Comprehensive Aural Skills

Third Edition

Comprehensive Aural Skills

A Flexible Approach to Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony

Third Edition

Comprehensive Aural Skills is a complete suite of material for both performance and dictation, covering the wide range of sight singing and ear training skills required for undergraduate courses of study. It provides a series of instructional modules on rhythm, melody, and harmony, and blends musical examples from the common-practice repertory with original examples composed to specifically address particular skills and concepts. Each module includes material for classroom performance, self-directed study, and homework assignments.

This updated Third Edition includes the following:

New modules on jazz harmony and modal harmonies.

More examples from the literature.

Difficulty levels of examples now indicated throughout the book, improving ease of use.

New recordings available on the website, now including a wider array of instrumentation.

Revised, more modular homework assignments.

Fully updated and free to access Instructor and Student Resources website.

Authors

Justin Merritt is Professor of Music Composition and Theory at St. Olaf College, USA.

David Castro is Professor of Music Theory at St. Olaf College, USA.