UWA Press - The Seeing Ear

By Rupert Thackray

About The Seeing Ear
The Seeing Ear is a book of exercises in general musicianship. It aims to establish firm aural foundations and general musicianship, and is directed mainly to upper secondary school students (although it could also be used by first year tertiary students). The exercises foster the development of a wide range of aural skills such as the ability to recognise modulations, canonic imitation, and sequential progressions. Like the Hearing Eye series, the Seeing Ear series comprises three interrelated components - a teacher's book, a student's workbook, and a matching set of CDs.

Student's Book:
305x210mm 157pp 1995
ISBN 0 86422 402 8 PB $39.95 Add to cart

Teacher's Book:
305x210mm 270pp 1995
ISBN 0 86422 401 X PB $59.95 Add to cart

Table of Contents - The Seeing Ear Teacher's Edition

PREFACE

SECTION 1: RHYTHM	Metre, bar-lines, phrasing	Rhythmic subdivisions
	Phrase lengths	Irregular metres
	Phrase analysis	Rhythms from Shakespeare
	Tied Notes	Words and Music
	Missing bar-line, rests	Rhythmic dictations

SECTION 2: PITCH	Melodic analysis (1)	Sequential passages
	Melodic intervals	Identification of sequential movement
	Semitones and chromatic passages	Recurring passages
	Scale types	Ornaments and articulation
	Tonic and dominant pitches	Scales and modes
	Melodic triads	Odd note out
	Adding accidental and identifying keys	Melodic analysis leading to dictation
	Repeated notes	Aural jigsaws
	Sequential intervals

SECTION 3: HARMONY	Harmonic intervals	Chord recognition (root)
	Harmonic changes	Modality, modulation and cadence
	Harmonic triads	Textural features
	Cadences	Number of notes in chords
	Chord recognition (primary)	Odd chord out
	Chord progressions (root)

SECTION 4: MISCELLANEOUS	Paired Comparisons	Discrepancies
	Themes and Variations	Formal analysis

SECTION 5: SILENT EXERCISES	Familiar themes	Melody writing
	More familiar themes	Word setting
	Rhythms of melodies	Transposing instruments
	Matching pitch and rhythm	Transcriptions
	Camouflaged tunes	Visual analysis
	Jumbled tunes	Pitch names/numbers
	Rhythmic grouping	Key signatures
	Metre, bar-lines, phrasing	Intervals, scales, Triads, chords and cadences
	Key identification

SECTION 6: GENERAL MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE	Odd one out	Composers nationality and period
	Composers, descriptions and works	Composers and classification of listed works
	True or false?

SECTION 7: FURTHER CLASS ACTIVITIES	Keyboard Orientation	Singing basses
	Vocal transposition	Chord singing by ear
	Sight singing drills	'Hocketing' exercises
	Canon singing	Memory training
	Two part exercises	Playing by ear: improvisation

APPENDIX: SOURCE OF EXAMPLES

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Examples - The Seeing Ear
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Student's Book example of Section 1: Rhythm, first page

Teacher's Book example of Section 1: Rhythm, first page

Student's Book example of Section 6: General Musical Knowledge exercise 2

Teacher's Book example of Section 6: General Musical Knowledge exercise 2

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