Teaching method for reading musical notation and sightsinging, including its application in contemporary non-tonal music

Object: To suggest a method of teaching sightsinging. Objections to the Tonic Solfa System. Designed for diatonic music, does not work with non-distonic. A comparison of various fixed name system. (a) English letter names. ( b) German letter names. ( c) French solfege. ( d) Siler's Safa System. Methods used: 1. Safa or Safa and Solfa syllables. 2. Shape notes. 3. Intervals associated with objects. 4. Rhythm names. Notes to the teacher.

Grantor

College of Music

Year dc:date.issued

1973

Author dc:creator

• Jurie Wynand Wessels

• Music

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40068

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/40068