Sightsinging: Essential Concepts Series

by MUSICIAN INSTITUTE

Book Overview

(Musicians Institute Press). This book designed from core curriculum programs at the famous Musicians Institute in Los Angeles is a comprehensive source of sightsinging fundamentals. It covers major and minor scales, modes, the blues, arpeggios, chromaticism, rhythm and counting, and includes professional lead sheets and over 300 examples & exercises.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793581915
• ISBN13: 9780793581917
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Musicians Institute
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.9" x 11.9"

Customer Reviews

constructive criticism

I don't actually own this, but I did read the article written by Charles and I appreciate it for the most part. I won't buy this because he says it isn't helpful, and obviously needs a couple revisions. But... if you want to play music, you have to have a teacher for at the VERY LEAST, three years. Probaply the reason people buy this is so they can UNDERSTAND the music they are trying to play, which is by all means a good approach. Anothe reason is so you don't have to pay for lessons every week, but that is the absolute best way to do it. With lessons you get what you pay for. If you spend $50 on some books (not that it is bad or it won't help) one time, you will get that much out of it. If you pay 10, 15, or $20 per week for lessons you will get somewhere for sure. If you have a private lessons teacher(the way to go) and it doesn't seem to be working then you might need to get a new teacher (use your judgement on that one). I have a private lessons teacher who is really cool and a great musician and ever since I started with him I have gotten so much better. My range on trumpet increased at least by a 7 half-steps (I learned that because i had a piano teacher for 4 years from 4th grade through 7th grade!). Start as early as you can. Don't wait, you might really enjoy it. I would be so much different with out my piano teacher in elementary and jr high, and my trumpet mentor (current). Enough said, get a nice, cool, private lessons teacher that wants to teach music, not to make money! It has to be because they love music (you can usually tell). I am not putting down Charles's review, I just want to help. Charles wrote a review that tells people that tis book is not a good buy. That is nice of him. I have a fairly strong musical background (piano, trumpet, organ[only one year of organ], and a little of percussion in the bandroom at lunch and after school. I am pursuing a degree in music with trumpet emphasis. I am so excited. Oh and one more thing, this isn't Jennifer, its her son Gordon.

Complete Method for Singers? Close!

As a voice teacher and vocal coach I'm continually looking for new materials to help in the practical teaching of note reading and sightsinging. Mike Campbell's SIGHTSINGING - The Complete Method for Singers, while not being the 'God-send' it implies, has over-all proved to be a very useful tool. My students do get a little confused at times trying to use the number system of sightsinging, while also trying to count the beats in each measure. Also, there are a few errors in key notations and tones of the scale but nothing that would keep me from continuing to use this book. The ear training sections are excellent and the inclusion of Voice Range, Scales and Interval Charts are very helpful. I'll continue to purchase these books for my students and I feel that anyone with even a small amount of musical knowledge could work through this material successfully.