Ear Training and Sight Singing: A Developmental Aural Skills Text - Softcover

Ethier, Glen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195446178 ISBN 13: 9780195446173

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Designed to provide students with multiple strategies for ear training and sight singing, Ear Training and Sight Singing is a comprehensive series of exercises and techniques in all areas of the practical music discipline. It encompasses aural identification and written transcriptions as well as vocal performance of prepared and sight material. Suitable for use in ear training and sight singing courses for a 4-semester university or college programme anywhere in North America, this introduction provides a clear, logical presentation of the material, beginning with basic elements and progressing carefully through a graduated series of exercises and assignments that guides and monitors student progress. Loaded with practice repertoire, exercises, and assignments, and supported by an audio CD and a wealth of online supplements, Ear Training and Sight Singing provides the ideal one-volume introduction to aural skills that is excellent for student review and study.

About this title

About the Author:

Glen Ethier has taught music theory and aural skills at UBC, the British Columbia Conservatory of Music, University of Alberta, Queen's University, and McGill University. Since 2002 he has been Professor of Music at Vanier College in Montreal.

Review:

"The author is not only a music expert-he is also an excellent communicator. . . . He understands that the journey to knowledge involves leading the student to discover, rather than simply using recitation and regurgitation of preset information."
--Jennifer Knelman, University of Guelph

"The integrated approach is very effective: written exercises within reading assignments and references to repertoire excerpts and pop music are included directly in the text, rather than in an accompanying anthology or another appendix. Addressing various musical aspects (i.e., melody,
harmony, rhythm) in each chapter works well, and the ready-made drills and dictation exercises will be appreciated by instructors."
--Heather Harty Scott, Douglas College

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0195446178
• ISBN 13: 9780195446173
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 432