Music Theory for Singers Condensed Course
Music Theory for Singers is geared specifically for voice students and singers. This book was written to help students understand the fundamentals of theory related to voice, apply it to the varied repertoire they learn throughout the year and become not only better singers, but also educated musicians. 2nd edition copyright 2021. 174 pp.
Table of Contents
LEVEL 1:
Musical Symbols
Notes on the Grand Staff
Notes and Their Values
Time Signatures
Musical Terms
Solfege: Sight-singing
Chapter Review
LEVEL 2:
Musical Symbols
Notes, Rests, Values & ¾ rhythm
Reading Musical Examples
Tied Notes and Math
Musical Terms
Solfege: Sight-singing
Chapter Review
LEVEL 3:
Notes, Rests, & Their Values
Accidentals: Sharps, Flats, Naturals
Rhythm Reviews
Musical Terms
Solfege: Sight-singing
Chapter Review
LEVEL 4:
Notes and Rests
Key Signatures and Scales, Sharps
Flat Key Signature
More Practice with Flats, Sharps
Time Signatures
Adding Bar Lines to Rhythms
Musical Terms
Solfege: Sight-singing
Chapter Review
LEVEL 5:
Notes and Rests
Intervals
Half Steps and Whole Steps
Scales with Sharps
Scales with Flats
Time Signatures
Adding Bar Lines to Rhythms
Solfege: Sight-singing
Musical Terms
Periods of Music History
Chapter Review: Level 5
LEVEL 6:
The Circle of Fifths
Scales with Sharps
Scales with Flats
Half Steps and Whole Steps
More Time Signatures
Rhythm Practice
Musical Terms
Solfege: Sight-singing
Chapter Review
LEVEL 7:
Rhythm Review
Chromatic Scales
Enharmonic notes, Double Sharp/flat
Relative Minor Keys
Fill in the Missing Beats
Solfege: Sight-singing Natural Minor
Musical Terms
Vocal Performance Genres
Chapter Review
LEVEL 8:
Time Signatures
Intervals
Musical Terms
Solfege: Sight-singing Harmonic Minor
Chapter Review
LEVEL 9:
Harmonizing Melodies
Solfege and Altered Notes
Triads and Chord Progressions
Harmonizing Melodies
Dominant 7th Chords/Progressions
Conducting Patterns
Voice Classifications
Musical Terms
Solfege: Sight-singing Melodic Minor
Chapter Review
LEVEL 10: Harmonic Analysis
Baroque Period:
“Se Florindo è fedele”
“Bist du bei mir”
Classical Period:
“Deh vieni, non tardar”
“Ständchen”
Romantic & Impressionistic Periods
“Der Jäger”
“Chanson d’amour”
Contemporary Period
“Animal Crackers”
“La Paloma Blanca”
CHAPTER REVIEW ANSWERS
LEVEL 10 ANSWERS
DICTION FOR SINGERS
REFERENCES