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2011 Sightreading Package
2011 Sightreading Package
2011 Sightreading Package
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Table of Contents
MTVA Sightreading Guidelines........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Rhythmic Exercises.................................................................................................................................................................................3
Melodic Exercises : Treble ...................................................................................................................................... 4
Melodic Exercises : Tenor ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Melodic Exercises: Bass........................................................................................................................................................................6
Multi-Part
SA .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
SSA ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TB ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8-9
TTB........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
TTBB .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Mixed
SAB .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
SATB .................................................................................................................................................................................... 13-14
Unison M elody
S ame Rhy thmic
Requireme nts.
Time S ign atur es shall
inc lude
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, or 6/8
Treble and Bas s Clef
readi ng,
not n ec ess arily spec if ic to
voic ing.
S hall inc lude st epw ise,
leaps
w ithin th e to nic , domin an t, or
S ubdominant tr iads.
Ac c ident als c an be used
Leaps shall not exc eed an
oc tave.
I f exampl e does not st ar t on
the Tonic , the c lin ic ian sh all
explain on w hic h s tep it
begins.
M aj or and mino r mode s.
M ulti-par t S inging
S ame Rhy thm and M elodic
Requireme nts.
I f one pa rt in the exa mple
does not st ar t on the Tonic ,
the c lin ic ian ma y or ma y not
explain.
The c linic i an w ill pl ay the
sta rting pitc h of eac h p art
prior to begin ning the piec e.
M aj or mode onl y.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
2.
3.
4.
5.
(Tenor)
6.
A.
B.
C.
7. A.
B.
(Bass)
8.
9.
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Two-part Treble (SA)
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Three-part Treble (SSA)
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Two-part Male (TB)
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Two-part Male (TB)
Three-part Male
(TTB Men singing the middle part can sing either the 2nd or 3rd line)
10
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Four-part Male (TTBB)
11
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Three-part Mixed (SAB)
12
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Four-Part Mixed (SATB)
13
H i g h S c h o o l Multi-Part Exercises
Four-Part Mixed (SATB)
14