Sing At First Sight - Level 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• How to Use This Book
• The Importance of Sight-Singing
• Singing Posture
• Breathing
• Curwen Hand Signs
• Before You Begin
• Beat, Rhythm, Notes, Rests, Staff, Treble Clef, Lines and Spaces, Ledger Lines, Flat, Sharp, Key Signature, Time Signature, Bar Lines, Measures, Double Bar Lines
• Getting Ready for Unit 1
• 4/4 Time, Major Scale, C Major and F Major, Essential Exercise
• Unit 1
• Lesson 1 - Quarter Note, Quarter Rest, Do, Re
• Lesson 2 - Half Note, Half Rest, Mi, Fa
• Lesson 3 - Whole Note, Whole Rest, Sol, La
• Lesson 4 - Eighth Note, Eighth Rest, Ti, High Do
• Choral Designs - "Song Of Joy" by Jay Althouse
• Review - Scavenger Hunt, Find the Wrong Note, Evaluating Your Performance
• Getting Ready for Unit 2
• Repeat Sign, 1st and 2nd Endings, G Major and D Major, Essential Exercise
• Unit 2
• Lesson 5 - Tie
• Lesson 6 - Dotted Half Note, Low Ti, High Re
• Lesson 7 - Dotted Quarter Note, Low La, Low Sol
• Lesson 8 - Intervals, 2nds, 3rds
• Choral Designs - "Sleep, My Child" by Mary Donnelly and George L.O. Strid
• Review - Scavenger Hunt, Find the Wrong Note, Name That Tune, Evaluating Your Performance
• Getting Ready for Unit 3
• Dynamic Signs, Crescendo, Descrendo, B flat Major and E flat Major, Essential Exercise
• Unit 3
• Lesson 9 - 3/4 Time, 2/4 Time
• Lesson 10 - 8ths/Octaves
• Lesson 11 - Eighth-Quarter-Eighth Note Pattern, 4ths
• Lesson 12 - 5ths
• Choral Designs - "Where Go The Boats" by Dave and Jean Perry
• Review - Scavenger Hunt, Find the Wrong Note, Name That Tune, Evaluating Your Performance
• Getting Ready for Unit 4
• Bass Clef, Da Capo, Dal Segno, Fine, Coda, A Major and E Major, Essential Exercise
• Unit 4
• Lesson 13 - 6ths
• Lesson 14 - 7ths
• Lesson 15 - Changing Meter, Pick-up Notes
• Lesson 16 - Sixteenth Note, Sixteenth-Eighth Note Patterns
• Choral Designs - "La Música" by Jerry Estes
• Review - Scavenger Hunt, Find the Wrong Note, Name That Tune, Evaluating Your Performance
• Getting Ready for Unit 5
• Articulation marks (Slur/Legato, Staccato, Accent, Tenuto), A flat Major and D flat Major, Essential Exercise
• Unit 5
• Lesson 17 - Rounds/Canons
• Lesson 18 - Two-Part Harmony
• Lesson 19 - Dotted Eighth Note, Dotted Eighth-Sixteenth Note Patterns
• Lesson 20 - Triplet
• Choral Designs - "Frozen December" by Jackie O'Neill
• Review - Scavenger Hunt, Find the Wrong Note, Name That Tune, Evaluating Your Performance
• Getting Ready for Unit 6
• Tempo Markings (Largo, Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Presto, Ritardando/Rallentando, Accelerando, Molto, Poco a Poco), B Major and G flat Major, Essential Exercise
• Unit 6
• Lesson 21 - 2/2 Time/Cut Time
• Lesson 22 - 6/8 Time, 9/8 Time
• Lesson 23 - Three-Part Harmony (Treble)
• Lesson 24 - Three-Part Harmony (Mixed)
• Choral Designs - "Alleluia Madrigal" by Donald Moore
• Review - Scavenger Hunt, Find the Wrong Note, Name That Tune, Evaluating Your Performance
• Performance Piece 1 "Sing Alleluia, Allelu!" by Andy Beck
• Performance Piece 2 "I Am A Small Part Of The World" by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse