Solfege and Sonority: Teaching Music Reading in the Choral Classroom

I recently embarked on developing a sight-reading program for my voice studio, and I must say this book has been a tremendous help! All of the concepts Professor Xiques provides are workable in a private voice lesson format although he applies them to the choral classroom. The lessons are easy to follow and outlined well for the novice as well as for a teacher with more experience using the Kodaly method. I could not recommend this resource highly enough!!

Excellent resource! Extremely helpful in rehearsal planning and teaching of musical concepts. My favorite part is that the repertoire is appropriate and great for choirs, and with each concept there are several other pieces suggested. Using this book has worked very well with my girls chorus.

Perfect for the beginning teacher. Excellent way for veteran teachers to reflect on their method of delivery. Highly recommend.

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Justo estaba buscando un libro así, y de verdad que me ha parecido súper completo. Estoy muy feliz con mi compra. Es un libro que no solo tiene aspectos teóricos sino también sumamente prácticos para trabajar con los estudiantes.¡Muchas gracias maestro!

I had the pleasure of being a student of David Xiques during an NYU fellowship in the introduction to Koday method for teachers. I have taught choral music for 7 years to early childhood youngsters. I often felt disappointed that I didn't know how to make their singing more lyrical. The kids shouted. I am happy to report that I have found a method in Koday and David's book has easy to follow lessons for me to use with the kids. If you need help with vocal music, I suggest you try this book.

I apologize to the author for a negative review, but the poorly designed ebook warrants this rating. The hardbound and paperback version are formatted very well, however the Kindle format is so bad it's worthless. It's just plain ugly. Amazon's greed seems to make them refuse to create or provide an ebook format that allows good typography. The PDF format has been around for over 20 years and provides a great format publishing digital books. I'm incredibly disappointed in Amazon's refusal to invest in a decent ebook technology. Those that buy Amazon ebooks only vote to support this refusal. Many other publishers offer PDF format, why don't I have the choice on Amazon?

Incredible pedagogy, and well organized book. Congratulations Maestro Xiques!