12761 - Sight Singing & Ear Training

Course Overview

This workshop will focus on the specific skills used in fluent music sight reading and aural recognition of musical basics such as intervals, scales and chord qualities.  These skills can be used for learning music efficiently, improved singing/playing and general musicianship. Vocalists and instrumentalists can both benefit from this course.

Required texts for Sight Singing & Ear Training Class:

Jenson Sight Singing Course Vol. 1 (Student Edition) $6.99 available at Musicality after January 15*

Get America Singing Again (Singers’ Edition) $6.99 available at Musicality after January 15*

Musicality is located at: 6201 Pan American, West Freeway NE Suite C, Albuquerque, NM 87109

Instructor: Diane Richardson

Diane Richardson holds a DMA from USC, an MM from the Boston Conservatory, and a BM from Berklee College of Music. Her recordings and performances include A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln; Berklee Sun Ra Arkestra; SingusMingus: A Jazz Lieder Program, The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington, and African American Spirituals and Arts Songs. Diane Richardson is recently retired from her position of Assistant Chair/Professor, Voice Department, at Berklee College of Music. 

What You'll Learn

• Increase fluency in music sight reading and aural recognition of musical basics.
• Gain increased understanding of intervals and scales and how to recognize them aurally.
• Learn the tools needed to recognize rhythmic notation.

Who Should Attend

While students do not need to have advanced music reading skills, basic recognition of music notation is needed to get the most out of the course.

Vocalists and instrumentalists can both benefit from this course. This course is for intermediate music level students.