Melodies for sight-reading

The "sight-singing bonanzas" came about because I couldn't find enough materials that would be quick and easy
enough to simply sight-read in class. Most of the material was written by myself, with some contributions from Aaron
Liu-Rosenbaum (a colleague at William Paterson '03-'04.)

A. Melodies that basically stick to the tonic triad, in major keys.

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2003-5 Smey and Liu-Rosenbaum except where noted. Reproduction and classroom use freely permitted.

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E. Melodies with Wicked V7 Action. Major keys.

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