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The Practice Room
Learn to Sight Sing.
Level 1
Rhythmic Reading
Sight Singing
Two Part Reading
60 Examples
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Stu to know
Music Basics
Quick Guide to Sheet Music
Note Names
Basic Count Singing
Count singing can help you understand where you are in time in a piece
of music. Here are some basic guidelines.
First look at the time signature. In this book, well be focusing on 3 time
signatures.
The bottom number means the quarter note gets the beat. The top
number tells us how many beats are in a measure.
Count Singing just means we will sing the rhythm we see. If we see four
quarter notes we sing:
A half note lasts for two beats, so if we had a measure with one half
note and one quarter note, wed sing:
1 - 2
Notice that I wrote a dash between beats one and two to indicate
holding the note lasts for two beats. But wed still just be singing 1 2 3 4.
Rhythmic Reading
One
20 Exercises
In Rhythmic Reading Level One we will cover:
Quarter Notes
Half Notes
Dotted Half Notes
Whole Notes
The following time signatures will be used:
The four on the bottom represents a quarter. Thats the note that
feels the beat.
The number on the top represents how many beats are in a measure.
Quarter Note = 1 beat
Half Note = 2 beats
Dotted Half Note = 3 beats
Whole Note = 4 beats
When writing out the counts, use a dash to count notes of longer
duration.
Look at the top number to determine the number of beats. Any
combination of notes can be used as long as its not more than the
beats indicated in the time signature. Here are some examples of 4/4
time.
1 - 2
3 - 4
2 - 3
1 -
2 -
1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
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Example 5
Example 6
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Example 7
Example 8
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Example 9
Example 10
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Workbook Check Sheet
Name ________________________ Check # ______
Grade
A
Completion
Comprehension
All examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts.
Most examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts
with occasional minor errors.
About half the
examples are
complete.
Student is struggling with
some major concepts.
Less than half the
examples are
complete.
Student shows very little
understanding of major
concepts.
Almost no examples
have been completed.
No comprehension is evident.
Grade __________________
Comments:
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Example 11
Example 12
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Example 13
Example 14
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Example 15
Example 16
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Example 17
Example 18
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Example 19
Example 20
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Workbook Check Sheet
Name ________________________ Check # ______
Grade
A
Completion
Comprehension
All examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts.
Most examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts
with occasional minor errors.
About half the
examples are
complete.
Student is struggling with
some major concepts.
Less than half the
examples are
complete.
Student shows very little
understanding of major
concepts.
Almost no examples
have been completed.
No comprehension is evident.
Grade __________________
Comments:
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Sight Singing One
20 Exercises
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In Sight Singing Level One we will continue to cover:
Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes
4/4, 3/4, and 2/4 time
We will add:
Stepwise Motion - the only leap will be from Sol to Do
C Major, F Major, and G Major
Examples will start and end on Do.
C Major
F Major
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G Major
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Example 1
Example 2
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Example 3
Example 4
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Example 5
Example 6
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Example 7
Example 8
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Example 9
Example 10
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Workbook Check Sheet
Name ________________________ Check # ______
Grade
A
Completion
Comprehension
All examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts.
Most examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts
with occasional minor errors.
About half the
examples are
complete.
Student is struggling with
some major concepts.
Less than half the
examples are
complete.
Student shows very little
understanding of major
concepts.
Almost no examples
have been completed.
No comprehension is evident.
Grade __________________
Comments:
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Example 11
Example 12
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Example 13
Example 14
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Example 15
Example 16
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Example 17
Example 18
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Example 19
Example 20
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Workbook Check Sheet
Name ________________________ Check # ______
Grade
A
Completion
Comprehension
All examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts.
Most examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts
with occasional minor errors.
About half the
examples are
complete.
Student is struggling with
some major concepts.
Less than half the
examples are
complete.
Student shows very little
understanding of major
concepts.
Almost no examples
have been completed.
No comprehension is evident.
Grade __________________
Comments:
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Two Part Reading One
20 Exercises
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In Two Part Reading we will now sight sing in two
part harmony.
Womens voices will be singing the treble clef:
Mens voices will be singing the bass clef:
Both voices will start on Do and both voices will have identical rhythms.
Tip:
Refer to page 3 for help with note names.
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Example 1
Example 2
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Example 3
Example 4
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Example 5
Example 6
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Example 7
Example 8
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Example 9
Example 10
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Workbook Check Sheet
Name ________________________ Check # ______
Grade
A
Completion
Comprehension
All examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts.
Most examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts
with occasional minor errors.
About half the
examples are
complete.
Student is struggling with
some major concepts.
Less than half the
examples are
complete.
Student shows very little
understanding of major
concepts.
Almost no examples
have been completed.
No comprehension is evident.
Grade __________________
Comments:
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Example 11
Example 12
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Example 13
Example 14
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Example 15
Example 16
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Example 17
Example 18
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Example 19
Example 20
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Workbook Check Sheet
Name ________________________ Check # ______
Grade
A
Completion
Comprehension
All examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts.
Most examples are
complete.
Student shows clear
understanding of all concepts
with occasional minor errors.
About half the
examples are
complete.
Student is struggling with
some major concepts.
Less than half the
examples are
complete.
Student shows very little
understanding of major
concepts.
Almost no examples
have been completed.
No comprehension is evident.
Grade __________________
Comments:
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Level One Glossary
Bar Lines vertical lines in the music which separate it into measures.
Common Time 4/4 meter
Double Bar indicates end of a piece of music
Grand Sta the treble and bass clef combined
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Key Signature sharps or ats written at the beginning of a sta line to
indicate which pitches are to be raised or lowered from their natural
state.
Measure the space between two bar lines
Sta the 5 horizontal lines upon which music is written; usually
including a clef, a time signature, and a key signature
Time Signature the numbers written on the sta indicating which type
of note gets the beat and how many beats are in a measure
Unison everyone on the same pitch
