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A Little Brains, a Little Talent: the ingredients for a career |
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1 | (1) |
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Racing with the Clock: how to make the most of your rehearsal time |
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2 | (1) |
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Side by Side: an artistic collaboration with the writer |
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3 | (1) |
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The Sound of Music: the elements of musical notation |
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4 | (1) |
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What More Do I Need?: required tools of the trade |
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5 | (4) |
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2 I Got Rhythm: fundamentals |
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9 | (14) |
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The Rhythm of Life: how we divide time |
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9 | (1) |
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You Can't Stop the Beat: first definitions, quarter notes |
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10 | (1) |
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Just in Time: time signatures, note shapes |
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11 | (5) |
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The Speed Test: metronomes and their use |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (7) |
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3 In Short: smaller note values |
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23 | (20) |
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Tonight at Eight: the eighth note |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (2) |
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A Little Bit Off: off-beats and "and"s |
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26 | (2) |
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I'm Old Fashioned: vocal notation in older scores |
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28 | (2) |
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Pretty Little Picture: musical "words" and syncopation |
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30 | (1) |
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Small World: the sixteenth note |
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31 | (12) |
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43 | (14) |
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43 | (5) |
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48 | (9) |
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5 Play a Simple Melody: the piano keyboard, notes, clefs, and staves |
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57 | (12) |
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I Love a Piano: finding notes on the keyboard |
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57 | (2) |
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I Could Write a Book: writing notes on the staff |
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59 | (1) |
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Me, Who Am I?: clefs, letter names, and the grand staff |
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60 | (3) |
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You Will Be Found: matching notes on the piano with notes on the staff |
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63 | (6) |
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6 I've Got Your Number: intervals and scale degrees |
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69 | (18) |
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Go the Distance: basic interval sizes and names |
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69 | (7) |
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Home: the tonic and scale degrees |
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76 | (1) |
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Steppin' Out with My Baby: singing with scale degrees |
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76 | (3) |
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Do-Re-Mi: the Kodaly method |
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79 | (8) |
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7 You Do Something to Me: accidentals, key signatures, and transposition |
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87 | (16) |
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I Am Changing: accidentals and the black keys of the piano |
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87 | (4) |
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Ring of Keys: the major scale, key signatures, and the circle of fifths |
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91 | (6) |
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They Just Keep Moving the Line: transposing songs |
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97 | (6) |
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8 So Big/So Small: identifying and singing every interval type |
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103 | (10) |
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9 Fascinatin' Rhythm: cut time, triplets, swing; compound, composite and irregular meters |
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113 | (22) |
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113 | (3) |
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Squeeze Me: triplets and grace notes |
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116 | (4) |
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120 | (5) |
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It Don't Mean a Thing: swing notation |
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125 | (2) |
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Unusual Way: irregular and composite meters |
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127 | (2) |
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Change Don't Come Easy: shifting meters |
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129 | (6) |
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10 Let It Sing: combining your ear and your eye for increased fluency |
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135 | (18) |
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Doin' What Comes Natur'lly: diatonic versus chromatic melodies |
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135 | (2) |
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman?: triads and inversions |
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137 | (5) |
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Far from the Home I Love: strategies for chromatic melodies |
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142 | (11) |
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11 Changing My Major: minor keys |
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153 | (16) |
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Three Friends: the minor scales |
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153 | (4) |
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Sing Happy: minor scales in context |
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157 | (1) |
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Show Me the Key: distinguishing between minor and major keys |
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158 | (4) |
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Sisters: minor, diminished, and augmented triads |
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162 | (7) |
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12 I Know Things Now: combining multiple techniques to form a coherent strategy for reading |
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169 | (14) |
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What Comes Next?: reading ahead |
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169 | (1) |
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1-STARRT at the Very Beginning: a method for analyzing and annotating any new song |
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170 | (13) |
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13 No One Is Alone: singing with other performers |
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183 | (20) |
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Here I Am: finding your starting note |
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183 | (5) |
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I'm a Part of That: consonance and dissonance with the piano accompaniment; piano/conductor scores |
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188 | (6) |
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Do You Hear the People Sing?: choral singing and score layouts |
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194 | (9) |
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14 The Writing on the Wall: musical markings, repeat structure, and other score "road maps" |
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203 | (22) |
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Be Italian: tempo markings |
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203 | (2) |
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Loud: dynamic and articulation markings |
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205 | (3) |
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Stop, Time: pauses and held notes |
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208 | (4) |
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Speak Low: other expressive markings and spoken text |
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212 | (2) |
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Back to Before: repeats, D.C., D.S., and codas |
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214 | (5) |
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Ah, But Underneath: underscoring and vamps |
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219 | (1) |
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On the Street Where You Live: rehearsal numbers and letters |
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220 | (1) |
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Do It Again: AABA form and other song structures |
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221 | (4) |
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15 Hey, Look Me Over: close score reading for dramatic and character analysis |
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225 | (12) |
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Mama, Look Sharp: every mark is a choice |
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225 | (2) |
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The Wrong Note Rag: analyzing dissonance and contour to color your performance |
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227 | (2) |
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Watch What Happens: dramatic inspiration from the piano accompaniment |
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229 | (5) |
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A Change in Me: reading key changes and altered notes for textual insight |
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234 | (3) |
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16 I Have Confidence: continuing to practice and consolidate your technique |
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237 | (14) |
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I Can See It: eye-training exercises |
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238 | (1) |
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A Trip to the Library: the joys of reading music alone and with others |
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239 | (12) |
| Glossary of Terms |
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251 | (6) |
| Answer Key |
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257 | (30) |
| Index of Songs |
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287 | (6) |
| Index of Song Titles in Headings |
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293 | (6) |
| Index of Intervals and Examples from Songs |
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299 | (4) |
| Index of Terms |
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