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Aural Proficiency

978-0-9818656-0-7
AURAL PROFICIENCY

Aural Proficiency is a one-volume textbook for Sightsinging and Ear-Training designed for high school Music Theory classes.  It presents a systematic approach to teaching aural skills.  Beginning with simple, short examples for singing, counting, and dictation, it gradually moves to more challenging musical exercises that include altered chords, modulations, and modal melodies.

Aural Proficiency provides more than 225 pages of organized sightsinging and ear-training material for the entire school year in an easy-to-follow format.


Features include:

  • sightsinging exercises and melodies for each chapter
  • dictation material for classroom use
  • aural material presented gradually and sequentially
  • homework assignments with 3 audio CDs
  • concepts include:
    • intervals
    • rhythmic dictation
    • melodic dictation
    • contrapuntal dictation
    • error detection
    • harmonic dictation
    • “Check-Ups” (cumulative chapter reviews in Multiple Choice format)
  • Price: $39.95 (Suggested Retail Price) plus shipping and sales tax, if applicable.


INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL

What is included in the Instructor’s Manual?
     · classroom material – more than enough for the entire school year
     · pedagogical suggestions for presenting concepts to students
     · answer keys to all homework and “Check-Ups”
     · point summaries for each homework assignment for easy grading
     · Homework is printed on ivory paper, so it is easy to find on your desk.
 Feedback from teachers:
     · “You have done all the work for me!”
     · “You have thought of everything.”
     · “I love the larger staff size in the student book – easy for beginning students to notate music on the staff.”

Instructor's Manual ISBN:  978-0-9818656-1-4
Price: $59.95
(Suggested Retail Price) plus shipping and sales tax, if applicable.


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