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Order in advance	Customer Rating:
The item was perfect but the time it took to get here was a bit disconcerting. Be sure your not ordering this book from the UK. Delivery is a bit slow. No fault of the seller, just buyer beware to order it in plenty of time.

Not such a great approach to Sight Singing

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I am a music student at the University of Miami and this has been the required text for three levels of ear training. I must say that I found this text less than helpful in teaching you how to sight read. It was full of complicated melodies--but no suggestions or hints on how to become a better sight singer. If you're looking for a book of exercises that make no sense--go for it. But if you're looking for a teaching tool--this is not the text to turn to.

A Not so New Approach to Sight Singing	Customer Rating:
The text is really quite old. I didn't see anything especially novel in it. In the end, if you want to learn something you have to exert an effort.

Too much money for an exercise book.

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This book HAS ONLY NOTES IN IT. The instructions are just on a few pages. I think the author could have spent some hours more in writing (and this is true EXPECIALLY IF WE LOOK AT THE PRICE). I'm at intermediate level in sight singing, and quite advanced in sight reading, I bought this book to improve my skills. I'll try to study on this book, I won't just let it "rust" on a shelf, but I EXPECTED MORE INSTRUCTIONS. MAY BE THIS CAN BE A WONDERFUL BOOK IF YOU PRACTICE ON IT CONSTALNTLY, but in these days, where self-teaching is more important than in the past I think this book has an OBSOLETE-APPROACH. THIS IS A BOOK FOR A SIGHT-SINGING CLASS IN SOME INSTITUTE. PERIOD.

Great book, but older editions better

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I bought this book mainly because I was using an older edition of the book I borrowed from library. Comparing that to the available literature, I found it extremely educational and well organized. It is a great book that takes you slowly through different skills of sight singing, with plenty of exercises for each one. The exercises are sorted from easy to more complex ones. The book is fit for people both singing in chorus or solo. The rest of the book are exercises that are more like music pieces (rather than exercises) and come with piano accompaniment and one chapter is dedicated to duos. However to me it seems that this edition is a little more simplified and less serious than the previous ones. Also I think for the price you pay, you deserve a more decent cover than plastic comb (the earlier editions are hardcover).