Foundations of Choral Mastery™
for Choral Sight-Reading and Literacy Training
LESSON TITLES
1 – Getting Started With Quarter notes and rests
2 – Working with Quarters and Rests
3 – Half notes get 2 counts (usually)
4 – Halves, quarters and rest practice, adding Mi – Marcatto
5 – Dotted halves, quarters, rests – Do, Re Mi drill; Introducing mezzo piano (mp) and mezzo forte (mf)
6 – Do, Re, Mi – counting and looking ahead
7 – Do, Re, Mi – Introducing eighth notes
8 – Do, Re, Mi – eighth notes and rests
9 – Mastering Do, Re, Mi notes, rhythms, and rests and Introducing the whole note
10 – Introducing Eb Major and 4/8 time
11 – Learning in Eb – 4/8 time – looking ahead. The Fermata
12 – Moving ahead with eighth notes and Do, Re, Mi – Counting rests in your head
13 – Introducing G major – and lower Ti
14 – G major – Reinforcing lower Ti, Mastering rhythms
15 – Becoming more skilled and independent musicians
16 – Introducing the tie, and piano (p) and forte (f)
17 – Practicing the tie, MASTERING eighth notes
18 – Jumping around with eighth notes
19 – Counting through longer notes
20 – Introducing D major – practicing basic skills
21 – Eighth notes and syncopation*
22 – Introducing Crescendo and Decrescendo – practicing syncopation
23 – Practicing dynamics and syncopation
24 – Adding Fa – 2/2 time – Practicing looking ahead
25 – Fa + mastering skills thus far
26 – Adding the DOT – more important rhythmic skills
27 – Introducing C major and rhythmic drill
28 – Wider skips in C major
29 – Introducing the eighth note rest
30 – Practicing eighth notes and skips – Introducing Sol
31 – Introducing 6/8 time – practicing Sol
32 – Eb Major – Practicing 6/8 time – notes and rests
33 – 4/8 time – Working with Fa
34 – Working with triads and skips
35 – Introducing 5/4 time, practicing skips and syncopation
36 – Sforzando; Subito and accents
37 – Introducing E major; WIDER skips; sfz; Hemiola
38 – Legato and staccato singing
39 – Longer notes require more breath management – Practicing wider skips
40 – Graduation exercises – Congratulations!