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Music for Sight Singing (7th Edition)
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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780131872349
Edition: 7
ISBN: 0131872346
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: August 31, 2006
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall
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Editorial Review:
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.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Unfamiliar Melodies
Students don't like to practice the material out of this book because they often find it boring and difficult. There are many more beautiful and efficient ways to hone ones aural skills. The main thing is to practice, but if the material is a turn off practicing is unlikely.
An article out of the Journal of Research in Music Education, Vol. 52, No. 3 (Autumn, 2004), pp. 206-217 by Michele L. Henry titled The Use of Targeted Pitch Skills for Sight-Singing Instruction in the Choral Rehearsal ... Read More
Rating:  - Good
The book came in as selected from the site...everything was correct..and it's used well in my sight-singing class.
Rating:  - Great service!
I received this book well before the due date which was fortunate as my class had already begun. Thank you for your prompt attention and action!
Rating: - Great educational material!
This is a wonderful compilation of singable melodies from the folk and art music repertoires. Singing these melodies is far more appealing than just reading through purely made up solfege excercises. Each chapter contains melodies which are progressively harder and will help you, with practice and patience, to become a good sight reader, a skill any choral singer, composer, and musician in general should have.
Rating: - Excellent, but what's the real excuse for the high price?
I agree with the reviewer who highlights the usefulness of the Ottman text; the additions and improvements (such as adding contemporary melodies) are indeed welcome. That's five stars for the book. Four for the high price.
However, I also understand the other reviewer's complaint about the very high price, particularly in the case of this particular sight-singing text. College book stores are frequently asked why their textbooks cost so much, and their current excuse is that "since textbooks ... Read More
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