Solfege and Sonority: Teaching Music Reading in the Choral Classroom

Synopsis

Solfege And Sonority Is A Guide For Teaching Music Literacy In A Choral Rehearsal, With A Focus On The Needs Of Teachers Who Work With Young Singers. The Book Lays Out Teaching Sequences For Melodic And Rhythmic Concepts, Lesson Plans, And Concise Strategies For Introducing Key Techniques. The Individual Lessons Themselves Are Short (no More Than 4-6 Minutes Each) And Comprehensive, Encouraging Singers To Develop A Literacy Of Rhythm And Melody Together. In 18 Easy-to-use Lessons For Teachers And Conductors And Tying The Lessons To The Teacher's Current Repertoire, Longtime Choral Director And Teacher David J. Xiques Has Created A Practical And Viable Solution To The Challenges Of Many Conductors, As Well As Providing A Much-needed Manual For Upper-level Choral Pedagogy Courses. The Comprehensive Companion Website Provides Access To Videos Of Exercises, Worksheets, And Teaching Materials [publisher Description] Teaching Do-re-mi -- Teaching The Treble Clef And Letter Names -- Teaching The Quarter Note With Two Eighth Notes -- Teaching The Quarter Note With Quarter Rest And Two Eighth Notes -- Combining Melody And Rhythm On The Staff -- Teaching Sol -- Teaching Fa And Sol Together -- Teaching The Half Note -- Teaching The Whole Note -- Teaching La -- Teaching Fa -- Teaching Four Sixteenth Notes -- Teaching High Do -- Teaching The Eighth Note With Two Sixteenth Notes -- Teaching Low La -- Teaching Ti -- Teaching The Dotted Quarter Note With An Eighth Note -- Teaching The Dotted Eighth Note With A Sixteenth Note -- Teaching Low Sol -- Teaching The Minor Scale -- Liebeslieder Walzer, By Johannes Brahms -- Ear Training And Advanced Theory In The Rehearsal -- Appendix: Practice And Reinforcement Activities For Melody And Rhythm. David J. Xiques. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.