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TEMPE PREPARATORY ACADEMYMusic TheoryforChoral SingersTeacher’s EditionEdward Wolfe2013, 2014, 2015Songs, pieces, and music theory worksheets for singing musicians
2013, 2014, 2015 Edward Wolfe[ii]
Music Theory for Choral SingersTeacher’s EditionTable of ContentsVolume 1: Chapters 1 – 5Volume 2: Chapters 5 – 11Preface . xiChapter 1 – Three-Note Songs .1Learning to Sing.1Singing to Memorize . 1Taking Melodic Dictation . 2Sight Singing—Guided. 3Sight Singing—Independent . 3Improvising Call and Response Melodies . 7Improvising in Trochaic Poetic Meter . 8More Sight Singing—Independent. 8Improvising in Iambic Poetic Meter . 10Tips for Learning to Match Pitch . 10Steps to Become a Better Sight Singer . 11Vocal Technique Principles . 11Ensemble Performance Principles, Quodlibets, Ostinatos . 12Learning about Music Theory . 13Notation: the Single-Line Staff and the Five-Line Staff . 13Intervals: in Melodies, Direction and Steps, Skips, Repeats . 16Scales: Three-Note Scales and Solfège . 18Harmony and Texture: Three Kinds of Musical Texture . 19Phrase and Form: AA, AA’, AB, and Period . 20Rhythm and Meter: Rhythmic Chanting, upbeats and downbeats . 22Vocabulary . 25Summary of Chapter 1: Worksheets . 28Songs and Principles . 28Rhythm Chart . 29Chapter 1 Music Terms Crossword . 30Coda . 32Chapter 2 – Pentatonic Songs . 33Learning to Sing. 33[iii]
Singing to Memorize . 33Taking Melodic Dictation . 34Improvising Call and Response Melodies . 34Improvising in Trochaic and Iambic Poetic Meters . 35Sight Singing—Guided. 36Sight Singing—Independent . 38Vocal Technique Exercise: Pentatonic . 51Ensemble Singing and Vocal Technique: Five Principles, Posture . 52Learning about Music Theory . 53Notation: Treble and Bass Clefs, The Grand Staff, The Piano Keyboard. 53Intervals: Interval Size on the Diatonic Staff . 58Scales: Two Modes in Pentatonic . 60Harmony and Texture: Three Kinds of Texture, Ostinatos . 61Phrase and Form: New Forms in This Chapter. 62Rhythm and Meter: Rhythmic Chanting and Metrical Counting . 64Vocabulary . 65Summary of Chapter 2: Worksheets . 66Songs and Principles . 66Naming Notes on the Treble and Bass Clefs . 67Rhythm Chart 2 . 69Chapter 2 Music Terms Crossword . 70Coda . 72Chapter 3 – Major and Minor Songs: Five-Note . 73Learning to Sing. 73Singing to Memorize . 73Taking Melodic Dictation . 74Improvising Call and Response Melodies . 78Transposing and Distorting . 79Sight Singing—Guided. 80Sight Singing—Independent . 82Vocal Technique: Support . 88Ensemble Performing: Beriozka, More Ideas. 89Learning about Music Theory . 97Notation: Diatonic Spelling . 97Intervals: Interval Sizes, Half Steps and Whole Steps . 98Scales: Four Kinds of Scales, Tonal Names and Scale Degrees, Distorting and Transposing . 103Harmony and Texture: Ostinatos Using DO, RE, FA, and SO . 105Phrase and Form . 105Rhythm and Meter: Rhythm Trees, Metrical Counting, Beat Patterns. 106Vocabulary . 112[iv]
Summary of Chapter 3: Worksheets . 113Songs and Principles . 113Chapter 3 Music Terms Crossword . 116Coda . 118Chapter 4 –Major and Minor Songs: Extended Range . 119Learning to Sing. 119Singing to Memorize . 119Improvising Harmonies a Third Above and Below the Melody . 120Taking Melodic Dictation . 120Transposing and Distorting . 121Improvising Call and Response Melodies . 121Sight Singing—Guided (Quodlibets in Major) . 122Sight Singing—Guided (Quodlibets in Minor) . 124Sight Singing—Independent (More Songs in Major and Minor) . 126Sight Singing—Independent (Rounds in Major and Minor). 134Vocal Technique: Proper Room in the Mouth . 138Ensemble Singing and Repertoire . 138Learning about Music Theory . 143Notation: Naming Notes on the Grand Staff and C Clef . 143Intervals: qualities of perfect and major in major scales and by half step . 144Scales: The Tonal Solar System, Major and Minor Scales, Key Signatures . 153Harmony and Texture: Extended Ostinatos. 164Phrase and Form . 165Rhythm and Meter: Compound Meter . 166Summary of Chapter 4: Worksheets . 169Songs and Principles . 169Chapter 4 Music Terms Crossword . 180Coda . 182Chapter 5 – Songs in Other Diatonic Modes . 183Learning to Sing. 183Singing to Memorize . 183Improvising Matrix . 184Taking Melodic Dictation . 186Sight Singing—Guided. 187Sight Singing—Independent . 189Distorting to Nearby Modes . 192Transposing Modal Melodies . 196Vocal Technique: Resonance and Modal Scales . 197Ensemble Singing . 199Repertoire . 200[v]
Learning about Music Theory . 201Notation: Moveable C Clefs, Voicing in Four-Part Writing . 201Intervals: All Qualities . 204Scales: Diatonic Modes and Key Signatures . 209Harmony and Texture: Ostinatos in Diatonic Modes . 221Phrase and Form: Tension, Release, and Cadence . 222Rhythm and Meter: Simple, Compound, and Free Meter . 223Summary of Chapter 5: Worksheets . 224Songs and Principles . 224Chapter 5 Music Terms Crossword . 232Coda . 234Chapter 6 – Major and Minor Songs with Tonic and Dominant Harmonies in Root Position . 235Learning to Sing. 235Singing to Memorize . 235Taking Melodic Dictation . 236Improvising Matrix . 237Improvising Harmonies Above and Below the Melody in the Chord . 237Sight Singing—Guided (tonic triads) . 238Sight Singing—Guided (tonic and dominant triads) . 239Sight Singing—Independent (tonic and dominant triads) . 240Transposing and Distorting . 251Vocal Technique: Tonic and Dominant Triads . 252Ensemble Singing: Steps to Learning Choral Literature, Repertoire. 252Learning about Music Theory . 257Notation: The SATB Open Score . 257Intervals: review of all qualities . 258Scales: Three Forms of Minor . 259Harmony and Texture: Vertical Aspects of Music, Tonic and Dominant Triads, Roman Numerals . 263Phrase and Form: Full and Half Cadences. 274Rhythm and Meter: Reading Beats, Simple and Compound Meter . 276Summary of Chapter 6: Worksheets . 279Songs and Principles . 279Chapter 6 Music Terms Crossword . 288Coda . 290Chapter 7 – Major and minor songs with tonic and dominant harmonies in inversions. 291Learning to Sing. 291Singing to Memorize . 291Taking Melodic Dictation with Tonic and Dominant Harmony . 292Harmonizing . 293Improvising SSA Harmonies . 296[vi]
Sight Singing—Guided (tonic triads) . 300Sight Singing—Guided (tonic triads) . 301Sight Singing—Guided (tonic and dominant triads) . 302Sight Singing—Guided (tonic and dominant triads) . 303Sight Singing—Independent (tonic and dominant triads) . 304Vocal Technique: Vowel Color, Solfège on Tonic and Dominant Inversions . 307Ensemble Singing and Repertoire . 310Learning about Music Theory . 322Notation: The Piano Score . 322Intervals: Singing and Aurally Recognizing Major and Perfect Intervals . 324Scales: Three Forms of Minor (Review) . 326Harmony and Texture: Inversions, Triad Names, Qualities of Triads, Figured Bass . 327Phrase and Form: Canon Form . 341Rhythm and Meter: Distorting Simple and Compound Meters . 342Summary of Chapter 7: Worksheets . 343Songs and Principles . 343Chapter 7 Music Terms Crossword . 348Coda . 350Chapter 8 – Major and minor songs with tonic, dominant, and subdominant harmonies . 351Learning to Sing. 351Singing to Memorize . 351Taking Melodic Dictation with Primary Harmony . 352Harmonizing with the Subdominant Triad . 353Improvising Harmonies and Melodies . 354Sight Singing—Guided. 357Sight Singing—Independent . 360Vocal Technique: Solfège on Primary Triad Inversions and on All Triads . 371Ensemble Singing and Repertoire . 372Learning about Music Theory . 379Notation: The Piano Vocal Score . 379Intervals: Singing and Aurally Recognizing Major and Perfect Intervals . 380Scales. 381Harmony and Texture: Non-Harmonic Tones, Triad Qualities, Figured Bass . 382Phrase and Form – Plagal Cadences . 387Rhythm and Meter – Hemiola . 389Summary of Chapter 8: Worksheets . 391Songs and Principles . 391Chapter 8 Music Terms Crossword . 398Coda . 400[vii]
Chapter 9 –Primary and secondary triads and dominant sevenths . 401Learning to Sing. 401Singing to Memorize . 401Taking Melodic Dictation with Harmony . 402Harmonizing with Secondary Triads . 403Improvising Harmonies and Melodies . 405Sight Singing—Guided. 408Sight Singing—Independent . 410Ensemble Singing and Repertoire . 412Vocal Technique: Solfège Canon . 422Learning about Music Theory . 423Notation: Analyzing a Piano Score . 423Intervals: Singing and Aurally Recognizing Major, Minor and Perfect Intervals. 424Scales: Reviewing Major and Minor Key Signatures . 425Harmony and Texture: Secondary Triads and Dominant Sevenths . 425Phrase and Form – The Bach Chorale . 431Rhythm and Meter – Distorting Meters . 431Summary of Chapter 9: Worksheets . 433Songs and Principles . 433Chapter 9 Music Terms Crossword . 440Coda .
TEMPE PREPARATORY ACADEMY Music Theory for Choral Singers Teacher's Edition Edward Wolfe 2013, 2014, 2015 Songs, pieces, and music theory worksheets for singing musicians
