Something New To Sing About: For Young Voices - Softcover

Schirmer, G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0026420767 ISBN 13: 9780026420761

Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co, 1987

Synopsis

This book contains a wealth of information about singing with music. Contents: The voice *Breathing & posture *Vocal production *Voice quality *Diction & facial posture *Good health & care of the voice Materials of music *Sound *What is sound *Musical sounds *Notation *The beginning of musical notation *Musical notation - an international language *The staff & clefs *The treble clef *The tenor clef *The bass clef *The grand staff *Adding notes to the grand staff *Octaves *Sharps & flats *Rhythm *Notes & rests *Meter *Ties *Triplets *Further details about notes *Stepping up to the scales *Major scales *Minor scales *The chromatic scale *Key signatures *Tempo markings *Musical dynamics *Musical symbols *Musical form Sight singing *Progressive sight singing exercises *Further exercises *Rounds for sight singing *Practicing thirds in 2 parts *3 part treble reading *Reading material for 2 part boys voices *4 part reading A brief history of choral music *Ancient Greek civilization *The early Christian era *Medieval Europe *The Renaissance *The baroque period *The classical period *Romanticism *The 20th century Appendix: Careers in music

About this edition

• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0026420767
• ISBN 13: 9780026420761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 171