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THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC: 16 small step-by-step solfeggio albums in a contemporary idiom. Bilingual publications by Joan Yakkey, Florence, 2000 |
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These handy small albums have a heavy colored paper cover. The method is based on a FIXED DO system and includes the use of traditional chromatic solfeggio syllables (do-di-re-ri). Prof. Yakkey has combined the Kodaly sol-fa syllables with the usage of Fixed DO. It seems impossible to impose a MOVABLE DO system on Italian students where letter names for notes do not exist. Both movable and fixed systems function with the albums. Joan has developed a compromise that functions well in many systems; each teacher throughout the world can easily integrate the booklets in his/her class's didactic curriculum in the manner in which is best suited for the pupils. |
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A page from book 5: scales, modes, intervals. The series of albums start with very easy exercises for children as well as beginning adults. |
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The albums are divided according to difficulty and contain singing examples of scales, modes, intervals, 2/3 part singing and traditional melodies. |
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Book 11: 2 notes for three voices. Contemporary dissonances are presented in sixteen 3 part singing exercises. Each voice part sings only 2 notes. |
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A page from book 8: easy popular traditional melodies to sight-sing. Melodies are chosen from many countries. Album 9 includes classical motifs. |
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