Re: Ear Training and Sight Singing

I have 3 songs which I find useful for recognising intervals:
London's Burning 
- is a 4th (between the "London's" and the "Burning")
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 
- is a 5th (between the "Twinkles" - same as the open strings on a
violin
My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean
- is a 6th (between the "My" and the "Bonny")

I took Grade 4 ABRSM last year, for the aural test you have to be able
to sight-sing intervals up to a 3rd.  For Grade 5 it's up to a 5th. 
So these help with establishing the relative pitch of the notes, as I
don't have perfect pitch.  You could probably find other examples of
other intervals.  A 3rd is easy, it's the first 2 notes of an
arpeggio.

Hope the injury is healing (is that the tennis elbow?)

Liz


"Astrid Bierworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> From "Essays on Violin Pedagogy" by Lyman Bodman, under "Ear Training and
> Sight Singing":
> 
> "No one, but no one, who cannot hear melodic intervals can play a violin in
> tune."
> 
> First of all, what does this mean?  That you have to be able to say "that's
> a perfect fifth or perfect third" or whatever?   The rest of this short
> essay goes into singing the notes before playing them.
> 
> Second, do you agree or disagree?  I am too much of a beginner to be able to
> comment myself, but a lot of you are quite advanced.
> 
> Third, any suggestions for good solfege self-study courses out there?  How
> about the David Lucas Burge Relative Pitch course (available over the net)?
> 
> Since I am off the fiddle for a bit (injury), this might be a good time to
> get into this sort of activity.
> 
> Astrid.