Sound Thinking - Volume II Music for Sight-Singing and Ear Training

Sound Thinking: Sight Singing Vol. 2 By Micheal Houlahan and Philip Tacka Book 156 pages
The musical examples are drawn from folk songs and art music encompassing a wide range of historical eras. The examples can be used for developing such skills as sight-reading, dictation, musical memory, rhythmic reading, formal analysis, part singing and improvisation.
 
The musical material in this collection is arranged in a sequential manner. The examples begin with patterns based on the minor third and progress through pentatonic, diatonic, and modal scales modulation and chromaticism. Volume 1 covers materials through the extended pentatonic scale. Volume 2 begins with more complex pentatonic materials and progresses through modal and diatonic music.
 
Rhythmic elements are presented in a similarly structured fashion, beginning with simple groupings of eighth and quarter notes and progressing through compound meter and patterns including sixteenth notes and syncopation. Each rhythmic element is practiced separately before being integrated with melodic elements.
 
All staff placements in Volume 1 are in treble clef. Volume 2 uses bass clef a couple times.
 
Contents
Introduction
Pitch: More Complex Pentatonic Melodies
Pitch: Stick Notation do’ – so - fa - mi - re - do - la, - so,
   do’ – la – so – fa – mi – re – do – la, - so,
Pitch: Staff Notation do’ – so – fa – mi – re – do – la, - so,
   do’ – la – so – fa – mi – re – do – la, - so,
Pitch: Stick Notation Diatonic Scale  do’ – ti – la – so – fa – mi – re – do – ti, - la, - so,
Pitch: Staff Notation Diatonic Scale  do’ – ti – la – so – fa – mi – re – do – ti, - la, - so,
Pitch: re Pentatonic Scale  re – mi – so – la – do’ – re’
Pitch: Dorian Mode  re – mi – fa – so – la – ti – do’ – re’
    la, - ti, - do – re – mi – fi – so – la
Pitch: so Pentatonic Scale  so, - la, - do – re – mi – so
Pitch: Mixolydian Mode  so, - la, - ti, - do – re – mi – fa – so
   do – re – mi – fa – so – la – ta – do’
Pitch: la Pentatonic Scale  la, - do – re – mi – so – la
Pitch: Aeolian Mode  la, - ti, - do – re – mi – fa – so – la
Pitch: Natural Minor Scale, Harmonic Minor Scale, Melodic Minor Scale
Pitch: Musical Examples Using Altered Tones
Harmony: Musical Examples Using Tonic and Dominant Triads
Harmony: Musical Examples Using Tonic, Dominant and Subdominant Triads
Rounds and Canons
Modulating Melodies: Musical Examples That Modulate to Closely Related Keys
Early Music: Musical Examples in Renaissance Style to Sing and Play
Classical Repertoire: Selected Musical Examples That May Be Sung and Incorporated into Listening Lessons