Chrisa Kitsiou

Chrisa Kitsiou, Music Theory - Solfege, Developing Aural Skills - Teacher's Book, Book 1

This Teacher's Book contains: - Piano accompaniments for the solfège exercises in the Student's Book - Transposition of the accompaniments into the relevant key, where required - Recordings of the piano accompaniment in two versions: a) the melody with the accompaniment, b) only the accompaniment. Accompanying the solfège exercises on a piano or other polyphonic instrument is highly recommended, as this will help the students acquire tonal accuracy as well as a sense of tempo and meter. It will also teach them the importance of style, nuances and breathing during a performance. Each exercise has a short piano introduction, an element that will cultivate the students' sense of rhythm and musical instinct. Solfège exercises are the link between music theory and music as an art form. Developing the musicality of students through solfège exercises, is an approach that can be transferred to their interpretation when playing a musical instrument. The solfège exercises in this book are original compositions in a small format. These "mini" compositions may also prove useful as a repository of exercises for the teaching of musical instruments or in a choir.