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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | A New Approach to Sight Singing continues to lead the pack with its innovative and class-tested method of teaching the four-semester sight singing sequence. The authors "new approach" places the act of singing melodies at sight within the context of musicianship as a whole. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Sol Berkowitz | | Plastic Comb: | 352 pages | | Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | | Publication Date: | January 17, 1997 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0393969088 | | Product Width: | 218.0 centimeters | | Product Height: | 272.5 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 2.12 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.87 inches | | Package Width: | 8.74 inches | | Package Height: | 1.18 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.16 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 10 reviews |
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33 of 35 found the following review helpful:
 Review of "A New Approach to Sight Singing" Apr 06, 2000
By Steven Wowk
The authors of this book are simply incredible! It is the greatest tool for sight-reading I have ever seen. There are many things to work on in this book besides reading melodies. This book contains melodies for sight singing, duets, a sing and play section that incorporates piano playing into the sight singing. There is also a glossary of terms and an appendix of frequently used musical signs that can help the beginner or the forgetful musician in training. There are exercises of every variety in this book. Exercises are written in all the major and minor keys, including the harmonic and melodic scales, in the treble, alto, and bass clefs, and there are even exercises that revert to the Greek modes. This book is perfect for all sight singers, from the beginner to the most accomplished musician.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Great book, but older editions better Dec 04, 2004
By SamBK
I bought this book mainly because I was using an older
edition of the book I borrowed from library. Comparing
that to the available literature, I found it extremely
educational and well organized. It is a great book
that takes you slowly through different skills of
sight singing, with plenty of exercises for each one.
The exercises are sorted from easy to more complex
ones. The book is fit for people both singing in
chorus or solo. The rest of the book are exercises
that are more like music pieces (rather than
exercises) and come with piano accompaniment and one
chapter is dedicated to duos.
However to me it seems that this edition is a little
more simplified and less serious than the previous
ones. Also I think for the price you pay, you deserve
a more decent cover than plastic comb (the earlier
editions are hardcover).
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
For the serious singer Aug 23, 2004
By M.A. Malloy
This is a fabulous, progressive book of sight-singing exercises for the serious vocalist. It should be noted that this book will NOT teach you HOW TO sight-sing...it is not a tutorial in that sense. You have to know the basics already, such as recognizing music notation and key signatures. However, the exercises are the best I've found yet as "raw material" for reinforcing the solfege and rhythm aspects of sight-singing. It includes both "contrived" exercises by the authors as well as excerpts from well-known songs and classic literature. Be aware that the site has multiple listings for this book...when purchasing, especially used, make sure you get the 4th edition, because it includes revisions and additional exercises that were not part of previous editions. New, it is pricey, but I purchased a beautiful, used copy here and saved a bundle off the list price. Worth every penny!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Very good book, highly recommend it. Apr 28, 2011
By A. Marie
I don't usually review products, but this book is great. If you are a beginner to intermediate musician, this book has sight singing and sing-and-play exercises for each level, slowly getting more difficult as you go along. You will find yourself easily getting better as you go through each exercise. I was getting better and I didn't even know it!
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Good textbook, horrible binding Sep 26, 2010
By Alexalon9
It is what it is. If your music program uses this book, then it serves it's function. It has plenty of sight singing examples for duets and solo. I wish it had some rhythm exercises in it as well to make it more well rounded. The examples progressively get more challenging.
My grievance with this book is that it is HORRIBLY put together. After about a semester of use the binding starts coming lose and the pages and cover pieces start to come out. It's very frustrating. My schools music program uses this book. After about 2 years everyone's book looks like a mess.
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