SINGING COMPANION LESSON BOOK Name: 36 COMPREHENSIVE LESSONS from Malovance, Wieneke, Meloia an Burgmayer
CURWEN HAND SIGNS The application of solfeggio is best reinforce by using the Curwen han signs or by ajusting your han by levels to help inicate the pitches going up or own. This ais in connecting physically to what you hear an will also help show the contour of the meloy. Pay careful attention to placement of the han in relationship to the boy. Use the iagram below to help you.
ABOUT THE SINGING COMPANION The Singing Companion is a carefully grae, step-by-step approach to reaing music at first sight, commonly known as sight-singing. The 36 lessons of The Singing Companion follow an reinforce the pitch an rhythm sequence of the six levels (Levels Primer through Five) of the M.A.P. (Music Arts Proficiency) Voice form. The teaching goals, correlate music theory concepts an introuction of solfege syllables are presente in the colore boxes at the start of each lesson. The aim is for singers an instrumentalists of all ages to be able to hear an sing musical phrases, aie only by a starting pitch an sense of key. After giving the initial pitch an syllable, the instructor is encourage to count off an beat time to encourage rhythm accuracy. This acquire musical literacy will spee the learning of music, an increase confience an pleasure in making music. Exercises are aapte from the three levels of The Weineke Metho (Philip E. & Valore Walters Weineke, 1985, out of print) an the time-honore Meloia (Samuel W. Cole & Leo R. Lewis, 1909, public omain). Aitional exercises were written by Beth Malovance an Dr. Harol Burgmayer, with eitorial assistance from Priscilla Burgmayer. Typesetting was by Marty Thomas with eucational heaing content an layout by Beth Malovance.
1 treble or G clef & TERMS & SYMBOLS measures leger lines final ouble bar line leger lines Staff f e 5 lines b c 4 spaces g & a e f NOTES The note hea tells you which note to sing. The irection of the stem oes not matter. & sol note hea stem & mi = quarter note = quarter note (ta) one beat of soun (ts) one beat of soun COUNTING Q counting 1 2 3 4 other counting ta ts 1 & b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ sol sol sol sol sol sol sol 2 & b 4 œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ Œ mi mi mi mi mi mi 3 & b 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ sol sol sol sol & b œ œ Œ Œ sol sol mi mi mi mi œ œ Œ Œ mi mi 4 & b 4 œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ Œ sol sol mi mi & b œ œ œ Œ sol mi sol sol mi œ œ œ Œ sol mi sol 5 & b 4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ mi & b œ œ œ Œ mi sol œ Œ œ Œ sol sol œ œ œ œ mi mi mi mi œ œ œ œ sol sol sol sol œ Œ œ Œ sol mi œ œ œ œ sol sol mi mi œ œ œ œ sol sol mi mi œ œ œ œ mi œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ mi sol mi œ œ œ Œ sol sol sol Œ Œ œ œ mi mi œ œ œ œ mi mi mi mi œ œ œ Œ sol sol mi œ Œ Œ Œ sol œ Œ Œ Œ sol œ œ œ Œ mi œ Œ œ Œ Level PRIMER A Complete:
LESSON 2 [a la] NOTES & la TERMS & SYMBOLS Music alphabet: first seven letters of the alphabet; these note names are assigne to the lines an spaces of the staff. TIPS Always remember to use goo posture: 1. Feet slightly apart 2. Knees straight but not locke 3. Ribs high 4. Shoulers own 5. Chin parallel with the floor 6. Keep roppe jaw 2 1 sol sol mi sol mi sol sol la la sol sol mi 2 sol la sol sol la sol sol la sol mi sol la sol 3 sol sol la la sol mi sol sol la la sol sol la la la sol sol la sol la la sol mi sol la sol 4 sol la sol mi sol mi sol la sol mi sol la mi 5 mi sol la sol la mi Level PRIMER B Complete:
3 LESSON 3 [re-o] TERMS & SYMBOLS These are abbreviations for the solfege syllables an will be use throughout the following lessons. Use the han signs below while singing. = o r = re m = mi s = sol l = la (ti-ti) = eighth notes one beat of soun (ti-ti) = eighth notes one beat of soun COUNTING & re NOTES counting 1 + 2 3 4 other counting ti-ti Q & o 1 mi mi mi re re re re re re mi mi mi 2 mi re o mi re o 3 s m s s m m r 4 r m r m s m o o o re re re mi re o re m s m o o o o o o mi o 5 r Level PRIMER C Complete:
LESSON 4 [o re mi sol la] TERMS & SYMBOLS At this point, we are using the 5 notes of the pentatonic scale: & r m 1 r m s l s m r m s m TIPS If it looks the same, it IS the same! & 4 2 3 s l s s m s s s m s m m m s s m m m m s s l l s m m 4 r m s l s m r l s m m r l s m r r 5 s l s m r s l s m m r r m r m m r m r Level PRIMER D Complete:
5 LESSON 5 [a fa] NOTES & fa (ta-ah) = half note two beats of soun COUNTING Q counting 1-2 3 4 other counting ta - ah 1 r m m r r m s m r 2 r m f s f m r 3 s f m s s l s f m s l s s f m r 4 r m m f m s s m s m m r 5 s Level PRIMER E Complete:
LESSON 6 [o-la] w (ta-ah-ah-ah) = whole note four beats of soun 1 r 2 COUNTING s l s m counting 1-2 - 3-4 other counting ta - ah - ah - ah r m s l s Q w m f m s TERMS & SYMBOLS An interval is the istance between two notes. m & m f s 2n (o-re) 6 3 s m s s m s s l l s s m m r m r m f s m 4 5 r m f s f m r Level PRIMER F Complete:
7 [a high o] NEW KEY: D Major & TERMS & SYMBOLS o re mi fa sol la o' (high o) NOTES & o' (high o) TIPS Even though o starts in a ifferent place on the staff in D Major, the intervals soun the same as F Major, use in Level PRIMER. This lesson starts Level ONE. LESSON 7 1 r r m m m m m f f s s s s s l l s s s s f m r 2 m s l s m s m s ' 3 s m s ' s m s m 4 s ' s Level ONE A Complete:
[no syllables] TERMS & SYMBOLS Intervals for Major 2n, Major 3r an a Major Tria: & & & Major 2n Major 3r Major Tria r m m s m 8 LESSON 8 1 2 s 3 ' 4 5 m Level ONE B Complete:
9 LESSON 9 [review] 1 Ó (ts-ts) = half rest two beats of silence s m (ts-ts-ts-ts) = whole rest four beats of silence ' COUNTING Ó counting 1-2 - 3-4 other counting ts ts ts ts 2 3 s l 4 ' l Level ONE C Complete:
LESSON 10 [a ti] NOTES & ti D Major Scale: & TERMS & SYMBOLS o re mi fa sol la ti o' (high o) TIPS Make sure to memorize the Major scale, both ascening an escening. 10 1 r m f s l t ' ' t l s f m r 2 3 ' t 4 5 s ' Level ONE D Complete:
11 LESSON 11 [counting]. = otte half note three beats of soun Two quarter note beats in a measure 1 2 m 3 '. = otte half note three beats of soun Three quarter note beats in a measure COUNTING. counting 1-2 - 3 4 other counting ta - ah - ah Q 4 l s m 5 Level ONE E Complete:
LESSON 12 [review] 1 2 s TERMS & SYMBOLS Use the solfege syllables an han signs below while singing. This ais in connecting physically to what you hear aurally an will help show contour as well. Low o starts at the belly button an each han sign graually gets higher ening aroun nose height for high o. o re mi fa sol la ti o' 12 3 4 5 Level ONE F Complete:
13 LESSON 13 [intervals] NEW KEY: C Major & TERMS & SYMBOLS o re mi fa sol la ti o' Here are examples of meloy contour. & & & by step same skip & A tie connects two notes that are the same, turning them into a single note. You woul start the singing on the half note an hol all the way through the en of the tie quarter note. In this example, the tie note gets three beats (h + q or 2 + 1 = 3). C Major 1 (step) 2 (same) 3 (skip) 4 5 6 7
LESSON 13 [cont.] 8 9 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 Level TWO A Complete:
15 [moveable o] & o re mi fa sol la ti o' TERMS & SYMBOLS When using moveable o, o changes epening on the key signature. C Major, G Major, F Major an D Major will be use throughout Lesson 14. Always remember to check the key signature when figuring out the starting solfege syllable. C Major F Major & o re mi fa sol la ti o' G Major D Major & & o re mi fa sol la ti o' o re mi fa sol la ti o' LESSON 14 C Major 1 F Major G Major r m f s s s 2 3 r m f r m f s s s s s s s f m r s f m r s f m r 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Level TWO B Complete:
[intervals, leger lines] TERMS & SYMBOLS Leger lines are the small lines above an below the staff to a more notes to the range. & C Major & C B A G o ti la sol ' ' ' NOTES Sol can also be below the staff on leger lines. sol ' e (ti) COUNTING = eighth note half beat of soun E = eighth rest (ts) half beat of silence e e EE counting 1 + 2 3 4 other counting ti ti ts ts 1 16 LESSON 15 2 3 F Major 4 G Major 5 s ' 6
17 LESSON 15 [cont.] 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Level TWO C Complete:
LESSON 16 [fourths] TERMS & SYMBOLS The interval below is a P4 (perfect fourth) going from o to fa an souns like the start of Here Comes the Brie. & C Major Perfect Fourth & NOTES The scale can be extene higher than o. This is re an mi. 1 re' mi' TIPS When learning intervals, start by singing up or own stepwise until you reach the estination note. See the example below. The notes within the bracket shoul be sung while learning the interval. Once this has been establishe, take the brackete notes out an think them only. & o [re - mi] fa r' r' m' 18 2 3 4 G Major 5 Level TWO D Complete:
19 LESSON 17 [fifths] TERMS & SYMBOLS TERMS & SYMBOLSNOTES The interval below is a P5 (perfect fifth) going from o to sol an souns like the start of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. C Major & 1 Perfect Fifth 2 The scale can be extene higher an lower than o an high o. This is high fa an low sol. & fa' & sol ' e. f ' REVIEW = quarter note one beat of soun = eighth notes one beat of soun = eighth note half beat of soun = half note two beats of soun = otte half note three beats of soun Q E = whole note four beats of soun = quarter rest one beat of silence = eighth rest half beat of silence = half rest two beats of silence = whole rest four beats of silence w Ó 3 F Major m m 4 G Major m 5 6 7 8
LESSON 17 [cont.] 9 10 11 12 20 13 14 15 16 17 t ' t ' l ' l ' s '
21 LESSON 17 [cont.] 18 19 20 21 22 s ' 23 24 25 26 27 Level TWO E Complete:
LESSON 18 [review] Flat Keys: & C Major C o Sharp Keys: F Major 1 TERMS & SYMBOLS & & & & & & & F o G o Bb Major Eb Major Ab Major Db Major Gb Major Cb Major Bb o Eb o & & & & Ab o G Major D Major A Major E Major B Major F Major C Major D A E o o o & Db o B o & Gb o F o & Cb o C o 22 2 3 4 5
23 LESSON 18 [cont.] 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Level TWO F Complete:
LESSON 19 [chromatics] & { TERMS & SYMBOLS The chromatic scale is comprise entirely of half steps. Below you see the solfege syllables an their pronunciation for each ascening half step. Remember when using movable o, o is always the first note of the scale, which is etermine by the key signature.? C = o D = re E = mi F = fa G = so A = la B = si* C = o w DO (oh) w # œ w # œ nw w # œ w # œ w # œ w w i (ee) RE (ray) # œ nw ri (ree) MI (mee) FA (fah) fi (fee) # œ nw w œ SO (soh) # nw si (see) LA (lah) # œ nw li (lee) *TI (tee) # œ nw DO' (oh) C# = i D# = ri F# = fi G# = si A# = li *often si (see) is use in place of ti 1 o i re ri 2 i mi fa fi sol 3 si 4 ri 5 6 li ri li ri w si la li ti fi [Memorize the chromatic syllables ascening] si si sol NOTES The natural sign ( n) cancels a previous acciental, making it neither sharp or flat. o' & n B natural fi 7 fi si 24 Level THREE A Complete:
25 LESSON 20 [sharp keys] & & G Major & D Major & A Major TERMS & SYMBOLS Below are the key signatures an starting o solfeggio for every sharp key signature. BEFORE you sing an exercise, ALWAYS state the key, what pitch o is, an the starting solfege pitch. C Major & E Major & B Major & F Major & o o o o o o o o C Major C G D A E B F C 1 2 t 3 4 5 6
LESSON 20 [cont.] 7 8 26 9 10 11 12 Level THREE B Complete:
27 LESSON 21 [q. e/pick-ups] TIPS A pick-up is a note that precees the first ownbeat of the start of a piece or phrase. Do not put a strong emphasis on this note but instea, lea to the ownbeat.. = otte quarter note (ta) one an a half beats of soun 1 si COUNTING. e counting 1-2 + 3 4 other counting ta (ah)ti Q 2 si 3 4 o o' re re' mi' 5 fi
LESSON 21 [cont.] 6 s s 7 8 28 9 10 re' 11 12 Level THREE C Complete:
29 LESSON 22 [irectional signs] 1 2 1st an 2n enings are use when ifferent enings shoul be playe at the en of a repeate passage. Repeat signs enclose a passage that shoul be playe more than once. TERMS & SYMBOLS D.S. Segno means sign an is use with the marking D.S. Dal Segno means from the sign an inicates to go to the nearest sign. COUNTING Coa = sixteenth notes = eighth note / (ta-ki-ti-ki) one beat of soun (each separate note is (ta - ti-ki) sixteenth notes counting 1 e+ a 2 3 4 one beat of soun worth 1/4 of a beat) ta ki ti ki other counting D.C. Fine Coa inicates a forwar jump to the ening passage. Da Capo means from the top an inicates to repeat from the beginning. means the en. ta ti ki 1 s 2 3 4 5 6 7 m f s
30 [cont.] 8 1 2 LESSON 22 9 Fine D.C. al Fine 10 al Coa D.S. al Coa Coa 11 Fine 12 al Coa 3r time 1 2 D.S. al Coa Coa Level THREE D Complete:
31 LESSON 23 [chromatics] TERMS & SYMBOLS The chromatic scale is comprise entirely of half steps. Below you see the solfege syllables an their pronunciation for each escening half step. Remember when using movable o, o is always the first note of the scale, which is etermine by the key signature. 1 2 & {? w w bœ w bœ w bœ w w bœ w bœ DO' (oh) *TI (tee) o ti te la te (teh) LA (lah) le sol se me ra Major 3r minor 3r 3 mi me im 5th 4 me se le (lay) A perfect (P) interval inclues unison, octaves, fourths an fifths. A major (M) interval is only use for secons, thirs, sixths an sevenths within the key signature. A minor (m) interval occurs when a major interval is mae one half step smaller. This can happen by lowering the top note or raising the bottom note. A iminishe (im) interval is create when a perfect or minor interval is mae one half step smaller an the interval number is not change. 5 6 SO (soh) la se FA (say) (fah) le mi me re ra se Syncopation is a shifting of the normal accent within a phrase an placing it off the beat. More simply put, it means playing off-beat. o MI (mee) me RE (may) (ray) w w bœ w bœ w bœ w w bœ w bœ re ra ra DO (rah) (oh) Bb = te Ab = le Gb = se Eb = me Db = ra w w
LESSON 23 [cont.] [Memorize the chromatic syllables escening] 7 8 mi me 9 me ra 1. 1. re ra se 2. 2. ti te 32 10 11 12 13 Level THREE E Complete:
33 [flat keys] TERMS & SYMBOLS Below are the key signatures an starting o solfeggio for every flat key signature. BEFORE you sing an exercise, ALWAYS state the key, what pitch o is, an the starting solfege pitch. C Major F Major Bb Major Eb Major Ab Major & & & & & Db & Major Gb & Major Cb Major & C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb C o o o o o o o o Three eighth note beats in a measure Six eighth note beats in a measure Nine eighth note beats in a measure Six quarter note beats in a measure LESSON 24 1 2 3 4 5 6
LESSON 24 [cont.] 7 8 34 9 10 11 Level THREE F Complete:
DESCENDING FLATS TE LE SE ME RA DO TI LA SO FA MI RE DO LI SI FI RI DI SHARPS ASCENDING (each SOLFEGE TREE Chromatic Scale represents a half step)
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