Chapter 9

Supplementary Musicianship Exercises for Chapter 9
Sight Singing Melodies and Rhythms
1. Silently read each example with rhythm syllables while tapping the beat.
2. Silently read each example with rhythm syllables while conducting.
3. Clap the rhythm and say the rhythm syllables.
4. Clap the rhythm and count using numbers.
5. Make a pitch inventory of all of the notes.
6. Sing the pitch inventory with solfège syllables and letter names.
7. Sing the musical example with solfège syllables.
Hungarian Major/minor Melody
Aki szep lanyt akar venni
Hungarian Folk Song
Hungarian Folk Song
Neihardt von Reuenrhal
Sweet William
Come to the Land
When Jesus Wept
William Billings (1746-1800)
Slovak Folk Song
Toembai
Hungarian Canon
French Folk Song
English Folk Song
Dona Dona
For Thy Gracious Blessing
Israeli Song
Sing as written in natural minor. Then alter the next to the last note and sing in harmonic minor.
The Miller of Dee
E Major Piano Sonata Mvt. 2
Minuet
Little Fugue in G minor
Traditional English Folk Song
L. van Beethoven (1770-1827)
W. A. Mozart ( 1756-1791)
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
The following is a score for voice and piano. The first line of music is the introduction.
Sweet William
Arranged by Denise Bacon
Improvisation and Composition Practice
Composition Exercise 9.1
A. Create a musical composition using the notes of the harmonic minor scale. Model the
composition on the structure of Ah Poor Bird.
B. Use two phrases.
C. Use the notes of the harmonic minor scale.
D. Use duple meter.
E. You may include dotted quarter notes and syncopation patterns.
F. Provide tempo and dynamic markings for your composition.
Composition Exercise 9.2
Complete the following musical composition.
Use the notes of the d minor scale, melodic form. Make certain to end on the tonic note, D.
Composition Exercise 9.3
Complete the following musical composition.
Use the notes of the g minor scale, harmonic form. Make certain to end on the tonic note, G.
Be certain to select an appropriate tempo and dynamics for each example that you compose.
Keyboard Practice
Keyboard Exercise 9.1
Sing Ah Poor Bird using inner hearing as you play the melody on the keyboard.
A suggested fingering for playing this melody is indicated below.
Keyboard Exercise 9.2
Playing Minor Patterns and Melodies on the Keyboard
1. Play Now Good Night in a minor.
2. Play Now Good Night in the parallel major key
Play Now Good Night in the relative major key.
Keyboard Exercise 9.3
Practicing Harmonic Minor Scales
Sing solfège syllables as you play the following scales.
Melodic Minor Patterns and Melodies
Keyboard Exercise 9.4
Playing Melodic Minor Scales and Arpeggios. Sing with solfège syllables as you play the following
scales.
A minor
E minor
B minor
F# minor
C# minor
G# minor
D# minor
D minor
G minor
C minor
F minor
Ensemble Practice
Ensemble Practice Exercise 9.1
Sing the following music examples.
L. Cherubini (1760-1842)
Canon
1.
2.
Sing through the Cherubini Canon. When you reach the end, return to the beginning and sing the
first measure and end on the first beat of measure two.
Krieger
Who Killed Cock Robin
Arranged by Denise Bacon
Sweet William
Arranged by Denise Bacon
Hushabye
Arranged by Denise Bacon
Canoe Song
Arranged by Denise Bacon