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Zusatztext A thoughtful presentation of concepts that will be of use to teachers at many levels, Solfege and Sonority is the most coherent and broadly applicable pedagogy I have seen on this very important subject. Informationen zum Autor David J. Xiques is Associate Professor of music in the School of Music and Dance at San Francisco State University, where he teaches ear training and musicianship classes and directs the University Chorus and Chamber Singers. His teaching experience includes 15 years in K-12 choral, junior and high school band, choral, and general music classes. A Kodály specialist, he teaches at the Kodály Summer Certification Program at New York University in New York City. He is also a professional tenor who performs with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, for which he also serves as assistant chorus director. Mr. Xiques is a frequent choral clinician and presenter at professional music conferences. Klappentext Solfege and Sonority is a guide for teaching music literacy in a choral rehearsal, with a focus on the needs of teachers who work with young singers. Longtime choral director and teacher David J. Xiques outlines 18 easy-to-use lessons for teachers and conductors and ties the lessons to the teacher's current repertoire. Zusammenfassung Solfege and Sonority is a guide for teaching music literacy in a choral rehearsal, with a focus on the needs of teachers who work with young singers. Longtime choral director and teacher David J. Xiques outlines 18 easy-to-use lessons for teachers and conductors and ties the lessons to the teacher's current repertoire. INTRODUCTION ; MUSIC VOCABULARY ; BUILDING A FOUNDATION ; LESSON 1: TEACHING DRM ; LESSON 2: INTRODUCING THE TREBLE CLEF AND LETTER NAMES ; LESSON 3A: TEACHING QUARTER NOTE AND TWO EIGHTH NOTES ; LESSON 3B: TEACHING QUARTER NOTE, 2 EIGHTH NOTES AND QUARTER REST ; LESSON 4: COMBINING MELODY AND RHYTHM ON THE STAFF ; LESSON 5A: TEACHING S ; LESSON 5B: TEACHING FS TOGETHER ; PAUSE AND REMINDERS ; LESSON 6: TEACHING HALF NOTE ; LESSON 7: TEACHING WHOLE NOTE ; LESSON 8: TEACHING L ; LESSON 9: TEACHING F ; LESSON 10: TEACHING FOUR SIXTEENTH NOTES ; LESSON 11: TEACHING HIGH D ; LESSON 12: TEACHING EIGHTH NOTE AND 2 SIXTEENTH NOTES ; LESSON 13: TEACHING LOW L ; LESSON 14: TEACHING T ; LESSON 15: TEACHING DOTTED QUARTER NOTE AND EIGHTH NOTE ; LESSON 16: TEACHING DOTTED EIGHTH NOTE AND SIXTEENTH NOTE ; LESSON 17: TEACHING LOW S ; LESSON 18: TEACHING MINOR ; APPENDIX ; PUBLISHERS AND SCORES ; CREDITS ; ABOUT THE AUTHOR ...
