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Sight-Singing Demystified with Carl Shinko
Summer 2009
All will be revealed...
The Wyoming County Chorale is proud to sponsor Sight-Singing Demystified, a 5-week series of classes and workshops offered Thursday nights in Tunkhannock from June 25th to July 23rd. The course focuses on developing proficiency in solfege (Do-Re-Mi), count-singing, dictation (writing down music), and instantaneous recognition of musical relationships such as intervals, chord quality and function, meter, and rhythmic devices. These classes are available to anyone 16 years of age or older, whether or not they are members of the Wyoming County Chorale.
Thursday nights, June 25th to July 23rd, 2009 7-9pm
Lower level of the Tunkhannock Methodist Manor
50 West Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, PA (Directions Below)
The cost is $50.
Participants will be provided with printed materials. Complimentary refreshments and snacks are served at each session. Attendance for all 5 sessions is recommended but not mandatory.
Planning on attending Sight-Singing Demystified? Do your registration online today by using the link below!
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Topics and activities include (but are not limited to):
- Solfege - the use of a movable set of syllables (Do, Re, Mi) to develop a sense of relative pitch
- Count-singing - using beat numbers and subdivisions to count out rhythms on the fly
- Basic conducting, for the purpose of feeling the relationship between rhythm and meter
- Intervals, interval inversion, compound intervals, classifying from most consonant to most dissonant
- Tertian harmony, chord quality and function, circle of 5ths, secondary dominants, tonicization, closely related keys
- Understanding and interpreting key signatures and time signatures at a glance
- Dictation - the practice of writing down the music you hear
- Helpful drills and exercises for sharpening musicianship skills
- Group activities and games
You should strongly consider this course if you:
- want pointers and tools for developing rock-solid musicianship as a singer or instrumentalist
- are tired of relying on someone else to teach you the music that's on the page in front of you
- are excited to be able to sing new music the first time you see it, like reading aloud from a newspaper
- want to give yourself an advantage in auditions, recitals, concerts, and singing competitions
- are in a position of musical leadership or prominence, such as a church choir director, organist, or choir member, or in a singing role for a musical theater production
- have always wanted to learn how to write down the music that you hear in your head
- prefer multimedia learning environments that are interactive, hands-on, challenging, and yet still fun and entertaining
- like coffee and donuts
Classes are in the lower level of the Tunkannock Methodist Manor (50 West Tioga Street). There is street parking and a small parking lot in the back. Go through the main door in the front, and go down the hallway to the right to the elevator or stairwell on the left. To get directions, enter your address into the field below:
Other questions about Summer 2009 Sight-Singing Demystified that weren't answered here? Contact Carl directly at carl@wyomingcountychorale.org
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