted Quarter Notes • 2/2 Time
Tuplets, Double Dots: Eighth Note Triplets • Double Dots • QuarterNote Triplets •Duples in Compound Meter • Odd TupletsIrregular and Shifting Meters: Suspended Meter and the Breve • No Meter • 5/8 Time •5/4 Time • 7/8 Time • 10/8 Time • Shifting Meters
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Read Music Better by Feeling the Beat
This series starts with basic notation, then, through over 150 pages,progresses, step-by-step, to the most advanced rhythmic skills.With elegance and humor, You’ve Got Rhythm turns the frustration ofrhythm problems into an enjoyable musical and literary experience.
“You’ve Got Rhythm is the most innovative and logical approach to teaching rhythm I’ve encountered. Mystudents enjoy the subtle humor in the texts and references to famous (and not-so-famous) composers. Theaccessible layout makes the material fun and easy to use. The use of words instead of nonsense syllablesprepares students well for ‘real’ sight-singing, and encourages accurate note length. This series will becomea regular part of my curriculum.”
—Margaret Martin Kvamme, Conductor, Concert Choir, andInstructor, Music FundamentalsUniversity of California at Santa Cruz
“You’ve Got Rhythm is just what I’ve been looking for. At last—a methodthat makes rhythm concrete! My students love it. Thank you! Thank you!”
—Melissa Sweet, flute teacher, Saugerties, NY
“You’ve Got Rhythm … not only avoids boredom, but actually makesrhythmic training fun!” —Dr. Jon Ensminger, Piano Faculty, Northland College, Dunbar, WI
You've Got Rhythm
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53 rounds arranged by subject. Mostly diatonic, with chromaticslimited to easy, stepwise patterns. (29 pages)
53 rounds arranged by subject. Mostly diatonic, with chromaticslimited to easy, stepwise patterns. (39 pages)
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compiled and edited by
Paul D. Sanders, Ph.D.
Round singing is an effective and enjoyable way toteach singers to sing independent parts. Rounds helpus hear vertically, so that participants can becomeskilled harmonizers in no time.
In these sets, the rhythms are simple and rangesare usually an octave or less. Forty-eight of therounds in each volume are completely diatonic (noaccidentals). The few chromatics that do occur in theremaining five are limited to easy, stepwise patterns.
The example on the facing page—Sounds of theSinging School—is one of the longest rounds inthe collection. Shorter rounds are convenientlyorganized two per page.
The rounds contained in these collections arearranged by topic, e.g.: About Music, Bell Rounds,Birds, Greetings & Farewells, Morality, WordlessRounds, Riddles, and Street Calls.
Our most versatile product yet!The Resplendent Rounds series can be used as an introduction to sight-singing as wellas a method for developing vocal independence. It can be used by any group—frombeginning to advanced, from elementary through high school and adult.
CAN BE USED AS:• Unison exercises• Duets, trios, etc. Any number of consecutive lines can
be sung together in harmony.• Each page can be sung as a 2-voice, 3-voice, up to an
8-voices round.
FEATURES:• Over 70 pages of rounds• Completely stepwise and diatonic• Each line begins on the last pitch of the preceding line,
making it easy to sing the whole page without stopping.• Each volume gradually progresses from simple rhythms
(see sample page to the right) through 8th notes, dottedpatterns, 16th notes, triplets and even syncopation.
• Chord symbols are included to facilitate improvisedstudent accompaniment by guitar, autoharp, etc.
• Keys include C, F, G, D and Bb, in a variety of timesignatures.
• Available in a treble version or in a treble/bass version (same music in treble clef on one side ofthe paper, bass clef on the other side) for convenient use by mixed or male choirs
• An extensive book of colorful piano accompaniments is also available, to add sparkle and pizazz.
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Piano accompaniments—up to eight variations per round. (51 pgs.)
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72 stepwise, diatonic rounds performable as unison exercises oras two-, three-, four-, up to eight-voice rounds.• Rhythmic elements are progressively introduced, beginning with
quarter notes and larger, then adding eighth notes, dotted patterns,sixteenth notes, triplets, and syncopation.
• Keys include C, F, G, D and Bb, and their relative minors.• Most standard time signatures are represented.
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Resplendent Rounds
byHank Beebe
Resplendentounds
PLEASE NOTE: Musical content is identical to that of “Fun Sheets”, on pp. 26-27.
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Our most versatile product yet!The Fun Sheets series can be used as an introduction to sight-singing as well as amethod for developing vocal independence. It can be used by any group—frombeginning to advanced, from elementary through high school and adult.
CAN BE USED AS:• Unison exercises• Duets, trios, etc. Any number of consecutive lines can
be sung together in harmony.• Each page can be sung as a 2-voice, 3-voice, up to an
8-voices round.
FEATURES:• Over 70 pages of rounds• Completely stepwise and diatonic• Each line begins on the last pitch of the preceding line,
making it easy to sing the whole page without stopping.• Each volume gradually progresses from simple rhythms
(see sample page to the right) through 8th notes, dottedpatterns, 16th notes, triplets and even syncopation.
• Chord symbols are included to facilitate improvisedstudent accompaniment by guitar, autoharp, etc.
• Keys include C, F, G, D and Bb, in a variety of timesignatures.
• Available in a treble version or in a treble/bass version (same music in treble clef on one side ofthe paper, bass clef on the other side) for convenient use by mixed or male choirs
• An extensive book of colorful piano accompaniments is also available, to add sparkle and pizazz.
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72 stepwise, diatonic rounds performable as unison exercises oras two-, three-, four-, up to eight-voice rounds.• Rhythmic elements are progressively introduced, beginning with
quarter notes and larger, then adding eighth notes, dotted patterns,sixteenth notes, triplets, and syncopation.
• Keys include C, F, G, D and Bb, and their relative minors.• Most standard time signatures are represented.
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PLEASE NOTE: Musical content is identical to that of “Resplendent Rounds”, on pp. 24-25.
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1Stepwise (no skips). Diatonic (no accidentals), except for optionalsharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la. Includes practice in many keysignatures and both major and minor modes. 30 pages.
2Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
3Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
4Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
5Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
* The Cambiata version is written entirely in the cambiata (changing voice) range—the sixth from F below middle C to the D above.Each page in the cambiata version contains five melodies, each written in both treble and bass clef, for a total of ten lines per page.
Let’s Get Started!
Let’s Get Started!
First Steps in Sight-Singing
by Jerome Gries
This series was written for choirs that need a place from which to startthe sight-singing process. It is organized to parallel our Easy Rhythmseries (page 40), so that the two series could be used concurrently, ifdesired—warm up with Let’s Get Started in unison, then move on tothe three- or four-part music of the Easy Rhythms series.
Each unison volume contains 300 exercises. Virtually all keys are covered.
This series is also useful as a tool to measure individual progress.
Boys with changing voices can sing any of the melodies in the lower half ofeach page (Nos. 6-10). Those melodies stay safely within the cambiata(changing voice) range. In the two-part editions (see pages 24-25), the toppart is consistently in the cambiata range, making it suitable for sopranos,tenors, and/or changing voices.
Our cambiata version* (see below under “Voicing”) remains totally withinthe cambiata range, with both treble and bass clefs represented on each page.
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If your choir can sing up and down the scale, they’re ready to dive into this series.
1-5 SET DISCOUNTAll 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pages): $190.
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1Stepwise (no skips). Diatonic (no accidentals), except for optionalsharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la. Includes practice in many keysignatures and both major and minor modes. 30 pages.
2Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
3Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
4Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
5Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
Let’s Get Started!
Let’s Get Started!
First Steps in Sight-Singing
by Jerome Gries
First Steps in TWO-PART Sight-Singing
Like its unison counterpart (see pages 22-23), this series was writtenfor choirs that need a place from which to start the sight-singingprocess. Since every line is melodic, upper and lower parts could beused separately as unison exercises until the group is ready to read intwo parts. This series can also serve as a stepping stone betweenunison and standard choral voicings.
Each two-part volume contains 150 duets (or 300 unison exercises).Virtually all keys are covered.
This series is also useful as a tool to measure individual progress.
Boys with changing voices can join in singing the upper voice part,which stays consistently within the cambiata range throughout.
Both parts in these two-part editions employ moderate ranges, allowingsingers to switch parts and get twice the sight-singing practice.
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Two-Part
Two-Part
Two-Part
If your choir can sing up and down the scale, they’re ready to dive into this series.
1-5 SET DISCOUNTAll 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pages): $190.
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1Stepwise (no skips). Diatonic (no accidentals), except for optionalsharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la. Includes practice in many keysignatures and both major and minor modes. 30 pages.
2Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
3Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
4Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
5Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
Let’s Get Started!
Let’s Get Started!
First Steps in Sight-Singing
by Jerome Gries
First Steps in THREE-PART Sight-Singing
This series was written for choirs that need a place from which tostart the sight-singing process. We’ve kept each exercise to abrief eight measures, so one or two a day should easily fit intoyour available time.
Each volume contains 30 pages of musical, diatonic choralexercises, each presented in both open and close score.
Virtually all keys are covered. Each volume is organized withthe first 21 pages in diatonic major keys, and the final ninepages devoted to la-based minor.
The first part of each volume contains no rhythms smaller thanquarter notes. The second part includes eighth note pairs, andthe last half includes dotted quarters and eighths.
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Three-Part
Three-Part
Three-Part
Three-Part
Three-Part
If your choir can sing up and down the scale, they’re ready to dive into this series.
1-5 SET DISCOUNTAll 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pages): $190.
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If your choir can sing up and down the scale, they’re ready to dive into this series.
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SSAA
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This series was written for choirs that need a place from which tostart the sight-singing process. We’ve kept each exercise to abrief eight measures, so one or two a day should easily fit intoyour available time.
Each volume contains 30 pages of musical, diatonic choralexercises, each presented in both open and close score.
Virtually all keys are covered. Each volume is organized withthe first 21 pages in diatonic major keys, and the final ninepages devoted to la-based minor.
The first part of each volume contains no rhythms smaller thanquarter notes. The second part includes eighth note pairs, andthe last half includes dotted quarters and eighths.
Stepwise (no skips). Diatonic (no accidentals), except for optionalsharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la. Includes practice in many keysignatures and both major and minor modes. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.Includes practice in many key signatures and both major and minormodes. 30 pages.
SET DISCOUNTAll 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pages): $190.
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In 200 pages, and over 1,500 one- and two-part melodious exercises, the authors lead thestudent from the simplest of scales to the most complex music a choir is likely to encounterin traditional music.
“Many works on sight-singing have beencompiled and written for use in the publicschools. But the authors of MELODIA believethat there is need of more and better gradedmaterial… The present work is an attempt tomeet this need. It represents the results of manyyears’ experience, and is based on the beliefthat, whatever the method of presenting theelements of the subject, the surest road togrowth is through actual performance of a greatnumber of carefully graded tasks.
“The first eighty pages, which are writtenwithout skips primarily to develop a ready con-fidence, contain many and varied examples ofeach of the conventional rhythm forms; and themost deliberate progressiveness is maintainedin the introduction of new difficulties.”
—The AuthorsThe normal range of average voices is carefully observed. The two-part exercises are allwritten so that they may be inverted, the bass part being sung by treble voices, and the treblepart by the men; or they may be sung by male voices only or by female voices only. Thus,each two-part page represents two pages of actual practice material.
Now that this magnificent classic is in the public domain, Masterworks Press is able to bringit to you in economical, reproducible formats.
Purchase the entire course, or just a section or two. With our reproducible masters, you canmake all the copies you want, year after year, without ever paying us another cent.
MELODIA — FIRST SERIES consists of 424 melodies of gradually increasingcomplexity that guide your choir through the sight-reading process, starting with simplescales, and progressing to complex, diatonic, stepwise melodies.
Subsequent series develop reading skills further, methodically introducing chromatics,intervals, rhythms and modulations.
Our publications fit on standard 8! x 11 inch paper. (See page 38.)
For musical examples from each series, consult our website (www.MasterworksPress.com)or call and ask for our “Melodia Sampler.”
Whether you use MELODIA as your primary method, or as a supplement to other methods,you’ll find plenty of material suitable for any level of sight-reading development.
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424 unison diatonic exercises in stepwise melody. Treble and Bass clefs. All majorkeys to B and Db inclusive. All representations of notes and rests of whole-beat lengthand multiples thereof. Elementary presentation of the divided beat. (20 pages)
119 two-part diatonic exercises in stepwise melody. Keys to B and D
b inclusive. Allrepresentations of notes as in First Series, with greater variety and length of rests. Thedivided beat in fuller presentation.(20 pages)255 unison exercises in stepwise melody in all keys. Graded presentation of all chro-matic tones, except 2
b and 5
b. Development of the minor. The dotted note involvingdivision of the beat. Triple and quadruple division of the beat. (20 pages)
85 extended two-part exercises in stepwise melody in all keys. Chromatic tones, modu-latory and ornamental. Development of incidental and extended modulation.Syncopation. Mingling of double and triple divisions of the beat. (20 pages)
263 unison exercises. Systematic treatment of intervals, beginning with the larger.Skips to and from chromatic tones having obvious key relationship. The commoneraugmented and diminished intervals.(20 pages)
90 extended two-part exercises embodying all intervals treated in the Fifth Series.More elaborate development of rhythmic difficulties, especially syncopation. Lengthysolfeggi from German, French, and English sources. Canon and Fugue. (30 pages)
137 unison exercises. Systematic treatment of skips to, from, and between chromatictones. Introductory study of passages whose chromatics “deny” the signature. Advancedsolfeggi from foreign sources. Specimen difficulties, without text, from the classics.(20 pages)
21 extended two-part exercises, involving all the difficulties treated in the SeventhSeries, and fully reviewing the rhythmic problems earlier treated. Maximum difficul-ties of mediated modulation. Special studies in the development of independence ofthe parts. (10 pages)
67 extended unison exercises. Typical passages from early and recent composers, withtext, of difficulty ranging from medium to great. Full exposition of chromatics which“deny” the signature. Arbitrary changes of tonality. (16 pages)
31 extended two-part exercises with text. Representative excerpts from majorcomposers, with a few new exercises, embodying maximum difficulties of pitch andrhythm, as well as the utmost independence of parts. (14 pages)
16 extended two-part exercises, partly with and partly without text, in the followingChurch Modes: Aeolian, Dorian, Ionian, Mixolydian, and Phrygian. Canonic imitation,strict and free, in other intervals than that of the octave. (10 pages)
Price
Me01 $15
Me02 $15
Me03 $15
Me04 $15
Me05 $15
Me06 $20
Me07 $15
Me08 $8
Me09 $12
Me10 $10
Me11 $8
MELODIA CONTENTS & PRICES
ALL Me00 $135The complete set (all eleven series—200 pages)
Stepwise (no skips). Diatonic (no accidentals). This volume introduces allstandard rhythmic values, starting with quarter notes, and graduallyadvances through 16th notes and rests. Abundant practice material issupplied along the way to ensure mastery. 47 pages.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third. Each thirdin the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easy rhythms.Later, thirds are used with increased freedom and frequency. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth. Eachfourth in the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easyrhythms. Later, thirds and fourths are used with increased freedom andfrequency. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth. Each fifthin the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easy rhythms.Later, thirds, fourths, and fifths are used with increased freedom andfrequency. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth. Each sixthin the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easy rhythms.Later, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths are used with increased freedom andfrequency. 30 pages.
Stepsto
Harmony
by Nicholas Palmer
Volume 1
Treble clef
Bass clef
Treble clef
Bass clef
Treble clef
Bass clef
Treble clef
Bass clef
Treble clef
Bass clef
Treble clef
Bass clef
* By distributing the bass clef version to your bass section, they will have access to exactly the same music as those using the treble clef versions.
S101
S111
S102
S112
S103
S113
S104
S114
S105
S115
S100
S110
This series was designed to be useful in all teaching situations,transcending both age and sex. The range is limited to one octave—C to C—so everyone sings in a comfortable range throughout.Beginning with stepwise, diatonic quarter notes, this series puts youin control of how far your students progress. Its flexible, modulardesign allows you to concentrate on just the levels of complexity youwant— ideal for use in a music curriculum spanning several gradelevels.
• Written polyphonically, so every part is melodious.• Great for developing part independence.• Virtually all keys are represented
Each exercise is written to be performed in any of three ways:unison, 2-part, or 3-part. The top two lines of each exercise aredesigned for 2-part singing. Each exercise also can be sung in any3-part voicing. Since the lines of each exercise are interchangeable,each exercise can be sung three times, each voice singing a differentline each time. An optional bass clef version allows basses toparticipate fully in the exercises. For actual SAB & TTB versions,see pgs 42-43.
Steps to HarmonyA Systematic Approach to Sight-Singing
Middle school through collegeUnison, 2-part and 3-part
1-5 SET DISCOUNTAll 5 volumes, Treble or Bass (167 pgs.): $190.
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Stepwise (no skips). Diatonic (no accidentals). This volume introduces allstandard rhythmic values, starting with quarter notes, and graduallyadvances through 16th notes and rests. Abundant practice material issupplied along the way to ensure mastery. 47 pages.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third. Eachthird in the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easyrhythms. Later, thirds are used with increased freedom and frequency.30 pages.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth. Eachfourth in the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easyrhythms. Later, thirds and fourths are used with increased freedom andfrequency. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth. Each fifthin the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easy rhythms.Later, thirds, fourths, and fifths are used with increased freedom andfrequency. 30 pages.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth. Each sixthin the diatonic scale is given individual attention, at first with easy rhythms.Later, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, and 6ths are used with increased freedom andfrequency. 30 pages.
The SAB, TTB and TBB all contain exactly the same music except for clefs. For this reason, the SAB and TTB series areidentical and each can be used by either SAB, TTB or STB choirs.
Steps to HarmonyA Systematic Approach to Sight-Singing
Middle school through college
1-5 SET DISCOUNTAll 5 volumes, same voicing: $190.
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for SAB, TTB, TBB*
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This series was designed to be useful in all teaching situations,from middle school on up. The range is limited to oneoctave—C to C—so that everyone sings in a comfortablerange throughout.Beginning with stepwise, diatonic quarter notes, this seriesputs you in control of how fast and how far your studentsprogress. Its flexible, modular design allows you toconcentrate on just the levels of complexity you want, idealfor use in a music curriculum spanning several grade levels.
• Written polyphonically, so every part is melodious.• Great for developing part independence.• Virtually all keys are represented
Volume One remains stepwise and diatonic throughout,progressing gradually and systematically adding new rythmicvalues all the way down to 16th note patterns. Each volumeadds a single new skip concept per volume, e.g., the third inVolume Two, introducing, practicing and reviewing each skipinterval thoroughly before proceeding to the next.
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• Suitable for middle school through college• Challenging, yet logically organized for success• Information introduced in “need-to-know” order• Encourages self-correction
The High School Sight-Singer, by Anna Hamre, DMA, is a new toolto help older students develop independence in reading music.
Students at this age learn to read music in much the same way theylearn a new language: acquiring memories of sound patterns whilelearning the rules for manipulating the tools of the language.
The High School Sight-Singer drills are organized into a short-coursemethod that takes students through all pitches of the chromaticscale within a month, teaching them the essentials of decipheringnotation by showing them how to look for “handles” amongsurrounding notes.
Each drill is a day’s lesson focusing on the skips or steps surroundinga particular pitch level. Needed repetition can be acquired bydovetailing this course with supplementary choral music availablefrom Masterworks Press.
Even after classes have moved on to other sight-singing methods ordrills, you may choose to return to this course periodically to reviewconcepts.
This short-course approach is designed to help non-readingsingers quickly integrate into a choir that already sightreads.
* The University Sight-Singer is identical to The High School Sight-Singer, except for series title.
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3
4
5
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U101
U102
U103
U104
U105
U100
H101
H102
H103
H104
H105
H100
Reading Pitches (20 pages)
Reading Rhythms (20 pages)
Reading Key Signatures (20 pages)
Supplement** (20 pages)
The Minor Modes (20 pages)
SET DISCOUNT. All 5 volumes (100 pgs.)
** Volume 4, "Supplement," integrates the lessons learned in Volumes 1 & 2. It is designed to be used afteror concurrently with Volumes 1 & 2 to supplement and reinforce the concepts taught in these volumes.For this reason, purchase of Volumes 1 & 2 is a prerequisite for the purchase of Volume 4.
Volume 1. Reading Pitches1. Major scale: sound and appearance;
stepwise melodies2. Returning to do3. Skips to/from do, mi, and so4. Skips to/from la5. Skips to/from re6. Skips to/from fa7. Skips to/from ti8. Accidentals; use of fi9. Use of si
10. Use of ri11. Use of li12. Use of di13. Use of me14. Use of te15. Use of le16. Use of se17. Use of ra18. Review of accidentals using eighth notes19. Review of accidentals and more advanced rhythms
Volume 2. Reading Rhythms1. Counting sixteenth notes2. Bar lines dividing notes into measures;3. Eighth notes4. Eighth rests5. Rhythmic equivalencies for quarter notes6. Half notes and rests7. Whole notes8. Ties connecting quarter and half notes9. Dotted half notes and rests
10. Syncopation
11. Eighth note triplets12. Rests in eighth note triplet patterns13. Ties connecting eighth notes14. More examples with ties15. Ties connecting sixteenth notes16. Dotted eighth notes17. Quarter note triplets18. Adding rests to quarter note triplet patterns19. Review20. More review
Volume 3. Reading Key Signatures1. Locating do when key signature has flats2. Locating do when key signature has sharps3. Locating do when there are no sharps or
flats in key signature4. Names of lines/spaces on grand staff,
including ledger lines5. Spelling of accidentals6. Naming key signatures: C, F, G, D, A, E, B
major (treble clef)7. Naming key signatures: C, F, G, D, A, E, B
major (bass clef)8. Naming key signatures in
(bass and treble clefs)9. Naming key signatures in F# and C# (bass
and treble clefs)
10. Order and placement of flats (treble/bass)11. Order and placement of sharps (treble/bass)12. Drawing key signatures for
(treble clef)13. Drawing key signatures for
(bass clef)14. Drawing key signatures of F and C major
(treble/bass)15. Drawing key signatures for G, D, A, E, B
(treble/bass)16. Drawing key signatures for F#, C#
Volume 4. SupplementThis volume is designed to reinforce the developmental work accomplished in the first two volumes of theseries. It combines the concepts introduced in Volumes 1 and 2 lesson by lesson. For example, Lesson 4of Volume 4 combines the concept of using eighth-note rests (introduced in Lesson 4, Volume 2) with anemphasis on singing LA (introduced in Lesson 4, Volume 1). You can use Volume 4 either as a review ofthe first two volumes or as a concurrent, lesson-by-lesson synthesis of Volumes 1 and 2. (19 lessons)
Volume 5. The Minor ModesThis volume focuses on minor modes: first natural, then harmonic, finally melodic. (20 lessons)
The Weekly Sight-SingerAn abbreviated and accelerated method
for church and community choirsthat meet only once a week*
TheWeekly
Sight-Singer
by
Anna Hamre, DMA
The Weekly Sight-Singer, by Anna Hamre, DMA,is a unique approach to teaching sight-singing.Using standard tunes that most adult singers alreadyknow, this method develops a connection betweenthese familiar melodies and the “language” ofsolfeggio. By building on already establishedknowledge, the singer can proceed with confidence.
• Economical, reproducible format
• Short, flexible units
• Intriguing assignments for practice at home
• Non-threatening, game-like learning activities
• Self-assessed assignments
• Available in hard copy or as PDF files
WS101
WS102
WS100
$50
$50
$90
Volume Description
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2
Both SET DISCOUNT—Both volumes: $90.
ReproduciblePrice
The Weekly Sight-Singer, Vol. 1Choir Director’s Introduction and
first 13 weekly reproducible lessons
The Weekly Sight-Singer, Vol. 2The final 14 weekly reproducible lessons
CatalogNo.
* This course is also useful to supplement other methods for choirs that meet daily.
These look AWESOME! I love her step-by-step, clearly scaffolded approach to sight-singing. Adding thewell-known melodies is brilliant; I believe it will convince even the most diehard "I don't read music"singers to give it another try. With this method they'll succeed!
— Norilee KimballNorth Central High SchoolSpokane, WA
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1Stepwise (no skips). Diatonic (no accidentals), except for optional sharp “lower neighbors,”e.g., la-si-la. 30 one-page compositions.
Pages 1 - 17: Pages 18 - 27: Pages 28 - 30:q Œ h Ó h . w q q q . e
2Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.30 one-page compositions.
q Œ h Ó h . w q q q . e Pages 1 - 11: Pages 12 - 21: Pages 22 - 30:
3Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.30 one-page compositions.
q Œ h Ó h . w q q q . e Pages 1 - 13: Pages 14 - 25: Pages 26 - 30:
4Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.30 one-page compositions.
q Œ h Ó h . w q q ‰ Pages 1 - 19: Pages 20 - 29: Page 30:
5Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.Introduction of ta (flat ti ). 30 one-page compositions.
q Œ h Ó h . w q q q . e Pages 1 - 23: Pages 24 - 29: Page 30:
** SSA, TTB, and TBB editions are identical, except for clefs. *** TCB = Treble, Cambiata, Bass/Baritone (for boys’ choir)
The Easy RhythmSight-Singing Series
TheEasy RhythmSight-Singing
Seriesby Hank Beebe
This series was written for choirs that need simpler rhythmiccontent than our Renaissance, Baroque and Classical seriesprovide, while including the same progression of solfège skills.To accommodate choirs with boys’ changing voices (cambiata),each mixed choir version contains one voice part that stays withinthe cambiata range.* In the SATB edition, this is the Tenor. TheSAB and SA(T)B editions are musically identical, the Bass partbeing in the cambiata range. The (T) in the SA(T)B versionduplicates the Bass part, but in Tenor clef, creating the appearanceof four voices in a three-voice composition—great for choirs withsmall (or weak) tenor and/or bass sections. For boys’ choirs weprovide the TCB editions (Treble, Cambiata, Bass).
If your choirs can sing up and down thescale, they are ready to experience theexhilaration of choral sight-singing.
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Cambiata range
*
for choirs with or without changing voices
Voicing Cat. No.
1-5 SET DISCOUNT: All 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pgs.): $190.
Stepwise (no skips), except for occasional octave. Diatonic (no acci-dentals), except for optional sharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la. 30one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.Introduction of ta (flat ti ).30 one-page compositions.
* SSA, TTB, and TBB editions are identical, except for clefs.
The RenaissanceSight-Singing Series
Using the rules and conventions of 16th centurycounterpoint, composer Edward DeNardis has reproducedthe sound and flavor of Renaissance polyphony in thiselegant series of graded compositions.
As each composition progresses, the independent voiceparts produce a kaleidoscope of ever-changing modal andtonal harmonies, so characteristic of the period.
Rhythms are basic and straightforward. Melodic imitationamong the voices develops the students’ listening skills,as well as their appreciation for the music of this period.
Since the compositions are mostly polyphonic, everyvoice part is melodic and of equal interest and importancein the creation of beautifully interweaving textures.
TheRenaissance
Sight-SingingSeries
SATBVolume 1
byEdward DeNardis
1-5 SET DISCOUNT.All 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pgs.): $190.
Stepwise (no skips), except for occasional octave. Diatonic (no accidentals),except for optional sharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.Adds fi (sharped fa) and ta (flatted ti).30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.Introduces use of melodic minor.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skipsof the Sixth. Freer use of accidentals.30 one-page compositions.
The BaroqueSight-Singing Series
Canons! Fugues! Chorales! All those forms that madethe Baroque period so delightful are employed in thisbeautiful series by Nicholas Palmer.
Beginning with simple, stepwise motion, the singerrapidly develops an excellent reading ability in anartistically satisfying, Baroque world of counterpoint.
Rhythms are basic and straightforward. Melodicimitation among the voices develops the students’listening skills, as well as their appreciation for the musicof this period.
Now, even the beginning student of sight-reading canexperience the aesthetic exhilaration so characteristic ofthe Baroque period.
This series demonstrates that music does not have to bedifficult to be beautiful.
In this series, composer Hank Beebe has succeeded in capturingthe spirit and ambience of the Classical period in all its richvariety. Exciting chord progressions, spiced with a wide varietyof rhythmic devices, create an opportunity for beginning readersto experience the thrill of sight-reading “real music.”
While basically homophonic, this series is rhythmically morechallenging than the Renaissance series. Often, a lyric melodyin one voice part is accompanied by a spritely rhythmic texturecreated by the other voices. Volume 2 introduces the use ofsyncopation and the melodic minor.
Melodies often alternate among the voices, so that altos, tenors,and basses have the opportunity to sing melodies, not justharmonies.
This series employs articulations—staccato, marcato andaccents—as well as tempo variations (ritardando, etc.),bringing choirs with limited reading ability to a high level ofmusicianship.
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2
3
4
5
Stepwise (no skips), except for occasional octave. Diatonic (no accidentals), exceptfor optional sharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la. Use of whole, half, quarter, andeighth notes. Occasional use of two sixteenths in place of an eighth note. Dottedrhythms in 6/8 time. 30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third. Introduction ofthe melodic minor scale and consecutive (triadic) skips of the Third. 30 one-pagecompositions.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth, dotted eighth-and-sixteenth units, groups of three and four sixteenths, and multiple, consecutiveskips. 30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.30 one-page compositions.
1-5 SET DISCOUNTAll 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pgs.): $190.
Stepwise (no skips), except for occasional octave. Diatonic (no accidentals), exceptfor optional sharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la. Use of whole, half, quarter, andeighth notes. Occasional use of two sixteenths in place of an eighth note. Dottedrhythms in 6/8 time. 30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third. Introduction ofthe melodic minor scale and consecutive (triadic) skips of the Third. 30 one-pagecompositions.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth, dotted eighth-and-sixteenth units, groups of three and four sixteenths, and multiple, consecutiveskips. 30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.30 one-page compositions.
In this series, composer Hank Beebe has succeeded in capturingthe spirit and ambience of the Classical period in all its richvariety. Exciting chord progressions, spiced with a wide varietyof rhythmic devices, create an opportunity for beginning readersto experience the thrill of sight-reading “real music.”
While basically homophonic, this series is rhythmically morechallenging than the Renaissance series. Often, a lyric melodyin one voice part is accompanied by a spritely rhythmic texturecreated by the other voices. Volume 2 introduces the use ofsyncopation and the melodic minor.
Melodies often alternate among the voices, so that altos, tenors,and basses have the opportunity to sing melodies, not justharmonies.
This series employs articulations—staccato, marcato andaccents—as well as tempo variations (ritardando, etc.),bringing choirs with limited reading ability to a high level ofmusicianship.
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SATBVolume 1
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Volume 1: No skips (except occasional octave). No accidentals(except optional sharp “lower neighbors”—see mm. 11-12.)
The richness of Romantic harmonywithin the reach of beginning sight-singers!
In this series, Hank Beebe has captured the splendor of theRomantic period without deviating from his fluid, easy-to-readcompositional style.
Each volume begins with simple rhythms (whole, dotted half,half, and quarter notes), then gradually adds eighth note pairs,multiple eighth notes, and finally dotted quarters and eighths.
Although more chromatically colorful than our Classicalseries, all the accidentals are kept in the form of easy-to-singsharped lower neighbors (e.g., la-si-la).
Your singers will be amazed at the sophisticated harmoniesthey are capable of producing—and all while sight-singing!
Easy RomanticSigh t-Singing Series
SATBVolume 1
byHank Beebe
EasyRomantic
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1-5 SET DISCOUNT.All 5 volumes, same voicing (150 pgs.): $190.
Stepwise (no skips), except for occasional octaves. Diatonic (noaccidentals), except for occasional sharp “lower neighbors,” e.g., la-si-la.Each volume begins with simple rhythms, then gradually increases theircomplexity (see above). 30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 1 left off, by including skips of the Third.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 2 left off, by including skips of the Fourth.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, by including skips of the Fifth.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, by including skips of the Sixth.30 one-page compositions.
A set of nine concert-length compositionsin completely stepwise, diatonic style,with piano accompaniment.
• 100% Stepwise• 100% Diatonic• Moderate Ranges• Suitable for concert performance• Independent Piano Accompaniment
This edition was created to supplement and reinforce the progress yoursingers have made in Volume One of any of our sight-singing series.Easy Sight-Singing with Words offers fresh, new material for them toenjoy using their stepwise reading skills, even as they resume workingon the next step in their path towards music literacy with Volume Two.
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SATB Titles1. My Music Is Always There2. No Laughing in the Library3. My Friend, Happiness4. Something Happens5. Watching Seagulls6. My Classical Side7. Not So Far Away8. My Friends9. Paella
Unison1. Miraculous!2. We, the People3. Not So Far Away4. Watching Seagulls5. Something Happens6. Before the Sunset Fades7. My Music Is Always There8. When Someone Understands9. The Best Free Show In the World
SSA, SAB, TTB Titles1. The Best Free Show in the World2. When Someone Understands3. The Music of Long Ago4. Before the Sunset Fades5. With Pen and Ink6. Have a Nice Day!7. We, the People8. Miraculous!9. Unfair
SA, TB, 2-pt Mixed Titles1. Before the Sunset Fades2. Have a Nice Day!3. Miraculous!4. My Classical Side5. No Laughing in the Library6. Something Happens7. Watching Seagulls8. We, the People9. When Someone Understands
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Ready for the next step?There comes a time in a choir’s development when the use of solfège can be set aside in favor ofsinging with text—first time through.Singers can become so dependent on solfège that they are reluctant to sight-sing without it. Thepurpose of this series is to liberate your choir from any excessive dependence on solfège andenable them to move on to this next level of musicianship.Composer Hank Beebe has filled Volume 1 with easy-to-read music (see facing page) that willbuild your singers’ confidence in their ability to sight-read with text. It gradually progresses, bothrhythmically and harmonically, to the more complex material in subsequent volumes. (Seedescriptions below.)
During the course of this series, your students will be exposed to some of the finest poetry of theages. Poets represented in this series include Blake, Browning, Bronte, Burns, Byron, Cowper,Coleridge, Dickinson, Dryden, Emerson, Holmes, Jonson, Keats, Longfellow, Lowell, Milton,Moore, Poe, Pope, Scott, Shakespeare, Shelley, Tennyson, Whitman, Whittier, and Wordsworth.
PLEASE NOTE: This series is not a substitute for systematic solfège training. It assumes areasonable ability in solfège as a prerequisite. Completion of any of our other sight-singingseries is more than adequate preparation.
the great poetssight-singing with words for s.a.t.b. chorus
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The smallest rhythmic value in this volume is the quarter note. Accidentals arelimited to sharped lower neighbors. Total of 30 pages, including a multi-pageperformance-length piece.
Introduces and develops the use of eighth notes. Accidentals are limitedto sharped lower neighbors. Total of 30 pages, including a multi-pageperformance-length piece.
Contains various quarter and eighth note combinations, featuring dotted quarterand eighth units, and quarter and eighth notes in six-eight time. Accidentalslimited to sharped lower neighbors. Total of 30 pages, including a multi-pageperformance-length piece.
Introduces and develops the sixteenth note in sixteenth note pairs, dottedeighth and sixteenth note units in duple time, and dotted eighth-sixteenth-eighthnote units in six-eight time. Accidentals approached and left stepwise in eitherdirection. Total of 30 pages, including a multi-page performance-length piece.
Contains sixteenth note groups, eighth-note triplets, quarter-note triplets.Accidentals approached and/or left by a skip. Total of 30 pages, including amulti-page performance-length piece.
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(available in SSA, SAB, TTB and TBB)Liberate your choir from dependence on solfège and help them to move on to this next level ofmusicianship: SIGHT-SINGING WITH WORDS. This series is entitled National Treasuresbecause it draws its texts from various Americana—poets: Frost, Dickinson, Sandburg, Longfellow,Thoreau, Emerson, Whitman, and Poe; historical figures: Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln, Roosevelt,Wilson; and national documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
In the SAB version, the bass part is written in the Cambiata range, so it can be sung by tenors,baritones, and boys with changing voices. In the SSA, TTB, and TBB arrangements, all voicesremain in moderate ranges throughout.
These compositions are short enough to be used as warmup exercises, yet musically satisfying andtextually meaningful. Some groups will be able to sing them with words first time through. Othersmay require one or two times through with syllables before switching to the lyrics.
PLEASE NOTE: This series is not a substitute for systematic solfège training. It assumes areasonable ability in solfège as a prerequisite. Completion of any of our other sight-singingseries is more than adequate preparation.
The smallest rhythmic value is the quarter note. Accidentals are limited to sharpedlower neighbors. Closes with a nine-page setting of The Gettysburg Address.Total of 30 pages.
Concentrates on eighth notes. Accidentals are limited to sharped lower neighbors.Contains a three-page setting of the final words of the Declaration of Independence.Total of 30 pages.
Various quarter and eighth notes combinations, many in six-eight time. Accidentalslimited to sharped lower neighbors. Contains a two-page setting of the final wordsof Lincoln’s “With malice toward none” Inaugural Address.Total of 30 pages.
Accidentals approached and left stepwise in any direction. Sixteenth note pairs,dotted eight and sixteenth note units, and, in six-eight time, dotted eighth-sixteenth-eighth note units. Contains a two-page setting of the final lines of Robert Frost’sBirches. Total of 30 pages.
Accidentals approached stepwise and left by a skip, and later approached and leftby a skip. Groups of four sixteenth notes, eighth-note triplets, quarter-note triplets.Contains a two-page setting of the Preamble to the Constitution.Total of 30 pages.
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EASIEST. No skips larger than a Fifth. All accidentals approached stepwise.30 one-page compositions.
MORE DIFFICULT than Volume 1 in both rhythm and the quantity and difficultyof skips. Still no intervals larger than a Fifth.30 one-page compositions.
MORE DIFFICULT than Volume 2 in both rhythm and the quantity and difficultyof skips. Still no intervals larger than a Fifth.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 3 left off, with the addition of triadic voice leadings, dottedeighth & sixteenths, simple syncopation, longer phrases, and 6/8 time signatures.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 4 left off, with the addition of skips of the Sixth and Octave,more extensive use of 16ths, extended syncopation, accidentals approached and/orleft by skip, altered thirds in triads, and triplets. 30 one-page compositions.
The SSATBSight-Singing Series
Requiring only modest sight-singing ability at the start, thisseries is perfect for choirs with a preponderance of femalevoices—not an uncommon situation in many choirs. Since theupper three voices are often interchangeable, it is possible toperform each page more than once, with the female voicesexchanging parts.
With moderate-length phrases clearly separated by rests in allvoice parts, this series promotes and develops properbreathing techniques. Dynamic markings are used throughoutto provide practice in dynamic control, as well as to bring outinner voices that frequently carry the melody.
The first four volumes are limited to melodic intervals no largerthan a fifth, beginning with basic, straight-forward rhythms. Allaccidentals are approached and left by stepwise motion. Thefourth and fifth volumes introduce triadic melodies, syncopation,longer phrases, accidentals approached and/or left by skip,triplets, etc.
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Diatonic intervals used include 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & octave.Chromatics are approached and left stepwise (without skips).30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 1 left off. Chromatics are either approached bythe interval of a third and left stepwise, or vice versa. Includes partialchromatic scale. 30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 2 left off. Chromatics are either approached bythe interval of a fourth and left by the skip of a third or less, or vice versa.Includes full chromatic scale. 30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 3 left off. Chromatics are either approached bythe interval of a fifth and left by the skip of a fourth or less, or vice versa.30 one-page compositions.
Continues where Volume 4 left off. Chromatics are either approached bythe interval of a sixth and left by a skip of a fifth or less, or vice versa.30 one-page compositions.
* SSAA and TTBB editions are identical, except for clefs.
In this series, Hank Beebe takes your choir a giant stepforward toward the ultimate goal: total reading ability.This series assumes your choir has completed any one ofour other series—Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, orEasy Rhythm—and it continues with a similarlymethodical treatment of chromatics—first stepwise, thenby thirds, then fourths, etc. (See descriptions below.)The composer has approached the study of chromaticsthrough music modeled after the 19th century Romanticcomposers, e.g., Brahms, Mendelssohn, Wagner,Tchaikovsky, etc.By employing simple, basic rhythms, this series enablesthe singer to concentrate on the chromatic content of themusic and enjoy a wealth of tonal colors, while at thesame time developing the skills needed to sing a widevariety of choral music.
SATBVolume 1
byHank Beebe
Mastering!Chroma tics
Mastering Chroma tics
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Volume 1: Diatonic intervals used include 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & octave. Chromatics are approached and left stepwise (without skips).
Mastering ChromaticsCopy me!
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For nearly 200 years, the 371 four-voiced chorales (371 vierstimmige Choralgesänge) of JohannSebastian Bach have enjoyed a unique popularity and usefulness in music education.
To make this collection more accessible to students ofsight-reading:
1. The editor has reordered the chorales from easiestto most chromatically complex.
2. The parts are presented in open score format,instead of the customary keyboard reduction.
3. The entire collection is available in reproducibleformat, for economy and utility.
4. All measures are numbered for convenientrehearsal.
The chorales are organized into four volumes, Volume 1the easiest, Volume 4, the most complex. The contentsof each volume are likewise organized, creating a smoothprogression in difficulty throughout the entire set.
The variety and complexity of the harmonies, as well as the contrapuntal intricacies of the vocallines, make the 371 Chorales of J. S. Bach a superlative example of baroque musical art. Thisedition attempts to bring this masterpiece within the technical and financial reach of high schooland college choirs of any reading ability.
371Bach Chorales
in order of sight-reading complexity
371Bach Chorales
in order ofsight-reading complexity
Jerome Gries, editor
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93 Challenging Chorales (61 pgs.)
93 More Challenging Chorales (69 pgs.)
93 Most Challenging Chorales (65 pgs.)
SET DISCOUNT.All 4 volumes (248 pgs.): $190. SATB
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* “Bach-Riemenschneider 371 Harmonized Chorales and 69 Chorale Melodies with Figured Bass.”
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13 Easiest SATB Motets
13 Easy-Intermediate SATB Motets
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The Palestrina Motetsin order of sight-reading complexity
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) ranks as one ofthe greatest masters of the Renaissance musical art. In the nobilityand restraint of his sacred music, he assimilated and refined hispredecessors' polyphonic techniques to produce a seamless textureand vocal balance that have made him the classic model of theRenaissance style.
This series includes Palestrina’s 52 SATB motets arranged intheir relative order of sight-singing complexity.
These are historically accurate editions of Palestrina’s work,carefully researched and edited by Joe Hickman, D.Mus.
This series is available in two formats:
• The PALESTRINA READER (Music only—see pages 73-74 for reproducible sample.)
• The PERFORMANCE EDITION (See sample on page 75.)
ThePalestrinaMotets
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13 Easiest SATB Ayres
13 Easy-Intermediate SATB Ayres
13 Intermediate SATB Ayres
13 Advanced SATB Ayres
SET DISCOUNTAll 4 volumes: $130-$190
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The John Dowland Ayresin order of sight-reading complexity
John Dowland (c.1563-1626) was one of the most stylish andpopular composers of his day. His ayres, or “love song madrigals,”are full of emotional intensity and elegant melancholy.
This series includes 52 of Dowland’s SATB Secular Ayresarranged in their relative order of sight-singing complexity.
Their strophic design makes the ayres quick and easy to learn,since the music is repeated for each verse. And, as with all ourpublications, every measure is numbered for efficient rehearsal.
These are historically accurate editions of Dowland’s work,carefully researched and edited by Joe Hickman, D.Mus.
This series is available in two formats:
• The DOWLAND READER (Music only—see page 77 for reproducible sample.)
• The PERFORMANCE EDITION (See sample on pages 78-79.)
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