The Singing Musician  offers music reading exercises, literature in sequence, theory, music history, listening activities, vocal production, concert etiquette, expression, and creativity.

 

Level 1 is written for the beginning choral student - it's based on the Orff philosophy and uses Movable Do, solfege hand signs, open-fifth accompaniments, Orff orchestrations and Kodaly rhythmic syllables. It moves slowly and presumes no prior music reading knowledge on the part of the student.

 

The series provides:

• An in-depth coverage of state and national standards

• Sequential learning based upon music literacy skills

• Material in multiple voicings at Levels 2-4

• Literature that supports the learning sequence

• The ability to encourage and promote student independence and creativity

• An objective observable and measurable assessment

• A tool that lends itself to vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment throughout a school, district and state.