I grew up in rural Southwest Virginia in a little community called Emory. I have always loved music and making things. I am a retired elementary music teacher and currently enjoy teaching private music lessons, leading community singing and creating interactive music exhibits in my music garden. I hope to share these creations with the larger community.
Monday, June 13, 2011
sight singing "Cindy"
In today's lesson you will be sight singing the tune "Cindy". I have notated it in 4/4 time to make the rhythms easier to read, but it is actually sung in two. This is called cut time. Rather than 4 beats per measure you have 2 and the half note gets the beat. This may sound difficult, but it is really happens quite naturally when the song is sung up to tempo.