Sight-Singing and Ear-Training: A Concise Textbook, Volume 1

Author: Sun Hong
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Publish Date: 1996-05-01
Features: Simplified Solfege and Ear Training is one of the newly compiled teaching materials for the music major training program of satellite television education for teachers. The book is divided into two volumes. This is the first volume, authored by Professor Sun Hong from the Composition Department of the China Conservatory of Music. The original Solfege and Ear Training (Volumes 1-4) (authored by Xu Jingxing and Sun Hong) adopted the five-line staff teaching method, primarily using the fixed-do solfege system. The main difference of this textbook is that it primarily uses the movable-do solfege system, arranged in accordance with the principle of gradual progression based on the seven tones of movable-do, aligning with China's national conditions and the requirements of the satellite television education curriculum. Through methods such as auditory analysis, dictation, and sight-singing, it introduces common notes, rests, and their combinations, as well as major and minor triads and their inversions, seven positions of major and minor modes, and folk modes. The book includes a large number of musical examples that closely match the course content, mostly being famous folk songs from China and abroad. These examples help learners broaden their horizons and efficiently improve their sight-singing and auditory skills. This book is also suitable for use by teachers and students of normal universities and music enthusiasts.