BROWSE ALL SIGHT-SINGING CLASSES
Registration for Summer 2024 is now open!
"A must for singers, and so much fun..." - Bette Midler • "Holy Moses, what a great class!" - Theatre Resources Unlimited
If you love to sing and want to join a choir, pursue solo work or just get a solid grounding in musicianship, these music-reading classes are a must. Using repertoire of all styles as a base, adult students progress rapidly, gaining a practical understanding of music theory and compositional techniques along the way. All classes are taught by Liz Fleischer, hailed by New York Magazine as "one of New York's great teachers" and The New York Times as "a teacher who gets results." Read an article about Sight-Singing.
Summer Sight-Singing Placement Session: Wed, May 22 at 6:30 pm
Sign up: 212 501 3360 or lucymosesschool@kaufmanmusiccenter.org
Class Level OVERVIEW
Summer Review Classes: 3-week sessions designed to provide new and returning students with a chance to refine and strengthen their pitch, rhythm and basic notation skills. Offered for Intermediate I and II levels.
Beginner: Intro to pitch and rhythm reading, ear-training and theory.
Intermediate I: Major and minor scales, intervals, simple modulations and functional chromaticism singing rounds and part-songs.
Intermediate II: Intervals in the context of key, with emphasis on the mastery of tonal conventions and chromaticism. Music of all eras.
Lab Choir I: Strengthen pitch-reading fluency and confidence applying practical, streamlined, and era-sensitive techniques to the study and performance of a wide range of part-music and solo repertoire.
Lab Choir II: Focus on ensemble skills and strategies for experienced readers, drawing from classical part-music, folk arrangements, and pop standards. Special focus on rhythmically challenging materials.
Lab Choir III (Advanced): Continuing focus on ensemble skills and strategies drawn from challenging classical repertoire of all eras, folk arrangements and pop standards, with special focus on rhythmically demanding materials.
