Tarantino Aural Musicianship

Music Department
Columbia University
Ear Training Curriculum, Fall 2012
Sing and Play at the Piano
Face the Music
Students are required to perform at the keyboard simultaneously singing and playing exercises in each of the
following categories:
Scales
Intervals
Triads/Arpeggios
Seventh Chords
Melodies
Duets (ET II - VI)
Chorales(ET II- VI)
Faculty show students how to practice sing and play exercises, emphasizing the techniques outlined for each
subject in each ET level. The material closely follows the material included in the theory curriculum.
Sing and play exercises simultaneously address issues of sight reading/singing, intonation, keyboard proficiency,
theory, and performance.
Faculty will use sing and play exercises to count toward students grades. Specific exercises will be
recommended.
Contents:
Intro to Ear Training
Ear Training Level I
Ear Training Level II
Ear Training Level III
Ear Training Level IV
2
16
37
71
94
Face the Music
Introduction to Ear Training

Sing and Play
Scales
Major
Natural/Harmonic/Melodic Minor
In Unison, Harmonized Canonically
Harmonized in Thirds and Sixths
Lower and Upper Tetra-Chord White-Note Scales
pp. 3-7
Intervals
Sing and Play Technique for Intervals I
Sing and Play Technique for Intervals II
pp. 8-11
Triads/Arpeggios
Sing and Play Technique for Triads
Sing and Play Technique for Arpeggios
pp. 12-14
Melody
Unmetered Melodies
p.15
Face the Music- Scales
Scales
Play all major and minor scales up and down, and sing simultaneously using solfege
Play with right hand, sing
Play with left hand, sing
Scales and Exercises
Play with both hands, sing
Score
Piano fingerings are preferred, but not required. [Subtitle]

Scales and
Exercises
[Subtitle]
1.Score
Major
Score
[Subtitle]

3
21
33
42
1
2
2
1
3
3
42
51
Fa
Sol
La
3
Ti
2
Do
1
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
2. RHNatural
Minor
RH
LH
RH
5
1
4
2
33
12
LH
RH
15
24
33
Do
Re
Mi
Score
LH
5
[Subtitle]
2
Sol
3
La
4
Ti
5
Do
LH Do
5
Re
4
Mi
Fa
Sol
1
La
3
2
Ti
1
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
3. Harmonic
Minor
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
4. Melodic
Minor
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
Do
Re
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
5.
Ear Training "Sing and Play"
Play first, then sing.

Sing
Re
Mi
Fa "Sing
Sol and La
Ear
Training
Play"Ti
Do
Do
Play
Sing
Sing
Sing
DoDo
Do
6.
Ti Re
Re
LaMi
Mi
SolFa
Fa
FaSol
Sol
MiLa
La
ReTi
Ti
DoDo
Do
Play
Play
Play
Sing first, then play.

Sing
Sing
Sing
Major
Do
Re
Play
Play
Play
Natural Minor
Sing
Major
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Play
Harmonic Minor
Sing
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Melodic Minor
Mi
Fa
Sol
La
Ti
Do
etc.

Sing
Do
Re
Harmonized Vocal Scales
Mi
Fa
Sol
5
La
Ti
Do
Play
Playfrom tonic, sing from tonic when scale reaches 3rd scale degree
First right hand plays, then left hand, then both hands together
6
Major
Sing
7.
Do
Play
Sing
Sing
8.
Play
Play
Natural Minor
Sing
Sing
9.
Play
Play
Harmonic Minor
Sing
10.
Play
Melodic Minor
Sing
11.
Play
Ti
La
Sol
Fa
Mi
Re
Do
Play
Sing and play overlapping scales. Note the different interval relationships that result in the ascending and descending direction.
2
Sing
Sing
12.
Play
Play
Sing
Sing
13.
Play
Play
Play the scale, sing a third above
Play the scale, sing a sixth below
Sing
14.
Play
Sing
15.
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Play
Fragments
Play
etc.
16. Tetrachords
Intro ET #16
Play then Sing
Sing then Play
Intro ET #16
Play then Sing
Use the same process for the white-note scales.

Play then Sing, ascending
Play then Sing, descending
Sing then Play, ascending
Sing then Play, descending
Switch Right Hand, Left Hand, Both Hands

Play every note and sing
Play every other note and sing
Play fewer and fewer notes until singing a capella
Sing then Play
Face the Music- Intervals
17. Sing and Play Technique for Intervals
Susser
Play 4
Sing and PlayTechnique for Intervals II

18. Seconds
Susser
Sing
Play 1
Play 2
Play 3
Play 4
19. Thirds
Sing
Play 1
Play 2
Play 3
Play 4
Sing
Play 1
Play 2
Play 3
Sing
Intro to ET sing and Play
Play 2
10
Play 3
20. Fourths
Sing
Play 1
Play 2
Play 3
Intro to ET sing and Play
Sing
Play 1
Play 2
Play 3
Sing
Practice the following in a similar manner, reducing and altering what you play.
Piano
Score
21. Fifths
Piano
Sing
Play 1
Sing
Play 2
Play
Sing3
Play 4
Sing
Sing
Intro ET #16
[Subtitle]
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing Sixths
22.
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
23.
Sing Sevenths
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
24.
Octaves
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Intro ET #16
Sing
Sing
11
Face the Music- Triads
12
Scale technique for Triads- Intro ET
Score Technique for Triads

25. Scale
[Subtitle]
Major
Sing
Play
Minor
Sing
Play
Diminished
Sing
Play
Augmented*
Sing
Play
*Note the use of f#

Sing
Play
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Face the Music- Arpeggios
13
26. Sing and Play Technique for Arpeggios

Play and sing as directed.
Major 2
Susser
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Minor
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Play
Play
Sing
Fragments
Play
etc.
Sing
Introduction to
Ear Training
Play
Face
Sing the Music- Arpeggios
Play
Play
27. Arpeggio
Play
Playarpeggios in Major and Minor, singing in unison, and in harmony with the piano.
Major
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Minor
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
14

Score
28. Unmetered Melodies
Face the Music- Melodies
Intro ET #28
[Subtitle]
See Instructions Below
1.
2.
3.
Sing and play each measure separately.

Switch right hand, left hand, both hands
Play fewer and fewer notes until singing all four notes a capella
15
Susser
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Face the Music
16
Ear Training I
Sing and Play
Scales
Chromatic
Pentatonic
Whole Tone
All Sing in Unison, Thirds, Sixths
pp. 17-18
Intervals
Triads
Melodic Intervals: Seconds, Thirds, Fourths, Fifths
Harmonic Intervals
pp. 19-21
Triads /Arpeggios
Broken Major, Minor
Augmented, Diminished
Sing in unison, in harmony, canonically
See Sing and Play Technique for Arpeggios, Intro ET
pp. 22-24
Seventh Chords
The Dominant Seventh Chord
pp. 25-26
Melodies
Unmetered Melodies
Simple Melodies- One Note Per Measure
Metered Melodic Contours in Scale Format
pp. 27-36
Ear Training I
1. Scales
Sing and play the chromatic, pentatonic and whole-tone scales below.
Play Right Hand, Sing
Play Left Hand, Sing
Play Both Hands, Sing
2
Keyboard Exercises (Cont)
Switching right hand, left hand, both hands, sing the following:
a major third above the scale
a major third below the scale
a minor third above the scale
a minor third below the scale
a major sixth above the scale
a major sixth below the scale
a minor sixth above the scale
a minor sixth below the scale
17
Ear Training I
2. Exercises in a Whole-Tone Scale

Switching right hand, left hand, both hands
18
Falk
Ear Training I
19

3. Major and Minor Seconds
Falk
4. Major and Minor Thirds
Falk
Ear Training I
20
5. Perfect Fourths
Falk
6. Perfect Fifths
Falk
Ear Training I
7. Harmonic Intervals
Play the bottom note, then sing the top note

Play the top note, then sing the bottom note
Play the bottom note and sing the top note together
Play the top note and sing the bottom note together
21
Wedge
Ear Training I
22
Triads

8. Broken Major and Minor Triads

Transpose to all pitches
Additionally, play and sing diminished and augmented arpeggios in unison, and in harmony with the piano.
Falk
Ear Training I
Ear Training I Dim-Aug Arpeggios

9. Augmented Arpeggios
[Subtitle]
Score
23
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Score

[Subtitle]
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Ear Training I

[Subtitle]
10. Diminished Arpeggios
Score
24
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Score

[Subtitle]
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Ear Training I
Face the Music- Seventh Chords
25
ET I Dominant Seventh Chord
11. Dominant Seventh Chord

Score
Instructions below for all V7 examples.
[Subtitle]
Score
[Subtitle]
Play and sing as above

Sing
Play
Then play all four notes, then sing all four notes a capella
Then reverse, sing all four notes a capella, then play
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Switching right hand, left hand, both hands,

Sing
PlayPlay
every note and
sing
Playand sing
Play Sing
every other note
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
[Composer]
[Arranger]
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Ear Training I

Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Sing
Play
26
Ear Training I
12. Melodies

Play fewer and fewer notes until
singing a capella
27
Benjamin/Horvit/Nelson
Ear Training I
Score
13. Unmetered Melodies

See Instructions Below
Intro ET #28
[Subtitle]
1.
2.
3.
Practice exercise continuously, playing through the measure lines

Switch Right Hand, Left Hand, Both Hands
Play fewer and fewer notes until singing all four notes a capella
28
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Ear Training I
Music- Melodies
IntroFace
to theET
sing and Play
Score
[Subtitle]
14. Simple Melodies- One/Two notes per measure
Sing
See instructions
below
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Play
Play
Sing
Play
Play
15.
Piano
Piano
16.
Sing
Sing
Play 1
17.
Sing
Play 2
18.
Sing
Play 3
Play 4
19.
Sing
20.
Sing
21.
Sing
29
3
[Composer]
[Arranger]
Ear Training I
30
Sing
22.
Sing
23.
Sing
Play
Sing
Switching right hand,
left hand, both hands
Playnote and sing
Play every
Play
Major
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Minor
Sing
Play
Sing
Play
Play
Sing
Ear Training I
31
24. Metered Melodic Contours in Scale Format
Susser
Play the downbeat of each measure, sing the rest
Ear Training I
(24.) Metered Melodic Contours in Scale Format (cont.)

32
Susser
Ear Training I

33
Susser
Ear Training I
34
Susser
Ear Training I

35
Susser
Ear Training I

36
Susser
Face the Music
37
Ear Training II
Sing and Play

Scales
Quarter-note/Eighth-note Scale Patterns in Harmonized Thirds
pp. 38-39
Intervals
Melodic Intervals: Thirds, Fourths Descending, Augmented Fourths,
Diminished Fifths, Sixths, Sevenths
Harmonic Intervals
pp. 40-45
Triads
pp. 46-47
Scales of Triads
Starting on the Root, Third, and Fifth of the Triad
Major and Minor
Seventh Chords
The Dominant Seventh Chord
Major, Minor, Half-Diminished Seventh Chords
pp. 48
Melodies
Metered Melodic Contours in Scale Format
Alto Clef
With Simple Rhythms
pp. 49-56
Duets
pp. 57-68
from Petit
from Melodia
from Berkowitz, Frontrier, Kraft
Chorales
from Wedge
Note against Note
With Eighth-notes
pp. 69-70
Ear Training II
Scales
38
Susser

Play every note while singing
Play only the downbeat while singing
Practice with a partner, practice with one hand at the piano, practice in minor and in other (fixed-Do) keys.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ear Training II
39
Susser
6.
7.
8.
9.
Ear Training II
Intervals

Play every other note while singing
10. Major and Minor Thirds (Descending)
40
Falk
Ear Training II
41
11. Augmented Fourths
Falk
12. Diminished Fifths
Falk
Ear Training II
13. Fourths (Descending)
42
Falk
Ear Training II
14. Minor and Major Sixths
43
Falk
Ear Training II
44
15. Minor and Major Sixths (More Difficult)
Falk
16. Minor Sevenths
Falk
Ear Training II
17. Harmonic Intervals

See instructions below
Play the bottom note, then sing the top note

Play the top note, then sing the bottom note
Play the bottom note and sing the top note together
Play the top note and sing the bottom note together
45
Wedge
Ear Training II
46
Triads

18. Major
Susser
Ear Training II
19. Minor
47
Susser
Ear Training II
48
20. Dominant Seventh Chord
Falk
21. Seventh Chords
Falk
Ear Training II
49
Melodies

Benjamin , Horvit, Nelson
22.
23.
Petit
Ear Training II
24, Melodic Phrases
50
Wedge
Ear Training II
51
Susser
Ear Training II
52
Susser
Ear Training II
26. Metered Melodic Contours in Scale Format II
53
Susser
Ear Training II
(26.) Metered Melodic Contours in Scale Format II
54
Susser
Ear Training II
27. Melodic/Rhythm Patterns III
55
Susser
Step Up and Down in 3 Time

These exercises combine rhythm patterns with the scale. First speak the Solfedge out of rhythm and tempo.
Then add the tempo to increase reading skills. It is important to keep a steady tempo within each exercise.
Ear Training II
(27.) Melodic/Rhythm Patterns III (cont.)
56
Susser
Ear Training II
Face the Music- Duets
57
Duets
1. Sing one part while playing the other

2. Switch the parts
3. Cross hands- right hand plays bass clef, left hand plays treble clef
4. Sing bass clef, left hand plays treble clef
5. Sing treble clef, right hand plays bass clef
Petit
28.
29.
30.
Ear Training II
58
31.
32.
33.
Petit
34.
Ear Training II
35.
59
Melodia
Ear Training II
36.
60
Melodia
Ear Training II
37. Duets from Berkowitz, Frontrier, Kraft

Refer to instructions of page 57.
61
Ear Training II
(37.) Duets from Berkowitz, Frontrier, Kraft (cont.)
62
Ear Training II
63
Ear Training II
64
Ear Training II
65
Ear Training II
66
Ear Training II
67
Play
Ear Training II
68
Play
38. Chorale
(two parts)
Sing and play the following chorale exercises as duets. For example, the first chorale has been separated into
four parts; sing #1 while playing #2, sing #2 while playing #3 and so on until you have exhausted the possible
combinations. Do this for all the chorale exercises below.
Piano
Piano
Play 1
Play 2
Play 3
Play 4
**
* numbers = scale degrees

** I, etc = Roman Numeral chord symbols
Wedge
Ear Training II
Face the Music- Chorales
Chorales
38. Dir, dir, Jehovah, will ich singen
69
Ear Training II
Face the Music- Chorales
39. Eius ist noth! ach Herr, dies eine
70

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Music Department

Face the Music

Introduction to Ear Training

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Scales

Scales and Exercises

Scales and Exercises

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Scales

Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Play first, then sing.

Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Sing first, then play.

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Scales

Harmonized Vocal Scales

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Scales

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Scales

Play then Sing

Sing then Play

Use the same process for the white-note scales.

Switch Right Hand, Left Hand, Both Hands

Sing then Play

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Intervals

17. Sing and Play Technique for Intervals

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Intervals

Sing and PlayTechnique for Intervals II

Intro to ET sing and Play

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Intervals

Intro to ET sing and Play

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Intervals

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Triads

Scale technique for Triads- Intro ET

Score Technique for Triads

*Note the use of f#

Introduction to Ear Training

Face the Music- Arpeggios

26. Sing and Play Technique for Arpeggios

Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Ear Training "Sing and Play"

Introduction to Ear Training

28. Unmetered Melodies

Face the Music- Melodies

See Instructions Below

Sing and play each measure separately.

Face the Music

Face the Music- Scales

Keyboard Exercises (Cont)

Face the Music- Scales

2. Exercises in a Whole-Tone Scale

Play fewer and fewer notes until singing a capella

Face the Music- Intervals

Switching right hand, left hand, both hands

3. Major and Minor Seconds

Play fewer and fewer notes until singing a capella

4. Major and Minor Thirds

Face the Music- Intervals