Music Department Columbia University Ear Training Curriculum, Fall 2012 Sing and Play at the Piano “Face the Music”

Students are required to perform at the keyboard simultaneously singing and playing exercises in each of the following categories: Scales Intervals Triads/Arpeggios Seventh Chords Melodies Duets (ET II - VI) Chorales(ET II- VI)

Faculty show students how to practice sing and play exercises, emphasizing the techniques outlined for each subject in each ET level. !e material closely follows the material included in the theory curriculum.

Sing and play exercises simultaneously address issues of sight reading/singing, intonation, keyboard pro"ciency, theory, and performance. Faculty will use sing and play exercises to count toward students’ grades. Speci"c exercises will be recommended.

Contents: Intro to Ear Training 2 Ear Training Level I 16 Ear Training Level II 37 Ear Training Level III 71 Ear Training Level IV 94 “Face the Music” 2

Introduction to Ear Training “Sing and Play”

Scales pp. 3-7 Major Natural/Harmonic/Melodic Minor In Unison, Harmonized Canonically Harmonized in !irds and Sixths Lower and Upper Tetra-Chord ‘White-Note’ Scales

Intervals pp. 8-11 Sing and Play Technique for Intervals I Sing and Play Technique for Intervals II

Triads/Arpeggios pp. 12-14 Sing and Play Technique for Triads Sing and Play Technique for Arpeggios

Melody p.15 Unmetered Melodies

Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Scales 3

Scales Play all major and minor scales up and down, and sing simultaneously using solfege Play with right hand, sing Play with le# hand, sing Play with both hands, sing Scales and Exercises Score Piano "ngerings are preferred, but not required.Scales and[Subtitle] Exercises Score 1. Major Scales and[Subtitle] Exercises Score [Subtitle] 2 3 4 5 3 1 RH 1 2 Scales and Exercises Score 2 1 LH 21 3 4 5 5 4 33 12 [Subtitle] 1 2 RH 1 2 3 24 51 LH 5 24 33 2 1 3 RH 1 Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti2 Do1 LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 Do Re Mi Fa1 Sol2 La3 Ti4 Do5 2 3 2. RH Natural1 Minor 1 Do Re Mi Fa Sol1 La3 Ti2 Do LH 5 4 3 2 Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do 3. Harmonic Minor Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do 4. Melodic Minor Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Introduction to Ear Training Ear Training“Face the "Sing Music”- Scales and Play" 4

5. Play "rst, then sing. Sing Do EarRe TrainingMi Fa "SingSol and LaPlay"Ti Do Play 6 Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Sing Sing Sing Do Ti La Sol Fa Mi Re Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Play Play Play 6. Sing "rst, then play. Sing Major Sing Sing Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do etc. Play Play Play Natural Minor Sing Major Sing Sing Play Play Play Harmonic Minor Sing Sing Sing Play Play Play Melodic Minor Sing Sing Play Play Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Sing Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do

Play

Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Scales 5 Sing Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Harmonized Vocal Scales PlayPlay from tonic, sing from tonic when scale reaches 3rd scale degree First right hand plays, then le# hand, then both hands together 6 Ear Training "Sing and Play" Major Sing Sing 7. Do Ti La Sol Fa Mi Re Do

Play

Sing Sing 8. Play Play Natural Minor Sing 9.Sing Play Play Harmonic Minor Sing 10. Play Melodic Minor Sing 11. Play Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Sing Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do

Play

Sing Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do

Play

Major Sing Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Scales 6 Play Sing and play overlapping scales. Note the di$erent interval relationships that result in the ascending and de- scending direction. 2 Ear Training "Sing and Play" Sing Sing 12. Play Play

Sing Sing 13. Play Play Play the scale, sing a third above Play the scale, sing a sixth below

Sing 14.

Play

Sing 15. Play

Play Sing Play Sing Play

Play

Fragments etc. Play Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Scales 7 Intro ET #16 16. Tetrachords

Play then Sing Sing then Play Intro ET #16

Play then Sing Sing then Play Use the same process for the “white-note” scales. Play then Sing, ascending Play then Sing, descending Sing then Play, ascending Sing then Play, descending

Switch Right Hand, Le# Hand, Both Hands Play every note and sing Play every other note and sing Play fewer and fewer notes until singing a capella

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© Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Intervals 8

17. Sing and Play Technique for Intervals Susser 2 Intro to ET sing and Play

Piano Piano Play 1 Play 2 Play 3

Play 4 Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Intervals 9

Sing and PlayTechnique for Intervals II Susser 18. Seconds

Sing

Play 1 Play 2

Play 3 Play 4 19. !irds Intro to ET sing and Play 3 Sing

Play 1 Play 2

Play 3 Play 4

Sing

Play 1 Play 2

Play 3

Sing

Play 1 Play 2

Play 3 Intro to ET sing and Play 3

Sing

Play 1 Play 2

Play 3 Play 4

Sing

Play 1 Play 2 Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Intervals 10

Play 3 20. Fourths

Sing

Play 1 Play 2

Play 3 4 Intro to ET sing and Play

Sing

Play 1 Play 2

Play 3

Sing Practice the following in a similar manner, reducingIntro and altering ET #16 what you play. Score Piano [Subtitle] [Composer] 21. Fi#hs [Arranger]

SingPiano Play 1 Sing Play 2

PlaySing 3 Play 4 Sing

Sing

Sing

Sing

Sing

Sing

Sing

Sing © Intro ET #16 Score [Subtitle] [Composer] Intro ET #16 [Arranger] Score [Subtitle] [Composer] Sing [Arranger] Sing Intro ET #16 Score [Subtitle] [Composer] Sing [Arranger] SingSing Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Intervals 11 Sing 22.SingSing Sixths Sing SingSing Sing SingSing Sing Sing Sing 23.Sing Sevenths SingSing Sing SingSing Sing Sing Sing Sing SingSing 24.Sing Octaves SingSing © © Sing 2 Intro ET #16 © Sing

Sing

Sing

Sing

Sing Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Triads 12 Scale technique for Triads- Intro ET 25. ScaleScore Technique for Triads [Subtitle] [Composer] [Arranger] Major

Sing

Play

Minor

Sing

Play

Diminished

Sing

Play

Augmented*

Sing

Play

*Note the use of f#

Sing

Play

© Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Arpeggios 13

26. Sing and Play Technique for Arpeggios Susser Play and sing as directed. Major 2 Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Sing

Play

Sing

Play

Minor Ear Training "Sing and Play" 7 Sing

Play Play

Sing Play

Sing Play Sing Play Sing Play Play Play Sing etc. Fragments Play Play

Sing

Play

Sing

Play 4 Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Sing Sing

Sing Introduction toPlay Ear Training “FaceSing the Music”- ArpeggiosPlay Sing 14 Play 27. Arpeggio PlayPlay arpeggios in Major and Minor, singing in unison, and in harmony with the piano. Major Sing

Play Sing Play Minor Sing

Play Sing

Play Introduction to Ear Training “Face the Music”- Melodies 15 Intro ET #28 Score [Subtitle] [Composer]Susser 28. Unmetered Melodies [Arranger] See Instructions Below

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Sing and play each measure separately. Switch right hand, le# hand, both hands Play every note and sing Play every other note and sing Play fewer and fewer notes until singing all four notes a capella

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