Product Description

Ideal for undergraduate courses in aural skills, Progressive Sight Singing introduces students to the underlying grammar and syntax of musical structure and prepares them to perceive that structure with both the ear and the eye. Working from the premise that students learn musical skills in much the same order as they do language skills, this book employs a unique pedagogical structure that introduces the concept of sound before sight. It trains the ear first--through hearing and imitating patterns--teaching students to hear and perform before they read and write.
FEATURES:
* Extensively and successfully class-tested at colleges and universities nationwide
* Adds only one new element per chapter and incorporates components from previous chapters into examples and exercises, thereby continuously reinforcing learned skills
* Integrates a rich variety of well-paced, graduated exercises covering rhythmic and melodic reading, dictation, audiation, musical memory, and error detection
* Encourages students to actively participate (sing, chant, write, create, improvise) in the practice of each concept in order to become skilled musicians
* Offers instructors great flexibility in that they can use the tonal and reading systems they prefer; the appendixes provide a brief overview of each system
* Packaged with an audio CD that includes rhythm and tonal patterns introduced in the book; this connects the eye to the ear and helps student hone their aural skills
* Supplemented by an Instructor's Manual that expands upon the pedagogy underlying the book, offers solutions to the exercises, and provides additional exercises and teaching tips

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141887 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• 496 pages

Review

"At last, a wholistic pedagogical approach to ear training. Parceled as mini-steps for learning.... Flawless organization and understanding how humans develop new aspects within comfortable territory."--Dennis B. Plies, Warner Pacific College

About the Author
Carol Krueger is at University of South Carolina.

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive overview
This book is an exhaustive look at sight-singing. It almost gives too much information, but all the information is relevant to the subject. I recommed this book to anyone who has a general knowledge of music theory and would like to apply a sight-singing technique to increase their musicianship. Many students have a basic understanding of music theory, but have not created an inner ear or inner rhythm. This book shows you how to develop both.

Fantastic book--a MUST!
I have recently used this book and it is fascinating! Dr. Krueger takes sight singing to a new, comfortable, and well paced level. She believes in training the ear before the reading and writing, instead of throwing multiple ideas at the students. I highly recommend this book for college-level or even high school music students. If you ever have the chance to meet or take a class from Dr. K at the University of South Carolina, DO IT!

Highly recommended.
The voice, unlike all other instruments, is locked in the body and as a result, the instruction and shaping of this instrument is often based on the teacher's perception or belief of what constitutes proper and healthy voice production. This leaves a lot of room for people to express their (often contradictory) opinions, which can wind up confusing the student as much as helping them. Professor Krueger's book avoids this, and gives solid advice in an incremental fashion. The exercises are logical and plentiful, and I have found her approach to be extremely helpful. I am a tenor in a church choir that sings a lot of high classical repertoire, and the ability to sight-sing is essential with the amount of material we cover in a given rehearsal. I have no reservations about recommending her book.