Music for Sight Singing (7th Edition) - Softcover

Ottman, Robert W.; Rogers, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131872346 ISBN 13: 9780131872349

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2006

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.

About this title

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.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: 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. Key Topics: The Fourth Edition provides a finely organized collection of melodies ranging from fundamental works of the past to difficult excerpts taken from recent twentieth-century music.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0131872346
• ISBN 13: 9780131872349
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 448