Sightsinging

Developing the ability to take a new piece of music and be able to sing and/or audiate it (hear the pitches and rhythms in your head) is a vital skill for working musicians. For many students, unfortuantely, it is simply an unpleasant activity which music majors have to endure. A traditional method for improving pitch acuity is to use solfege syllables (do, re , mi, etc.). Teachers are divided on which style of solege to use: fixed "do" or moveable "do". Both have advantages - I'm not going to argue the merits of either one.

• Go "Tools" to use various online keyboards when you don't have a real piano at hand.
• Solfege practice - a simple tool for practicing solfege without notation.
• Solfege practice in F major - similar to above, but with notation in F.
• Practice singing duet parts - bored? Sing along with your computer!
• Curwen" hand signs for solfege - in case you can't remember how to do them.