Comprehensive Aural Skills
Comprehensive Aural Skills
is a complete suite of material for both performance and dictation, covering the wide range of sight singing and ear training skills required for undergraduate courses of study. It provides a series of instructional modules on rhythm, melody, and harmony, and blends musical examples from the common-practice repertory with original examples composed to specifically address particular skills and concepts. Each module includes material for classroom performance, self-directed study, and homework assignments.
Features
- A complete suite of aural skills material
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Comprehensive Aural Skills
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- is a combined sight singing and ear training textbook, audio, and companion website package.
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- Fully modular, customizable organization
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- : Instructors can choose freely from the set of exercises in the book and supplemental material on the companion website to appropriately tailor the curriculum based on their students’ needs.
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- Engaging and idiomatic musical examples
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- : Examples are selected and composed specifically for the didactic context of an aural skills classroom.
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- Dictation exercises for practice and assignment
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- : Practice exercises include an answer key so students can work independently and receive immediate feedback, while homework assignments are given without a key.
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- Audio examples for dictation
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- : The website hosts live recordings of acoustic instruments performed by professional musicians for each dictation exercise and homework assignment.
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- Supplemental materials for instructors
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- : A wealth of material for class use and assignment can be found on the companion website.
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- Teachers’ guide
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- : The guide includes answers for every homework assignment, brief commentary on each module’s content, tips for integrating written theory, and strategies on how to effectively teach new concepts and skills.
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This updated second edition includes the following:
- Revised rhythm and harmony module structure, now introducing foundational concepts more gradually.
- Additional examples from the repertory in the harmony and melody modules.
- New and improved recordings on the companion website.
Please note: The paperback edition of this book (ISBN 9780367225940) is spiral-bound.
Justin Merritt is Professor of Music Composition and Theory at St. Olaf College, USA.
David Castro is Associate Professor of Music Theory at St. Olaf College, USA.