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A New Approach to Sight Singing, Fourth Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Sol Berkowitz, Gabriel Fontrier, Leo Kraft
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
List Price: $63.75
Buy Used: $19.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 269358
Media: Plastic Comb
Edition: 4th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0393969088
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780393969085
ASIN: 0393969088
Publication Date: January 19, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: FREE USPS Expedited shipping Upgrade! softcover, lots of shelf wear, corners/edges of cover/spine are worn/bent/frayed/curling, some smudges/marks on page edges, covers are scuffed/scratched, text only - no cdroms or access codes included, considerable pencil markings/notes, 4th ed. -ELE
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Product Description
A time-tested classroom performer! In this text the authors place sight singing in the context of musicianship as a whole, offering readers a coordinated body of carefully graded melodies, duets, and short pieces for voice and piano while reinforcing their comprehension of tonal and post-tonal harmony. The flexible structure of this new Fourth Edition and the wealth of material it contains combine to make the book completely adaptable to the individual needs of today's developing musicians. A brand new chapter contains over 150 melodies from the standard classical and folk repertories, providing a transition from sight-singing exercises to the literature students will encounter throughout their careers in music.
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Order in advance September 28, 2007
The item was perfect but the time it took to get here was a bit disconcerting. Be sure your not ordering this book from the UK. Delivery is a bit slow. No fault of the seller, just buyer beware to order it in plenty of time.
 Not such a great approach to Sight Singing May 23, 2006
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am a music student at the University of Miami and this has been the required text for three levels of ear training. I must say that I found this text less than helpful in teaching you how to sight read. It was full of complicated melodies--but no suggestions or hints on how to become a better sight singer. If you're looking for a book of exercises that make no sense--go for it. But if you're looking for a teaching tool--this is not the text to turn to.
A Not so New Approach to Sight Singing September 14, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The text is really quite old. I didn't see anything especially novel in it. In the end, if you want to learn something you have to exert an effort.
 Too much money for an exercise book. August 12, 2005
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book HAS ONLY NOTES IN IT. The instructions are just on a few pages. I think the author could have spent some hours more in writing (and this is true EXPECIALLY IF WE LOOK AT THE PRICE).
I'm at intermediate level in sight singing, and quite advanced in sight reading, I bought this book to improve my skills.
I'll try to study on this book, I won't just let it "rust" on a shelf, but I EXPECTED MORE INSTRUCTIONS. MAY BE THIS CAN BE A WONDERFUL BOOK IF YOU PRACTICE ON IT CONSTALNTLY, but in these days, where self-teaching is more important than in the past I think this book has an OBSOLETE-APPROACH.
THIS IS A BOOK FOR A SIGHT-SINGING CLASS IN SOME INSTITUTE. PERIOD.
 Great book, but older editions better December 4, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this book mainly because I was using an older
edition of the book I borrowed from library. Comparing
that to the available literature, I found it extremely
educational and well organized. It is a great book
that takes you slowly through different skills of
sight singing, with plenty of exercises for each one.
The exercises are sorted from easy to more complex
ones. The book is fit for people both singing in
chorus or solo. The rest of the book are exercises
that are more like music pieces (rather than
exercises) and come with piano accompaniment and one
chapter is dedicated to duos.
However to me it seems that this edition is a little
more simplified and less serious than the previous
ones. Also I think for the price you pay, you deserve
a more decent cover than plastic comb (the earlier
editions are hardcover).
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