Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Pitch Matching, Good Singing Tone and Note Reading - OH MY!


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On February 25 the well-known choral clinician John Horman presented a program titled “Pitch Matching, Good Singing Tone and Note Reading – OH MY!” at Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church of Kensington, Maryland.  Using the book “This is Your Brain on Music” by Daniel J. Levitin as background, he pointed out methods that we can use to teach those who feel they cannot sing to match pitch as well as to understand the basic tenets of music.  



He is pictured using memory boxes to match related sounds when they are shaken, which then leads on to matching related pitches. After many examples, several anthems were shared to demonstrate the concepts. Following the presentation there was a reception in the social hall. 

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