Solfege, Ear Training, Rhythm, Dictation, and Music Theory: A Comprehensive Course [With CDROM]

By Marta Arkossy Ghezzo

Book Overview

One of the most highly acclaimed resources for the study of ear training in music education today

Solf ge has become one of the most highly acclaimed resources for the study of ear training in music education today. This revised and expanded third edition includes a multitude of new musical examples and dictations covering the entire continuum of musical development from classical to modern. This edition is enhanced with a free online companion library of rich and definitive audio performances of each of the 51 musical dictations, keyed by track number to the musical notation in the text. As students progress from the simple to the complex by following these carefully interrelated lessons, the results are, according to Mel Powell, "akin to miracle-making."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817351477
• ISBN13: 9780817351472
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Best Solfege Book for Professional and Beginners

I had the privelege of studying Solfege with Dr. Marta Ghezzo. Prior to this study, I had tried solfege with many well-known professionals in the music industry without success. I am a professional singer and now carry this book whenever I am on tour or otherwise performing. The accompanying two CD's help keep your ear-training on point and the book is laid out in a manner that you can study on your own. The lesson progress at an even manner, and you practice, dictation, rhythms and ear training all in one. I highly recommend this book - it comes from one of the best in the profession.

Solfege,Ear,Training,Rhythm,Dictation...is great!

I am a music education major at Florida Christian College...I purchased this book because my teacher switched over to it in the middle of the semester even though we were originally using a different sight singing and ear training book. The director of our music department who is a Julliard School of Music graduate recommended the change. The main reason being that the lessons in the book are so well structured were you get a ear training,rhythm,dictation, and music theory in a progressive fashion in every lesson. It's helping me a whole lot because I started working on my theory really late in life... so this book is perfect for a person like me who is not so good on sight singing and ear training but needs to get up to speed in a relatively short period of time. Again, "if you stick to it", due to the well thought out structure of this book anyone can learn how to sight sing and ear train a whole lot faster. As a result I am now enjoying my "Sight Singing Ear Training" class a whole lot more.

Intuitive and Systematic

This book isn't aimed at teaching music theory. Is about learning to sight sing and acquiring all the skills associated with that (pitch recognition, music dictation, etc.). The step by step approach is systematic. It starts with recognising and singing simple patterns first in major then in minor keys. The recognition of pitch is covered in tandem with learning to cope with increasingly complex rhythms. I've tried a few books and I find that the approached used here is the most intuitive I've come across. It's possible that different systems appeal to different people. I'm a choral singer with a basic grounding in music theory but my sight singing skills were poor. I don't think you need much music expertise to use this book other than the ability to read notes and key signatures. Ideally I would like to see this published in a workbook format (instead of a hard bound book) which could be left open easily on a music stand or at the piano.