Music for Sight Singing, 3rd Edition

Ottman, Robert W.

ISBN 10: 0136075320 / ISBN 13: 9780136075325

Published by Prentice Hall (edition 3rd), 1986

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Music for Sight Singing, 3rd Edition
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (edition 3rd)
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136075320
• ISBN 13: 9780136075325
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Using an abundance of meticulously organized melodies drawn from the literature of composed music and a wide range of the world’s folk music, Ottman and Rogers provide the most engaging and comprehensive Sight Singing text on the market. Arranging its 21 chapters to study both pitch and rhythm, this book presents melodies and over 1200 exercises that enable readers to develop the skills of reading pitch, reading rhythm, and combining these two essential elements. The Seventh Edition contains 30% more rhythmic exercises and new structured improvisation exercises. For professionals with a career in music, music education, and composition.

From the Publisher

Ottman blends step-by-step guidance with frequent practice to cultivate an understanding of and the skills for sight singing--the ability to hear mentally a piece of printed music without using an instrument. The Fourth Edition provides a finely organized collection of melodies taken from music literature mostly ranging from fundamental works of the past to representative excerpts taken from recent twentieth-century music.