Highlights
Melodic and Harmonic Dictation
The Second Edition now features chapters on both melodic and harmonic four-part) dictation—all the necessary material for ear-training classes gathered into one text. This approach encourages students to recognize the long-range harmonic organization and overall structure that the melodies imply.
- A wealth of melodies from the standard music literature are interspersed with newly written melodies that gradually introduce increasingly complex musical elements.
- Exercises in harmonic dictation direct students’ attention to voice leading, particularly between the soprano and bass, and ask students to identify chords, inversions, and large-scale harmonic function.
Sound Pedagogy
- A smart new design—featuring clear headings and shaded boxes—makes the text easy to navigate.
- A carefully conceived progression of exercises in each chapter introduces new concepts one at a time.
- Lessons include drills in special topics, designed so that students can work on their own. These drills—like sessions in a practice room—allow students to focus on particular problem areas.
- Review lessons help students prepare for the tests included in the text.
- Music examples represent an array of tonal styles.
Innovative Ancillaries
A New Approach to Ear Training is supported by an outstanding complement of accompanying material:
- Four CDs—fully tracked and indexed—contain all examples from the text performed on a variety of instruments and by vocalists.
- Instructor’s Manual supplies teaching tips and answers to all review exercises and tests.
- Instructor CD includes the listening excerpts for in-class tests and review lessons.
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