ALFRED SING At First Sight Level 2 Foundations In Choral Sight-singing

Sing at First Sight, Level 2

Foundations in Choral Sight-Singing

By Andy Beck, Karen Farnum Surmani, and Brian Lewis
Choral Textbook
Also Available in SmartMusic
Item: 00-28448

Sing at First Sight is a sequential sight-singing curriculum for all choirs! This Level 2 book opens with a comprehensive Rhythm Review and Pitch Practice reinforcing the concepts studied in Sing at First Sight, Level 1. Each of the four units that follow features a helpful Getting Ready page, progressive Rhythm Readiness exercises, and thorough music-reading Lessons with practice Exercises, useful Hints, and motivating Challenge Exercises. Unit summary and assessment is easily achieved with choral excerpts from Alfred’s Choral Designs series, fun-filled Review games, and Evaluating Your Performance questions. Plus, Alfred has included a full-length Performance Piece to measure and celebrate your choir’s sight-singing progress, and then perform in concert. This title is available in SmartMusic.

Contents

• UNIT 1
• A Minor
• D Minor
• E Minor
• Half and Whole Steps
• Accidentals
• Natural Minor Scale
• Singing in Minor: La, Ti, Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, High La, Fi, Si
• UNIT 2
• G Minor
• B Minor
• C Minor
• Four-Part Harmony
• Harmonic Minor Scale
• Di, Ri, Li, Te
• UNIT 3
• F Minor
• F Minor
• C Minor
• 5/4 Time
• Quarter Note Triplet
• Melodic Minor Scale
• Le, Se, Me, Ra
• UNIT 4
• B Minor
• G Minor
• E-flat Minor
• 12/8 Time
• Sixteenth/Eighth Note Patterns
• Chromatic Scale
• Major and Minor 2nds
• Major and Minor 3rds
• 4ths and 5ths (Perfect, Augmented, and Diminished)
• Major and Minor 6ths and 7ths
• Curwen Hand Signs
• Minor Key Signatures
• Major, Minor, and Chromatic Scales
• Sixteenth/Eighth Note Patterns

Author: Andy Beck, Karen Farnum Surmani, Brian Lewis
Ensemble: Choir
Version: Textbook
Format: Book
Page Count: 88
Item Number: 00-28448
ISBN 10: 0-7390-4924-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-7390-4924-2
UPC: 038081314310