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BRUCE PHELPS
SIGHT READING PROGRAM
 
VOCAL SIGHT READING IS
IMPORTANT!
We, as music educators, must continue to strive to give our students more than performance opportunities. We must do more than teach for the concert. These days, more emphasis is placed on what students actually learn. It is time that we broaden our classroom efforts to encompass those skills and bits of knowledge that will help our singers become comprehensive musicians.
SIGHT READING IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE:
  1. Sight reading allows the students to be more indepenent in the learning process.
  2. Sight reading prepares the students for groups beyond their high school ensembles.
  3. Sight reading helps students prepare for All State, Honor Choirs, Scholarship, and College Choir auditions.
  4. Sight Reading enhances their comprehensive musicianship.
  5. Sight reading skills allow your, the director, the luxury of spending more time teaching the "music" of a piece of choral literature.
SIGHT READING IS A SKILL!
SIGHT READING MUST BE TAUGHT!
SIGHT READING MUST BE PRACTICED DAILY!
As a teacher for over 30 years, I know just how important it is to teach sight reading. Basically all you need is to plan your work and work your plan. I decided to write my own sight reading program that would take the students step by step through a process that would give them some confidence in the sight singing skills. I have been doing this the past ten years at Anoka and am excited at the results. Now I would like to share them with you. This is what the program offers.

1) Ten Levels of exercises at increasingly difficult levels

Level 1 Key of C - No rhythmic details - All quarter notes.
Level 2 Rhythmic studies only - no melodic study. Basic.
Level 3 Combination of rhythms and key of C studies.
Level 4 Adding accidentals int he key of C.
Level 5 Learning to read in different keys. No accidentals
Level 6 Various keys with accidentals.
Level 7 Reading in bass clef.
Level 8 Reading in two parts. Both SA and SB.
Level 9 Reading three parts. Both SSA and SAB
Level 10 Reading four parts.

2) A minimum of 80 excercises in each level, over 800 in all.

3) Proficiency tests at the end of each level for your students to demonstrate they are ready to move to the next level.

4) Simple and basic instructions for you as their teacher. Whether you use sol-feg, numbers, or note names is up to you. The exercises work for all.

5) Warm-up excercises suggested if you use the sol-feg system to help familiarize students wht the syllables.

6) The right to copy as many student pages as necessary for your classes is included with the purchase of this manual.

7) The manual comes in a 3-ring notebook fo you can add materials of your own or purchase additional excercises at the various levels.

8) A money back guarantee after you have had time to examine the materials if you are not satified.

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To order this for yourself or your school, please fill out the order form and mail it with your payment or purchase order to the address below or that is found on the order form. If your are very interested but would like more information, please feel free to call me at school (763) 506-6372 or at home (763) 427-5291 and I will be happy to answer any of your questions.

 

Order it now. Start IMMEDIATELY With your students. I know you will experience immediate benefits.