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Sight Singing Made Simple | 
 enlarge | Author: David Bauguess
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3878152
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 079358776X
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780793587766
ASIN: 079358776X
Publication Date: June 1995
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Product Description
This easy-to-use audio course for self or small group study is a step-by-step introduction to music reading skills. From the creator of The Jenson Sight Singing Course, this resource will be an effective tool for building student confidence and skill. Includes exercises on reading note and rest values, meter, echo drills, reading pitch from syllable letters and notes on the staff, movement by step and skip, key signatures, and clef signs. Available: Book, Cassette, CD, Book/CST Pak, Book/CD Pak, Book/CST Intro Pak (5 Books, 1 Cassette), Book/CD Intro Pak (5 Books, 1 CD). For Gr. 4-9.
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 Definitely not what I was looking for. March 8, 2008
I am a secondary school music teacher and was hoping to get tips from this book to help my students who really struggle with sight-singing. As a music teacher, I would like to tell you that this book takes an EXTREMELY BASIC approach. ONLY PURCHASE THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO READ MUSIC AT ALL. I can see how this book would be helpful to someone who doesn't understand the concepts of note values, pitches, etc. But seriously, this book was no help to me nor my students at all, and will certainly not be to you if you have a basic understanding of sight-singing already.
 Good for what it is January 28, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a great *introductory* book for someone who knows how to sing but is intimidated by sight singing. It is very basic--just a start--and you will need to supplement it with subsequent books or lessons. But it doesn't cost much and will get the student going. Here's a true story:
My wife has an excellent voice, but did not know how to sight sing and was convinced that she could never learn. I bought her this book and she went through it in one weekend. That Tuesday she auditioned for a chorus and was asked to sight sing a simple piece. She did, she passed, and now she sings in the chorus. I have her going through another book and she is progressing well.
 AN ENIGMA November 14, 2005
3 out of 18 found this review helpful
WELL MY SINGING TEACHER GAVE ME THIS BOOK WHEN I GOT ANGRY AT MY OLD ONE, YOU KNOW?? 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS, IT WAS A GREAT BOOK (EXCEPT FOR THE EXCLUSION OF LIKE GLUE) BUT I WAS JUST SORT OF FRUSTRATED BY IT, CAUSE SURE, THEY HAD THE LYRICS, BUT HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO SING!? A WORD ON A PAGE??!?
THIS BOOK SIDE STEPS THE ISSUE ENTIRELY..LEADING US TO A PLACE OF HARMONY, THROUGH UNDERSTANDING.. SERIOUSLY THOUGH, THE MYSTERIOUSLY TITLED 'SIGHT SINGING' IS A CONUNDRUM AND A JOY BUT ALSO A MYSTERY. FOR AS MUCH AS I LEARN TWO MORE QUESTIONS CROP UP TO TAKE THEIR PLACE..SO IM CONSTANTLY SEARCHING FOR THE ANSWERS THAT ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. MAYBE IM OVERTHINKING IT.
MAYBE THERE ARE NO TRUE ''ANSWERS''.
MY TEACHER SAYS THAT IM IMPROVING.
IM A MUSICAL MAN.
Sight Singing Made Simple September 15, 2005
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
It is explained very simply and in an organized fashion which builds upon each level systematically. The audio is midi based
and has quite a simple digitized sound, yet it is clear for the purpose.
 GREAT TEACHING TOOL!! November 26, 2004
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'M A FULL TIME PIANO AND VOICE TEACHER IN LAS VEGAS. I CAME ACROSS SIGHTSINGING MADE SIMPLE SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN THE STORE WAS OUT OF MY REGULAR SIGHTSINGING TEACHING METHOD. WHAT A JEWEL I STUMBLED ONTO! THIS METHOD (WITH CD) IS EASY TO USE FOR BOTH THE TEACHER AND STUDENT. PITCH PROBLEMS DISAPPEAR. THE STUDENT LEARNS NOT ONLY HOW TO MATCH PITCH, BUT IS ALSO TAUGHT ABOUT MUSIC THEORY AND RHYTHM. THIS IS THE INTRODUCTION THAT IS SORELY NEEDED BY OTHER METHODS AND IS LONG OVERDUE.
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